see also: Special Services for Text-To-Speech software.
- Amarok
Open source audio player, regularly updated. (Mac, Linux) - Media Monkey
Music player that can "manage small to very large collections of audio files and playlists (50,000+), whether on a hard drive, network, or CDs." Available in free and pay versions. (Win) - Songbird
"An open-source customizable music player that's under active development." Includes built-in web browser. (Mac, Win; Linux on older versions) - WinAmp
Music player available in both free and pay versions. (Win)
Video Players
- ALLPlayer
Plays a wide variety of video formats; includes a video converter and YouTube downloader. (Win)
Video/Multimedia Players
- Banshee
Multimedia player and manager which also facilitates syncing with handheld devices. (Mac, Linux) - iTunes
Media player and library from Apple, with built-in links to Apple's iTunes Store. (Win/Mac) - iTunes Tools
- J. River Media Center ($$)
Plays and organizes audio and video files; can format video for play on a large screen. Company also offers a free jukebox (audio only) version. (Win) - Kaffeine
Media player for KDE. (Linux) - Real Player
Adware which plays a variety of audio and video files. (multi-platform) - Real Alternative
Free player which can handle RealAudio and RealVideo files. (Win) - VLC Media Player
"VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast..." (multi-platform) - Windows Media Player
Microsoft's media player. (Win/Mac) - XBMV
"XBMC is an award winning media center application for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and XBox. The ultimate hub for all your media, XBMC is easy to use, looks slick, and has a large helpful community." (multi-platform)