Top 10 Best Free Media Players

Enjoy music, movies, TV shows and streaming, like never before.

Yes, your PC or Mac has a built-in media player, but there are a whole lot of alternative free media players out there that will take your enjoyment to the next level.

The right media player helps you enjoy music, movies, and TV shows like never before. Whether you love streaming, downloading, or playing media from a USB, disc, or external hard drive, a great media player is a thing of joy.

The programs in our Top 10 Best Free Media Players list can handle a huge range of audio and video formats; help you organise your media library; tag movies and songs; integrate with online streaming services; add album art, and so much more!

If you’ve got a favourite free media player that’s not made it on our Top 10, we’d love to know. Just leave a comment below. Enjoy!

Potplayer

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Potplayer is a smooth media player with a great looking, minimalist user interface. It has a great range of configurable options to choose from and tons of functionality. Available in 32 and 64-bit versions, Potplayer supports Blu-ray, DVD, Audio CD, and countless other media formats. It can be configured to work with various devices such as TV or HDTV, and supports Direct3D9 Ex Flip Mode and Overlay. There are a few cool features tucked away inside Potplayer too, such as the ability to take snapshots of the media you’re viewing and save as a JPEG file, and Blu-ray subtitle support. Want more? Potplayer also supports a range of 3D glasses, so you can get the 3D experience anytime you want using your 3DTV or PC; with various output formats supported including Side by Side, Top and Bottom and Page Flipping.