Comparison of media players 980234 225757058 2008-07-15T07:12:42Z 70.157.224.156 /* Video players */ {{split}} The following '''comparison of media players''' compares general and technical information for a number of software [[media player (application software)|media player]] programs. In this comparison, ''audio players'' are defined as media players which cannot play [[video]] files by default. == General == === Video players === {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto;" !Name !Author !First public release date !Stable version !Cost ![[Software license]] |- ![[ALShow]] |[[ESTsoft]] |[[2004]] |{{Latest_stable_release/ALShow}} |{{free}} |[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ![[BS.Player]] |Webteh |[[2000]] |{{Latest_stable_release/BS.Player}} |Free ([[AdWare]]), €29,90 (Pro), €9,90 (Lite) |[[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | [[mirailabs]] | [[2003]] |{{Latest_stable_release/Chroma}} | Free (trial), $22.00 |[[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Creative MediaSource]] | [[Creative Technology]] | [[2002]] |{{Latest_stable_release/Creative MediaSource}} | Free (Requires Creative product) |[[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | CoreCodec, Inc. | [[2006]] |{{Latest_stable_release/CorePlayer}} | {{nonfree}}$19.95 | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[CrystalPlayer]] | Crystal Reality LLC | [[2002-10]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Crystal Player}} | Free (Basic), $29,95 (Pro) | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | Elecard Ltd. | [[1999-11]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Elecard MPEG Player}} | {{nonfree}}$19.99 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[GOM Player]] | Gretech Corporation | [[2003-01-07]] | {{Latest_stable_release/GOM Player}} | {{free}} | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[iTunes]] | [[Apple Inc.]] | [[2001-01-09]] | {{Latest_stable_release/iTunes}} | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[jetAudio]] | [[Cowon|Cowon Systems]] | [[1997]] | {{Latest_stable_release/jetAudio}} | Free (Basic), $29 (Plus) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ![[Kaffeine]] |[[KDE]] |[[2003]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Kaffeine}} |{{free}} |[[GPL]] |- ![[Kantaris]] |Christofer Persson |[[2007-07]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Kantaris}} |{{free}} |[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]] |- ![[FLV-Media Player]] |HYBRIDWEB.de (Patrick Müller) |[[2006-10]] | {{Latest_stable_release/FLV-Media Player}} |{{free}} |[[Proprietary Software|Proprietary]] |- !FLV Player |Moyea Ltd |[[2007-05]] | {{Latest_stable_release/FLV Player}} |{{free}} |[[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ![[Web FLV player]] |Web-Anatomy |[[2008-04]] | {{Latest_stable_release/FLV Player}} |{{free}} |[[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ![[KPlayer]] |KPlayer Team |[[2003-01]] |{{Latest_stable_release/KPlayer}} |{{free}} |[[GPL]] |- ! [[LCPlayer]] | [[LCSoftware & Design]] | [[2008-03-15]] | {{Latest_stable_release/LCPlayer}} | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | Velikanov Ilya | [[2001-12-21]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Light Alloy}} | Free (trial), $9.95 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | [[Airlock (agency)|Airlock Limited]] | [[2004-10]] | {{Latest_stable_release/MediaFrame}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | J. River | [[2003-07]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Media_Center}} | {{nonfree}}$40.00 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | [[Gabest]] | [[2003-05-29]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Media Player Classic}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[MPlayer]] | Árpád Gereöffy | [[2000-09]] | {{Latest_stable_release/MPlayer}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Nemesis Player]] | Michaël Cherubini | [[2007]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Nemesis Player}} | {{free}} | [[GPL]] |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | Jay Tuley & Robert Chin | [[2004-06]] | {{Latest_stable_release/NicePlayer}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] / [[Mozilla Public License|MPL]] |- ! [[Ogle DVD Player|Ogle]] | [[Chalmers University of Technology]] | [[1999]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Ogle}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Passion audio player]] | George Boudouris | [[2002-07]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Passion Audio Player}} | {{free}} | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[PowerDVD]] | [[CyberLink]] | [[1995]] | {{Latest_stable_release/PowerDVD}} | {{nonfree}}$49.95 (Standard), $59.95 (Max), $69.95 (Deluxe) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[QuickTime]] | [[Apple Computer]] | [[1991-12-02]] | {{Latest_stable_release/QuickTime}} | Free (Basic), $29.95 (Pro) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Quickview Pro]] | Wolfgang Hesseler | [[1994]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Quickview Pro}} | {{nonfree}}$23/$15 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | Paul Quinn | [[1997]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Quintessential Player}} | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | [[Shady Industries]] | [[2005]] | 1.0.1 | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[RadLight]] | RadLight | ? | 4 ([[2005-11-18]]) | Free (Basic; Pro, [[AdWare]]), €29.95 (Pro) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | [[RealNetworks]] | [[1995]] | {{Latest_stable_release/RealPlayer}} | Free (Basic), $19.99 (Plus) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[SimpleCenter]] | Universal Electronics Inc. | [[2002]]-[[2003]] | {{Latest_stable_release/SimpleCenter}} | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! SMPlayer <!-- article deleted - see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SMPlayer]] --> | RVM | [[2006-12-11]]<ref>[http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?id=102 The SMPlayer Project / SMPlayer first anniversary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | 0.6.1 ([[2008-05-28]]) <!-- {{Latest_stable_release/SMPlayer}} --> | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | Pioneers of the Inevitable | [[2006-02-08]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Songbird}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[The Core Media Player]] | CoreCodec, Inc. | [[2006-06]] named "TCMP" | {{Latest_stable_release/The_Core_Media_Player}} | Free (Basic), $9.95 (Plus) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[The Core Pocket Media Player]] | Gabor Kovacs | [[2004-07]] named "BetaPlayer" | 4.11 ([[2007-04-07]]) | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | Kang, YoungHuee | [[2002-12]] | {{Latest_stable_release/The KMPlayer}} | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[TrayPlayer]] | @MAX software | [[2003-06-21]] | 1.01b ([[2005-07-07]]) | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | Totem Team | [[2002-07]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Totem}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | Softdepia software agency | [[2003-12]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Vidlizard}} | {{nonfree}}$24.95 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[VLC media player]] | [[VideoLAN]] | [[2000-02]] | {{Latest stable release/VLC media player}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[ViPlay]] | URUSoft | [[2002-12-01]] | 2.09 ([[2004]]-[[03-06]]) | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Winamp]] | [[Nullsoft]] | [[1997-06]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Winamp}} | Free (Bundle,full and lite), $19.95 (Pro) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | [[Microsoft]] | [[1992-11]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Windows Media Player}} | {{free}}, Windows-License needed | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[WinDVD]] | [[Corel]] | [[1998]] | {{Latest_stable_release/WinDVD}} | {{nonfree}}$39.95(Gold), $59.95(Platinum) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[XBMC|XBMC (XBoxMediaCenter)]] | Team-XBMC | [[2003-10]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Xbox_Media_Center}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] / [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]] |- ! [[XAnim]] | Mark Podlipec | [[1999-03-14]] | {{Latest_stable_release/XAnim}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[xine]] | xine Team | [[2000-08-15]] | {{Latest_stable_release/xine}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | Inmatrix | [[2000-12-31]] | {{Latest_stable_release/ZoomPlayer}} | Free (Basic) $27.95 (Pro) $35.95 (WMV Pro) | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |-class="sortbottom" !Name !Author !First public release date !Stable version !Cost ![[Software license]] |} === Audio players === {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto;" !Name !Author !First public release date !Stable version !Cost ![[Software license]] |- ! [[1by1]] | Martin Pesch | 2006-12-13 | 1.63 ([[2008]]-[[01-15]]) | {{free}} | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[AIMP]] | Artem Izmailov | 2006-08-08 | 2.11 ([[2008]]-[[03-14]]) | {{free}} | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[AlbumPlayer]] | Albumon | [[2003]] | 4.9d | {{nonfree}}€29.90 | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[ALSong]] | ALTools | ? | 1.52 | {{free}} | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | Mark Kretschmann | [[2003-06]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Amarok}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | Tom Szilagyi | [[2004]]-[[09-02]] | 0.9beta9.1 ([[2008]]-[[02-10]]) | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[aTunes]] | Alex Aranda et al. | [[2006]] | {{Latest_stable_release/aTunes}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | Audacious Team | [[2005]]-[[10-30]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Audacious Media Player}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | [[Panic (company)|Panic]] | [[1999]]-[[08-16]] | 3.0.2 ([[2002]]) | {{free}} | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Banshee (music player)|Banshee]] | Aaron Bockover | [[2005-08]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Banshee}} | {{free}} | [[MIT License|MIT]] |- ! [[BOSSA]] | Swami Systems | [[2006-12]] | 2.0 | Free (Basic), $24 (Pro) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Beep Media Player]] | Milosz Derezynski | [[2004]]-[[06-24]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Beep Media Player}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! Billy | Sanne Schaap | [[2004]]-[[06-20]] | 1.03 | {{free}} | General |- ! [[Cactus Jukebox]] | Sebastian Kraft | [[2005]]-[[03-02]] | 0.3.8 | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[cmus]] | Timo Hirvonen | [[2005]]-[[01-18]] | {{Latest_stable_release/cmus}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | Vincent Spader | [[2006]]-[[05-01]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Cog}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Creative MediaSource]] | [[Creative Technology]] | [[2002]] | 5.10.38 | Free (Requires Creative product) |[[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[damp (software)|damp]] | Matt Craven | [[1999]] | 0.96 ([[2000]]-[[04-09]]) | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Decibel Audio Player]] | François Ingelrest | [[2007-05-13]] | 0.10 | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | Peter Kunath, Florian Vorberger | [[2000]] | 2.03b ([[2004]]-[[04-04]]) | Free (Basic), $20 (Pro) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Exaile]] | Adam Olsen | [[2006]]-[[05-24]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Exaile}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Express Scribe]] | NCH Software | [[1997]]-[[07-17]] | 4.11 ([[2007-04]]) | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[foobar2000]] | Peter Pawlowski | [[2002-12]] | {{Latest_stable_release/foobar2000}} | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] (core),<br />[[BSD license|BSD]] (first-party components) |- ! [[Helium Music Manager 2007]] | Intermedia Design | [[2007]] | 2007.0.0.5445 ([[2007]]-[[03-14]]) | {{nonfree}}$39.00 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Jajuk]] | Jajuk Team | [[2004-03]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Jajuk}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[JuK]] | Scott Wheeler | [[2003-02]] | {{Latest_stable_release/JuK}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | Kalliope s.c. | [[2005-12]] | {{Latest_stable_release/KSP}} | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | Mehdi Abaakouk | [[2006]]-[[03-04]] | 0.5 | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Media Jukebox|Media Jukebox]] | J. River | [[1998]] | 12.0.021 ([[2007]]-[[12-31]]) | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | Ventis Media Inc. | [[2003]]-[[08-25]] | {{Latest_stable_release/MediaMonkey}} | Free (Standard), $19.95 (Gold), $29.95 (Lifetime) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Mesk]] | Travis Shirk | [[2006]]-[[05-27]] | 0.3.2 | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[MP3Toys]] | Robert Frahm | [[2004-04]] | 2.2 | {{nonfree}}$14.95 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[MPXPLAY]] | MPXPLAY | [[1998]] | 1.56beta (2008-05-26), 1.55 (2007) | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Music Player Daemon]] | Warren Dukes | [[2003-05]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Music_Player_Daemon}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | [[Yahoo!]] | [[1998-05]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Y!_Music_Musicmatch_Jukebox}} | Free (Basic), $19.99 (Plus) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[musikCube]] | Casey Langen | [[2005]] | {{Latest_stable_release/musikCube}} | {{free}} | [[BSD License|BSD]] |- ! [[Muzikbrowzer]] | Pecan Ventures | [[2003]] | 1.0 | {{nonfree}}$20.00 | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Napster (pay service)|Napster]] | William Christopher Gorog | [[2003-10]] | 4.0.4.8 | {{nonfree}}$9.95 and up | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | Joe Wreschnig | [[?]] | {{Latest_stable_software_release/Quod_Libet}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | Jan Vorel | [[2006-07]] | {{Latest_stable_release/QuickPlayer}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | [[RealNetworks]] | [[2003]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Rhapsody}} |{{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | Colin Walters | [[2004-04]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Rhythmbox}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[SnackAmp]] | Tom Wilkason | [[2002-01]] | {{Latest_stable_release/SnackAmp}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | Media Science | [[1998-11]] | 1.96 ([[2002-03]]) | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Songbird]] | Pioneers of the Inevitable | [[2008-2006]] | 0.6 | {{free}} | (( GNU General Public license|GPL |- ! [[Spider Player]] | Vitaly Kravchenko | [[2007-09]] | 2.02 | Free (Basic), $19.95 (Pro) | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | James Chapman | [[2000]] | 2.42 | {{free}} | [[proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[XMMS]] | XMMS Team | [[1997-11]] | {{Latest_stable_release/XMMS}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |- ! [[XMPlay]] | Ian Luck | [[1998-07]] | {{Latest_stable_release/XMPlay}} | {{free}} | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Yahoo! Music Jukebox]] | [[Yahoo!]] | [[2005]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Yahoo! Music Jukebox}} | Free (Basic), $19.99 (Plus) | [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] |- ! [[Zinf]] | Zinf Team | [[2002-04]] | {{Latest_stable_release/Zinf}} | {{free}} | [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] |-class="sortbottom" !Name !Author !First public release date !Stable version !Cost ![[Software license]] |} == Operating system support == === Video players === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! style="width:12em" | Video player ! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] ! [[Mac OS X]] ! [[Linux]] ! [[BSD Unix]] ! [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] ! [[Unix-like|Other Unix]] ! [[FreeDOS|DOS (FreeDOS, Dr-DOS)]] ! [[eComStation|eComStation]] |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[CrystalPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Fusion Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{included}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Kaffeine]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[LCPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{yes}} | {{partial|[[PowerPC|PPC]] native}}<ref name="Rosetta" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Nemesis Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Ogle DVD Player|Ogle]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{included}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{partial|9x/ME only}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[SimpleCenter]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! SMPlayer <!-- article deleted - see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SMPlayer]] --> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{partial|2000/XP/Server 2003 only}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Spider Player]] | {{partial|2000/XP/Vista only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{partial|2000/XP/Vista only}}<ref name=windows2000">Support for Windows 2000 is not guaranteed.</ref> | {{no}} | {{Yes (native KDE}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes|(No GUI)}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}} | {{Version Mac 9}} | {{dropped|Last version is a beta of 2.x}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{included}} | {{dropped}} (WMP9) | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{dropped}} (WMP6.3) | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{partial}}<ref>[[XBMC|XBMC (XBoxMediaCenter)]] is design to run natively on the [[Xbox]] game-console but XBMC was in [[November 2006]] partially ported to Win32 to run on [[Microsoft Windows]], but only the [[GUI]] part for development purposes so far.</ref> | {{no}} | {{Partial}}<ref>[[XBMC|XBMC (XBoxMediaCenter)]] is in the procces of being ported to [[linux]] and can as of today (nov 2007) play music and video decent. But is not yet in beta state.</ref> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{no|unmaintained}} | {{partial|WIP for 1.2 series}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |-class="sortbottom" ! Video player ! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] ! [[Mac OS X]] ! [[Linux]] ! [[BSD Unix]] ! [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] ! [[Unix-like|Other Unix]] ! [[FreeDOS|DOS (FreeDOS, Dr-DOS)]] ! [[eComStation|eComStation]] |} === Audio players === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! style="width:12em" | Audio player ! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] ! [[Mac OS X]] ! [[Linux]] ! [[BSD Unix]] ! [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] ! [[Unix-like|Other Unix]] ! [[FreeDOS|DOS (FreeDOS, Dr-DOS)]] |- ! [[1by1]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[AIMP]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Albumplayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[ALSong]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{no}}<ref name="Qt4">Windows will be supported by Amarok 2 because Amarok 2 (and its dependency KDE-libs) will use the [[Qt (toolkit)|Qt4]] toolkit.</ref> | {{yes}} (via X11 layer) | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[aTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{no}}<ref name="MacOsXLeopardJava6">Currently no Java 6 for Mac OS X available</ref> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | {{no}} | {{yes}}(via [[GTK+ Quartz]]) | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{no}} | {{partial|[[PowerPC|PPC]] native}}<ref name="Rosetta">Might be usable with [[Rosetta (software)|Rosetta]].</ref> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Banshee (music player)|Banshee]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[BOSSA]] | {{partial|2000/XP/Vista only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{no}} | {{partial|10.4+}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[damp (software)|damp]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Decibel Audio Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Express Scribe]] | {{yes|98 to Vista}} | {{yes|OS 10.1+ wav, mp3, aiff, [[dct]] formats only}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{partial|XP/Server 2003/Vista only since v0.9.5}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MP3Toys]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPXPLAY]] | {{partial|9x/ME only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Music Player Daemon]] | {{no}}<ref name="MPDWindowsClients">Some MPD clients run on Windows</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{partial|2000/XP/Server 2003 only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Muzikbrowzer]] | {{partial|2000/XP/Server 2003 only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[SnackAmp]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} (via X11 layer) | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Yahoo! Music Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |-class="sortbottom" ! Audio player ! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] ! [[Mac OS X]] ! [[Linux]] ! [[BSD Unix]] ! [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] ! [[Unix-like|Other Unix]] ! [[FreeDOS|DOS (FreeDOS, Dr-DOS)]] |} == Features == === Video players === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! Video player ! Video playback ! Outbound streaming ! Skinnable ! Media Database ! [[Gapless playback|Gapless]] Audio Decoding ! [[Music visualization|Visualizer]] ! Remote Controllable ! Intelligent Playlists from database (based on criteria) |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Kaffeine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[PowerDVD]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref>Available with QuickTime Streaming Server.</ref> | {{partial}}<ref>Only the media creator can create skins.</ref> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no|text-interface}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! SMPlayer <!-- article deleted - see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SMPlayer]] --> | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{yes}}<ref>Songbird uses the VLC plugin for media playback</ref> | {{no}} | {{yes}}, called Feathers | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}}<ref>[http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138 gapless mp3 playback - The KMPlayer's Forums<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}}<ref name="VLC-0.9.0">[[VLC media player|VLC]] 0.9.0 will have a media library amongst many other new features.</ref> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}}<ref>through media library in "modern" skin</ref> |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref>[[XBMC|XBMC (XBoxMediaCenter)]] has a built-in [[UPnP|UPnP AV MediaServer]], [[FTP]]-server (based on [[FileZilla]]), and a [[Web-Server]] (however the web-server is mainly designed for remote control and not for streaming, but it can be used for streaming with some small modifications any user can make)</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |-class="sortbottom" ! Video player ! Video playback ! Outbound streaming ! Skinnable ! Media Database ! [[Gapless playback|Gapless]] Audio Decoding ! [[Music visualization|Visualizer]] ! Remote Controllable ! Intelligent Playlists from database (based on criteria) |} === Audio players === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! Audio player !Video playback !Outbound streaming !Skinnable !Media Database ! [[Gapless playback|Gapless]] Audio Decoding ! [[Music visualization|Visualizer]] ! Remote Controllable ! Intelligent Playlists from database (based on criteria) |- ! [[1by1]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[AIMP]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[AlbumPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[ALSong]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{partial}}<ref>Basic support with [[Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware|NMM]]</ref> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref>Context Browser uses [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]].</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | {{partial}}<ref>Basic support via [[MPlayer]] backend</ref> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin">Plugin available.</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Banshee (music player)|Banshee]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref>The user interface is a pluggable [[Mono (software)|Mono]] Assembly</ref> | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{partial|In Development}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[damp (software)|damp]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Exaile]] | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}}<ref>UIs may be switched. Shares Windows' themes by default. Additionally, a plugin (foo_looks) can skin foobar2000.</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref>Using [[DCOP]]</ref> | {{?}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPXPLAY]] | {{partial|Only sound output}} | {{?}} | {{no|text-interface}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} (also LCD-support) | {{?}} |- ! [[Music Player Daemon]] | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{no|text-interface}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Muzikbrowzer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[SnackAmp]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Yahoo! Music Jukebox]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |-class="sortbottom" !Audio player !Video playback !Outbound streaming !Skinnable !Media Database ! [[Gapless playback|Gapless]] Audio Decoding ! [[Music visualization|Visualizer]] ! Remote Controllable ! Intelligent Playlists from database (based on criteria) |} == Features (continued) == === Video players === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! style="width:12em" | Video player ! Color Controls ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification|Time Stretching]] ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification#Pitch scaling|Pitch Shifting]] ! A-B Repeat ! Audio Resync ! Subtitle Resync ! Chapter (dvd, mkv, mp4, ogm) ! Bookmark (dvd, video, audio) ! Auto Resume (dvd, video, audio) ! Shutdown on play complete |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[Kaffeine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}}<ref name="Audio only">For Audio files only.</ref> | {{Yes}}<ref name="Audio only" /> | {{No}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{No}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Partial}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Partial}} |- ! [[PowerDVD]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref>[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/ www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/] - A-B repeat using Play Selection Only command</ref> | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{some}}<ref>[http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9779 Bookmarks are limited to 20 files] and [http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9778 are stored with absolute paths, which renders them inaccessible when files are moved]</ref> | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! [[WinDVD]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes|Audio plugin}} | {{No}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} |-class="sortbottom" ! style="width:12em" | Video player ! Color Controls ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification|Time Stretching]] ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification#Pitch scaling|Pitch Shifting]] ! A-B Repeat ! Audio Resync ! Subtitle Resync ! Chapter (dvd, mkv, mp4, ogm) ! Bookmark (dvd, video, audio) ! Auto Resume (dvd, video, audio) ! Shutdown on play complete |} === Audio players === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! style="width:12em" | Audio player ! [[Replay Gain]] ! [[Tag editor|Mass Tagging]] ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification|Time Stretching]] ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification#Pitch scaling|Pitch Shifting]] ! A-B Repeat ! Bookmark ! Auto Resume ! Shutdown on play complete ! Archive support |- ! [[1by1]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[AIMP]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[AlbumPlayer]] | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{?}} |- ! [[ALSong]] | ((?)) | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{Partial}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}}<ref>Through plugin: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Repeat+A+B?content=45993&PHPSESSID=a86dadfbbaf38573a7287e13947745e7</ref> | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Banshee (music player)|Banshee]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[damp (software)|damp]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Exaile]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{?}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MPXPLAY]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{?}} | {{partial}}<ref>Paid version only</ref> | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Muzikbrowzer]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{No}} |- ! [[SnackAmp]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{?}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{Partial}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[Yahoo! Music Jukebox]] | {{?}} | {{partial}}<ref>Paid version only</ref> | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |-class="sortbottom" ! Audio player ! [[Replay Gain]] ! [[Tag editor|Mass Tagging]] ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification|Time Stretching]] ! [[Audio timescale-pitch modification#Pitch scaling|Pitch Shifting]] ! A-B Repeat ! Bookmark ! Auto Resume ! Shutdown on play complete ! Archive support |} ==Protocol support== Information about which [[internet protocol]]s the players support, for receiving [[streaming media]] content. Footnotes lead to information about support in future versions of the players or plugins that provide such functionality. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! Video player ! [[HTTP]] ! [[Real Time Streaming Protocol|RTSP]] ! [[Microsoft Media Services|MMS]] ! [[Podcasting]] |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Amarok (software)|Amarok]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[aTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VLC media player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- !Audio player ![[HTTP]] ![[Real Time Streaming Protocol|RTSP]] ![[Microsoft Media Services|MMS]] ![[Podcasting]] |- ! [[1by1]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[AIMP]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Audacious]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref>Supported through libnms</ref> | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Banshee (music player)|Banshee]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref>3rd party plugin for 0.9 allows reading RSS 2.0 feeds as playlists. No subscription/automatic update features.</ref> |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref>Present in version 3.0 currently going through Alpha Testing.</ref> |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref>As of 0.9.2 it allows reading RSS as podcast source. Issues if links in RSS do not point directly to playable media. Automatic update of podcasts available.</ref> |- ! [[SnackAmp]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Yahoo! Music Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |-class="sortbottom" !Audio player ![[HTTP]] ![[Real Time Streaming Protocol|RTSP]] ![[Microsoft Media Services|MMS]] ![[Podcasting]] |} ==Audio format support== Information about what [[audio codec]]s, and by extension their native [[audio file format]]s, the players support. Footnotes lead to information about support in future versions of the players or plugins/filters that provide such functionality. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |-xi !rowspan="2" style="width: 12em"|Video player !colspan="7"|[[Lossy compression]] !colspan="5"|[[Lossless compression]] |- ! [[MP3]] ! [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]] ! [[RealAudio]] ! [[Vorbis]] ! [[Musepack]] ! [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]] ! [[AC3]] ! [[Monkey's Audio|APE]] ! [[FLAC]] ! [[Apple Lossless|ALAC]] ! [[Shorten|SHN]] ! [[WavPack|WV]] |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{yes|yes, no DRM}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt">3rd party plugins are available. The [[Xiph QuickTime Components]] allow any QuickTime application to parse [[Ogg]] files and play [[Vorbis]], [[FLAC]] (No FLAC container support), [[Speex]], and [[Theora]].</ref> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_wmvp">The playing compatibility depends on the availability of [[WMV Player]] component for Quicktime.</ref> | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_wmvp" /> | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Spider Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref>Currently only plays WavPack files that are muxed into a Matroska container</ref> |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! Audio player ! [[MP3]] ! [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]] ! [[RealAudio]] ! [[Vorbis]] ! [[Musepack]] ! [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]] ! [[AC3]] ! [[Monkey's Audio|APE]] ! [[FLAC]] ! [[Apple Lossless|ALAC]] ! [[Shorten|SHN]] ! [[WavPack|WV]] |- ! [[1by1]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[AIMP]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[AlbumPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Banshee (music player)|Banshee]] | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer">Available through a [[Gstreamer]] plugin.</ref> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Exaile]] | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl">Available via plugins that can be automatically downloaded during installation</ref> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MP3Toys]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPXPLAY]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Music Player Daemon]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> |- ! [[Muzikbrowzer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter">The playing compatibility depends on the availability of [[DirectShow]] filters.</ref> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}}<ref name="soundsystem">Requires another sound system.</ref> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}}<ref name="soundsystem" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> |- ! [[SnackAmp]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="autodl" /> |- ! [[Yahoo! Music Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |-class="sortbottom" !Audio player ![[MP3]] ![[Windows Media Audio|WMA]] ![[RealAudio]] ![[Vorbis]] ![[Musepack]] ![[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]] ![[AC3]] ![[Monkey's Audio|APE]] ![[FLAC]] ![[Apple Lossless|ALAC]] ![[Shorten|SHN]] ![[WavPack|WV]] |} ==Video format support== Information about what [[video codec]]s the players support. Footnotes lead to information about support in future versions of the players or plugins/filters that provide such functionality. (Note: Pure audio players are not listed) {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! Video player ![[MPEG-1]] ![[MPEG-2]] ![[MPEG-4 Part 2|MPEG-4 ASP]] ([[MPEG-4 Part 2]]) ![[MPEG-4 Part 10|MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)]] ([[MPEG-4 Part 10]]) ![[Windows Media Video|WMV]] ![[RealVideo]] ![[Theora]] ![[Macromedia Flash|Flash]] |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter">The playing compatibility of Media Player depends on the availability of [[DirectShow]], [[QuickTime]], [[RealMedia]] and [[Macromedia Shockwave|Shockwave]] filters. There are two distributions known as [[QuickTime Alternative]] and [[Real Alternative]] which bundle the required QuickTime and RealPlayer components without the need to install the corresponding players.</ref> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}} | {{partial}} | {{no}} | {{partial}} | {{no}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter">The playing compatibility of Media Player depends on the availability of [[DirectShow]], [[QuickTime]], [[RealMedia]] and [[Macromedia Shockwave|Shockwave]] filters. There are two distributions known as [[QuickTime Alternative]] and [[Real Alternative]] which bundle the required QuickTime and RealPlayer components without the need to install the corresponding players.</ref> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_mpeg2">The playing compatibility depends on the availability of MPEG2 component for Quicktime.</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_wmvp" /> | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{no}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_mpeg2" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_wmvp" /> | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_mpeg2" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_wmvp" /> | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{no}} |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{no}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Limited}}<ref>Because of the relatively 'slow' [[Intel Pentium III]] 733&nbsp;MHz [[CPU|processor]] inside the [[Xbox]], XBMC is limited to decoding 480x576 resolution [[MPEG-4 AVC|MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)]] video encoded without [[CABAC]] and [[deblocking]], or 352x288 resolution [[MPEG-4 AVC|MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)]] video encoded with CABAC and [[deblocking]]. As the [[FFmpeg]]-based [[codec]] is optimized further, XBMC might be able to decode [[MPEG-4 AVC|MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)]] at 720x480 resolution on the [[Xbox]] hardware, but probably not higher than that unless [[XBMC]] moves to another, faster platform.</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> |-class="sortbottom" !Video player ![[MPEG-1]] ![[MPEG-2]] ![[MPEG-4 Part 2|MPEG-4 ASP]] ([[MPEG-4 Part 2]]) ![[MPEG-4 Part 10|MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)]] ([[MPEG-4 Part 10]]) ![[Windows Media Video|WMV]] ![[RealVideo]] ![[Theora]] ![[Macromedia Flash|Flash]] |} ==Container format support== Information about what [[container format]]s the players support. Footnotes lead to information about support in future versions of the players or filters that provide such functionality. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- ! Video player ! [[AVI]] ! [[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]] ! [[QuickTime]] ! [[Ogg]] ! [[OGM]] ! [[Matroska]] ! [[MPEG-4 Part 14|MP4]] |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}} | {{partial}} | {{partial}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{no}}<ref>A hack allows playback.</ref> | {{partial|Win: yes<br />Mac: file is parsable}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|AAC only}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_wmvp" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt"/> | {{partial}}<ref name="xine_plugin" >PPC only plugin to NicePlayer that adds the Xine engine for video playback.</ref> | {{yes}}<ref name="perian" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="quicktime_wmvp" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="xiphqt" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="perian" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{no}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> | {{partial}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- !Audio player ![[AVI]] ![[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]] ![[QuickTime]] ![[Ogg]] ![[OGM]] ![[Matroska]] ![[MPEG-4 Part 14|MP4]] |- ! [[1by1]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Basic}} | {{partial|Basic}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|AAC only}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|AAC only}} |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPXPLAY]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="through_gstreamer" /> |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{no}}<ref name="autodl" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|AAC only}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{partial|Vorbis only}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |-class="sortbottom" !Audio player ![[AVI]] ![[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]] ![[QuickTime]] ![[Ogg]] ![[OGM]] ![[Matroska]] ![[MPEG-4 Part 14|MP4]] |} ==Optical media publication support== Information about what [[optical disc]]s the players support. Footnotes lead to information about support in future versions of the players or plugins that provide such functionality. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- !rowspan="2" style="width:12em"|Video player !colspan="3"|[[Digital audio|Audio]] !colspan="5"|[[Digital video|Video]] |- ! [[Compact disc|CD]] ! [[DVD-Audio]] ! [[High Definition Compatible Digital|HDCD]] ! [[Video CD|VCD]] ! [[SVCD]] ! [[DVD]] ! [[HD DVD]] ! [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref>[[XBMC|XBMC (XBoxMediaCenter)]] can play back HDCD [High Definition Compact Disc] but only in [[backward compatibility]] mode so you will not gain any sound-quality benefits over standard [[Compact Disc|Audio-CD]]s.</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- !Audio player ![[Compact disc|CD]] ![[DVD-Audio]] ![[High Definition Compatible Digital|HDCD]] ![[Video CD|VCD]] ![[SVCD]] ![[DVD]] ![[HD DVD]] ![[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] |- ! [[AIMP]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[AlbumPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{yes}}<ref>Requires [[K3B]]</ref> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Yahoo! Music Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |-class="sortbottom" !Audio player ![[Compact disc|CD]] ![[DVD-Audio]] ![[High Definition Compatible Digital|HDCD]] ![[Video CD|VCD]] ![[SVCD]] ![[DVD]] ![[HD DVD]] ![[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] |} ==Metadata support== Information about what [[metadata (computing)|metadata]], or tagging, formats the players support. Most other containers have their own metadata format and the players usually use them. Footnotes lead to information about support in future versions of the players or plugins that provide such functionality. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- !Video player ![[ID3]]v1 ![[ID3]]v2 ![[APEv2 tag]] ![[Vorbis comment]] ![[Cue sheet (computing)|Cue sheet]] ![[CD-Text]] |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{Yes}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{partial}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="mplayer">MPlayer can read .cue files with cue:// type URL, but has problems, see [[Talk:Cue sheet (computing)#mplayer have more faults]]</ref> | {{?}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[VLC media player|VLC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{partial}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref>Winamp relies on the tagging of its decoder. Replacing the standard decoder with an APEv2 capable one is possible.</ref> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[xine]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="basic_tags" /> | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- !Audio player ![[ID3]]v1 ![[ID3]]v2 ![[APEv2 tag]] ![[Vorbis comment]] ![[Cue sheet (computing)|Cue sheet]] ![[CD-Text]] |- ! [[AIMP]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[AlbumPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Amarok (audio)|Amarok]] | {{yes}}<ref name="taglib">Support of ID3v1, ID3v2, APEv2 and Vorbis comments is handled by an external library called TagLib.</ref> | {{yes}}<ref name="taglib" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="taglib" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Aqualung (music player)|Aqualung]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Audacious Media Player|Audacious]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Audion (software)|Audion]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[cmus]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Cog (software)|Cog]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[DeliPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[foobar2000]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Jajuk]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[JuK]] | {{yes}}<ref name="taglib" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="taglib" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="taglib" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="taglib" /> | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[KSP Sound Player]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Listen Media Player|Listen]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Media Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[MediaMonkey]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Mesk]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[MPXPLAY]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Musicmatch Jukebox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[musikCube]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Muzikbrowzer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{No}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Quod Libet]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} |- ! [[QuickPlayer]] | {{partial}}<ref name="basic_tags">Displays basic ID3v1 / ID3v2 / Ogg Vorbis tags</ref> | {{partial}}<ref name="basic_tags" /> | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Rhythmbox]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[SnackAmp]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[Sonique (media player)|Sonique]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[VUPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[XMMS]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[XMPlay]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- ! [[Zinf]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |-class="sortbottom" !Audio player ![[ID3]]v1 ![[ID3]]v2 ![[APEv2 tag]] ![[Vorbis comment]] ![[Cue sheet (computing)|Cue sheet]] ![[CD-Text]] |} ==Subtitle support== Information about what subtitle formats the players support. Footnotes lead to information about support in future versions of the players or filters that provide such functionality. (Note: Pure audio players are not listed) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" |- !rowspan="2" style="width:12em"|Video player !colspan="1"|[[Raster graphics|Bitmap]] !colspan="10"|[[Plain text|Text]] !colspan="1"|[[Raster graphics|Bitmap]] |- ![[VobSub]] (.idx+.sub) ![[SubStation Alpha]] (.ssa+.ass) ![[SubRip]] (.srt) ![[SAMI]] (.smi) ![[Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language|RealText]] (.rt) ![[MicroDVD]] (.sub) ![[SubViewer]] (.sub) ![[Text file]]<ref name="TXT">This player supports to open files with the extension .txt, but those could contain any script language. So there is no guarantee it will play it.</ref> (.txt) ![[PowerDivx]] (.psb) ![[Universal Subtitle Format]] (.usf) ![[Structured Subtitle Format]] (.ssf) ![[DivX#DivX Subtitles (XSUB)|XSUB]] (.divx embedded subtitles) |- ! [[ALShow]] | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[BS.Player]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[Chroma_(software)|Chroma]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[CorePlayer]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Elecard MPEG Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[GOM Player]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation">This player supports some of the formatting data from SSA/ASS (at most coloring but no positioning, animation, typesetting etc.), but some players could add full support by using [[VSFilter]] as external subtitle filter instead of their build-in one.</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[iTunes]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[jetAudio]] | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Kantaris]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[KPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Light Alloy]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Center (software application)|Media Center]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[MediaFrame]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Media Player Classic]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="wmpfilter" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[MPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[NicePlayer]] | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[QuickTime]] | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="perian">The [[open source]] [[Perian]] [[plug-in]] adds support for many [[video format]]s and [[video codec|codecs]] to QuickTime. It also adds support for [[SubRip]] and [[SubStation Alpha]] subtitles.</ref> | {{yes}}<ref name="perian" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quickview pro]] | {{no}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Quintessential Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Radioactive Player]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[RealPlayer]] | {{yes}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{?}} | {{yes}}<ref name="plugin" /> | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[The Core Media Player]] | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{yes}} | {{?}} | {{?}} |- ! [[The KMPlayer]] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[Totem (media player)|Totem Movie Player]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{?}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Vidlizard]] | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[VLC media player]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Winamp]] | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter">For Windows, support of many subtitle formats can be added by installing [[VSFilter]] or [[ffdshow]].</ref> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[Windows Media Player]] | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- ! [[XBMC]] | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}}<ref name="subs for XBMC">[[XBMC|XBMC (XBoxMediaCenter)]] uses the subtitle library / source code from [[MPlayer]] so when/if [[MPlayer]] can display these subtitles then XBMC will soon be able to display them too.</ref> | {{no}}<ref name="subs for XBMC" /> | {{no}}<ref name="subs for XBMC" /> | {{no}}<ref name="subs for XBMC" /> |- ! [[xine]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kaffeine.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=faq#question9|title=Kaffeine Player Homepage|accessdate=2007-04-05|work=Kaffeine FAQ}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{partial}}<ref name="substation" /> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- ! [[Zoom Player]] | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="vsfilter" /> | {{yes}}<ref name="dsfilter" /> |- !Video player ![[VobSub]] (.idx+.sub) ![[SubStation Alpha]] (.ssa+.ass) ![[SubRip]] (.srt) ![[Sami (subtitle tool)|Sami]] (.smi) ![[Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language|RealText]] (.rt) ![[MicroDVD]] (.sub) ![[SubViewer]] (.sub) ![[TXT]] (.txt) ![[PowerDivx]] (.psb) ![[Universal Subtitle Format]] (.usf) ![[Structured Subtitle Format]] (.ssf) ![[DivX#DivX Subtitles (XSUB)|XSUB]] (.divx embedded subtitles) |} ==See also== {{portal|Free software|Free Software Portal Logo.svg}} * [[List of codecs]] * [[Open source codecs and containers]] * [[Comparison of video codecs]] * [[Comparison of audio codecs]] * [[Comparison of container formats]] * [[Subtitle (captioning)]] * [[Comparison of portable media players]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Media players|*]] [[Category:Software comparisons|Media players]] [[ar:مقارنة بين مشغلات الوسائط]] [[de:Medienspieler]] [[fr:Comparaison de lecteurs multimédia]] [[tr:Ortam oynatıcıları karşılaştırması]]