nDVD

dnsoft.be

Imagen

Gromada.com

Imagen is a completely free utility initially developed for playing HAV files but the program supports many other multimedia file formats. The program has a unique function to play an unlimited number of images in sequence, as if it were a movie. The program supports the following formats: AVI, BAY, BMP, DIB, FLC, FLI, GIF, HAV, JPEG, MOV, MPA, MP2, MP3, MPEG, OGG, PCX, PNG, PNM, PPM, RAS, SUN, RGB, SGI, TGA, TIFF, XPM, WAV, WMA, WMV. From Imagen you can also copy the image file that is playing, move, rename or send it directly to the recycle bin. It also allows you to select it as the default player for formats you specify.

Ace DivX Player

GustoSoft, Inc.

Ace DivX Player is a new, small and fast player that specializes in playing DivX files; it supports AVI, DivX, MPG, MP3, ASF, Audio CD and Video-CD files. It doesn’t come with many player options, but it is compact and fast when playing videos.

Media Center for Tom Tom

MobilNova

If you have a Tom Tom GPS navigator system, you can enjoy this great piece of software which makes possible to view videos by using it. Media Center for Tom Tom is a great choice, because you can convert your Tom Tom into a media player so you will be able to playback pre-converted video files. If you have any video in your computer and you want to watch it in your car, just download Media Center for Tom Tom and run it. Choose the files you want to watch and convert them into a supported format (all that can be done by using Media Center) Before converting, you will be able to choose video quality and size, subtitles, crop, test conversion, and more. and default audio level boosting. The compressed movie file can be played back from the flash memory card or from the built-in hard disk. When you play videos, you will be able to access an on screen display to control the playback. It supports DivX (.avi), XViD (.avi), MPEG-2 (.mpg), MPEG-4 (.mpg), Apple QuickTime (.mov), Real Video (.rm), mp3 and more. It can be used on the following models: GO, GO 300/500/700/510/710/910, One, One New Edition and Rider (no sound output on Rider) and all TomTom accessories like Remote Control and Permanent Docking Kit.

iTuner

Steven Cohn

iTuner is a lite application that allows you to easily control iTunes player with the keyboard. The main advantage of iTuner is its reduced size, because it concentrates the most important features of itunes in a small interface. Assign hotkeys, search for lyrics, control playing and keep your song linbrary. iTuner is very intuitive and easy to use. Regular itunes users will welcome this application that consumes few resources and allws you to control your favorite player.

MediaShow

CyberLink

Multimedia Protector

Mirage Computer Systems GmbH

Multimedia Protector protects important documents from any attempts to copy them: Flash documents, PDFs, PowerPoints, Ebooks, videos, images, HTML files, text files, and EXE files. Basically, any document that someone might want to print can be protected. You don't need to have any specific programming knowledge to use Multimedia Protector, since the program's interface allows you to choose which protection system you want to implement (and there is a wide variety available). You can activate protection systems including online activation, physical media protection, and classic DRMs. Now you can stop worrying about the privacy of your most confidential documents.

Video Mill

Breakthru Software

Video Mill is a peculiar app that lets you play different videos simultaneously in different windows of personalized sizes. The program supports videos in MPEG-4, DivX H.264, Xvid MP4, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 DVD, SVCD, AVI MPEG-4, WMV, Flash, Quicktime M2V, M4V, MOV, Apple 3GPP2, 3GP, VOB, TS, RM, RA, RAM, and many other formats. Of course, you can play several videos at once, regardless of their format. The program's configuration options, which are many, let you establish different keyboard shortcuts for each window so that you can move them quicker, change their size, and bring them forward or backward in a second. Video Mill is an interesting app that, even if it isn't particularly useful for most users, can be great for giving presentations.

UMPlayer

Ori Rejwan

UMPlayer is a full-featured media player that allows you to view any movie or TV series, no matter its format, you'll have no problems. Of course, it supports subtitles and you can play with them a bit, move them backwards or forwards if you need, you can even change the subtitle area and the font. The rest of curious options included in UMPlayer give you the possibility to apply filters, rotate, mirror or change aspect ratio. UMPlayer is a really good video player that can be an exclusive alternative to other video players.

Cliprex DVD Player Professional

Cliprex Video Software

Cliprex DVD Player Professional is a video player that lets you play both movies in DIVX, XVID, MPEG, WMV or ASF, as well as commercial DVDs. The program offers a very user-friendly interface, allowing us to change many parameters of the video playback by right-clicking on the screen. Among other things, you can change the aspect, the codec properties and full screen or window mode. Moreover, Cliprex DVD Player Professional is a fairly simple and lightweight player which takes up very little space on the hard drive and consumes very few resources. It is ideal for slower computers or those carrying a high workload.

SMPlayer Portable

SMPlayer

SMPlayer Portable is an excellent portable application that lets you take a video player that supports many formats wherever you want, also, forget about file compatibility issues when going from one computer to the next. The free multimedia player, SMPlayer, includes all the necessary codecs for you to play practically any video and audio format without having to install more external codecs packets: just install SMPlayer. A feature that truly stands out in this player is that it remembers the options of all the files you play, in other words, if you start to see a movie but you have to leave, when you come back and open it it'll continue where you left off and with the same options you had activated: soundtrack, subtitles, volume... SMPlayer Portable can also play just about all known video and audio formats, and it includes several interesting functions such as playing YouTube videos, or downloading subtitles directly from opensubtitles.org. Other more advanced functions include: audio and video filters, changing play speeds, audio and subtitle synchronization, and video equalizer, among others. SMPlayer's interface is fully customizable and includes several icon themes to easily change the player's look.

Streaming Video Recorder

APOWERSOFT LTD

Apowersoft Streaming Video Recorder is a tool designed for recording streaming video, TV programs, and online movies from thousands of video websites like YouTube, Google Video, Daily motion or television channels from dozens of countries. It's one of the simplest and most comfortable ways we can find at the moment to download videos. While it's playing, it will automatically add to the download list each and every video that we're watching and want to download. In addition to the automatic tracking and downloading function, this program includes a video converter that can change the current format used to the presets for our iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android telephones. It also features an editing function for downloaded videos and screen capture, for a really complete program.

Hiro Player

Hiro-Multimedia

Hiro Player is a multimedia player designed to help any user manage the multimedia files on their computer, like music, video, images, and TV recordings. The player includes lots of options and features that cover everything you need in order to synchronize your multimedia files between your computer and one or more portable devices. Hiro Player's attractive interface makes it easy to organize your files, with a clear main menu, a playback window, and an information bar where you'll see everything there is to know about your files. Another great thing about Hiro Player is that it is compatible with many formats and codecs so that you can always quickly and easily access your files without having to waste any time searching for the codec needed to play a certain video.

MegaMind Player

MegaMind Tools

MegaMind Player is a video player that lets you store and view all your multimedia files (music, video and images). With MegaMind Player, you can access any type of file in a more direct and comfortable way than with similar apps. With MegaMind Player, you have everything at your reach. This tool manages your audiovisual content and syncs it with all your portable devices. MegaMind Player's tools are found in the main menu made up of a series of commands, AutoPlay, and an information bar, all on a simple and attractive interface. The player can store the files locally and support a large number of formats and codecs so that you can see practically all your files and easily search for them when you want to. In addition, MegaMind Player isn't just able to reproduce all the multimedia content from your computer, but also able to access any YouTube link on your interface. Lastly, depending on your needs, you can change the interface to a full window or a miniplayer, so that you can adjust any of the tabs you need to see on your desktop at any time.

KooRaRoo Media

Programming Sunrise

KooRaRoo Media is a multimedia file player that supports the entire network of DLNA-enabled devices. You can use this application to play video and audio files or view a wide array of image formats. It also allows you to catalog your content into folders, or even create playlists. The tool collects all of the multimedia files that you have stored on your hard drive and displays them in list format. The DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) system is a standard designed to play multimedia files through a local network. That means that if your television is compatible, you can us it to play any movie that you have on your computer or external storage device, giving you a considerable amount of versatility. Finally, we should point out that it also includes a parental control system, in case you want to limit what kind of content can be played.

ToolWiz Player and Converter

ToolWiz Software

Toolwiz Player and Converter is a tool that works by changing the format of audio tracks and video files, in addition to playing those files even if you don't have the codecs installed on your PC. Being able to play almost any type of multimedia file is a big advantage as you won't have to worry about figuring out what format your movies were saved in to be able to watch them correctly. If you need to play a file on a device where you can't install Toolwiz Player and Converter, you can quickly change the extension of those files. You just have to add the file to the program interface and select the format that you need, and you'll have the results in just a few seconds. The only problem with the app is that you can't change the format of more than one file at the same time, but this is balanced out by the fact that you can edit the file when you are changing the format of a video, adjusting the brightness or the contrast or rotating the image before saving the output file. ToolWiz Player and Converter supports up to 30 different input formats and 10 output formats, and you can convert files according to the device where you need to play them: PSP, PS3, iPod, iPhone, Xbox, Nokia and Android, among many others.

MegaGet Streamer

N/A

MegaGet Streamer is a multimedia player that lets you view all the files saved on your hard drive or to stream content without having to download it, the latter being what really makes it stand out from the rest. This application - which was previously known for being an extension of Firefox - is capable of playing any video with great image and sound quality, thanks to the fact that it divides the files into small packets so as not to saturate the connection. Just by adding the torrent links, you can enjoy all the videos you want without having to download them first. MegaGet Streamer is presented as a fantastic solution for all those users who don't have a high download speed or who are too impatient with torrents. You only have to paste the video’s URL and click 'Start' to start watching the movies. The program’s interface is very simple and its use is very intuitive. You only need to find the torrent links, enter them in application’s upper bar and everything will be ready in a few seconds.

Vole Edutainment

Sanwhole

When you work at your computer and need to open pictures, videos, and text documents simultaneously, you often have to use a variety of different programs at once, i.e. an image viewer, a player, and a word processor, respectively. Now, with Vole Edutainment, you can work with all these files in a single window. Vole Edutainment includes all kinds of tools with which you can play, read, and listen. You can even make a custom list, no matter what kinds of files you mix. You can also use Vole Edutainment to play an episode of your favorite series or show your favorite images without any transition problems. The interface is not exactly simple, but it's very intuitive and practical. From its main window, you can add a list of elements, which will show you the name of each file as well as an icon to represent the file type. To access something, just click on what you want, and it will be displayed in the large center panel. Another great feature is that you can also add sites. So you can use the same interface to take a quick look at a site or even browse it as though you were on a traditional browser.

Binge-Watching Player for Netflix

FlixiCam

Get the most out of your Netflix subscription with the app Binge-Watching Player for Netflix. This app has a set of free features that perfectly complement Netflix and make it an essential app for any user of that streaming giant. It’s easy to get started with Binge-Watching Player for Netflix, although you’ll need your own Netflix account to get the most out of its features. Just open the app, log in using your Netflix credentials, and Binge-Watching Player for Netflix will display an interface that’s identical to the Netflix website after just a few seconds. After that, you can browse through movies and tv shows as if you were using the original website. Once you start playing videos, you’ll notice the unique features of Binge-Watching Player for Netflix. The menu has the option to adjust the playback speed of your movie, or fix the video to a certain point on the screen so you can watch your favorite series while working or chatting with friends online. Binge-Watching Player for Netflix is a great option for users who prefer to enjoy Netflix from an app instead of a web browser.

Media Cope

mediacope.com

Media Cope is one of those multifunction applications that will be welcomed by thousands of users because it offers mny good features under the same interface. With this application you will be able to play any audio or video file or view any picture in a very easy and simple way. But that's not the only feature of Media Cope. In fact it is the most basic one because it also offer the possibility to convert format, cut and edit media files, change size, create slideshows and presentations, etc. If you are a novice, don't worry, because each different tool is housed in a different tab, so you only have to access the tab of the action you want to perform and follow the simple steps. Media Cope supports MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA, FLAC, M4A, AC3, MP4, 3GP, WMV, MOV, AVI, MPG, FLV, MKV, VOB, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG, EMF, WMF and more, so it seems you will not have any format problems.

Boxee

Boxee

Day by day we see how it's easier tto enjoy our photos, videos and music siiting on the sofa and using a multimedia center run by our computer. But those media centers can take more out of them if they are online and that's the case of Boxee. Boxee, is an attractive media center that handle video, photo and music and even grants access to the Internet to collect information about them and more content. Youtube videos, facebook photos, contents from BBC, CNN, Pandora or Hulu,... it's as easy as browsing the applications menu and choose the one we want to access. In addition, you'll see new features day by day. It's a really good media center that will suit all your needs.

Higosoft Web Player Basic

N/A

Higosoft Web Player is a video player and publishing tool that allows you to upload your creations as FLV files and earn money with them, as it also allows you to add advertisements. Unlike other online video portals and services, with Higosoft Web Player you can customize the way the video's background looks. You can choose from a wide range of different 'skins.' In addition, in order to publish the video you just have to copy and paste the HTML link. The program's general interface allows you to fluidly complete the entire process. You can import and publish your video in a matter of minutes. Higosoft Web Player is an app that will particularly benefit online creators, because though it also functions as a video player, it can't really compete in that arena with other important programs.

DAPLayer

N/A

DAPlayer is an audio and video player tool that allows you to watch any file or disk with high definition contents, thanks to its compatibility with AVCHD, TS, MKV, MPEG4 and H264 formats. Of course, the program includes the possibility to modify various parameters of the video being played, like its aspect rate, the brightness and the saturation of the image, or the view angle if the file has many. Furthermore, you can invert the image or rotate it as you please. Even more interesting are the possibilities you have when configuring the subtitles of a movie (or series), being able to choose the type, the size and the color of the font, as well as putting them in bold or even give them shadow. DAPlayer is a complete application that, due to its good benefits and easiness to use, converts itself in an excellent alternative for any of the normal multimedia players.

FoxPlayer

N/A

FoxPlayer is a very simple music player that, in addition to playing your music, lets you listen to music via the Internet. The program plays the majority of the popular formats (like FLAC, AAC, MP4, WMA) without a problem. You can simply drag and drop the songs onto the program or the playlist. To play a song on the Internet, just copy and paste the link of the MP3 or WAV file into the search box and the song will stream automatically. Foxplayer is a player that's lightweight and very easy to use, and it has good features. It's an interesting program for anyone who loves music.

Visual Videotecas

FLORESSOFT

YOOPLAYER

PC PRAHA s.r.o.

One of the main problems with platforms like YouTube is that it's really hard to watch videos while you do other things on your computer. Invariably, the window with the video playing on it will get lost behind other windows or whatever it is that you're working on. YOOPLAYER is a great solution to this problem. With this application, you can easily watch online videos on your desktop, whether they be from YouTube, Vimeo, or Viewster. This application will give preference to the window playing the video. Once it's set up, you can adjust the player's size or change other settings, like the subtitles or the resolution. Using YOOPLAYER is really simple as long as you use its built-in browser to visit different sites and find the video you want to watch on your desktop. Then it will start to play automatically, and you can watch it while you do other things.

CORNPlayer - The New Media Player

BlueBrick

CORNPlayer - The New Media Player is a multimedia player that lets you play video and audio files in a large variety of formats. As with other players, you can adjust the settings to make your playback experience just how you want it. You can add subtitles, select the audio tracks you want active, change the playback speed, or create playlists. But what makes CORNPlayer - The New Media Player stand out from other players is that it includes a small but efficient browser that you can use to visit your favorite websites or whatever else you want while you watch a movie, without slowing down your computer by running extra applications. CORNPlayer - The New Media Player will meet the needs of even the most demanding users. It takes up very little memory and resources, plus it has some additional features that make this an interesting option. It's a great player to keep in mind if you're looking for a good alternative to some of the more popular options.

LEAWO Blu-ray Player

Leawo Software

Real Alternative

N/A

Real Alternative has arrived to our computers as an alternative to Real Player. This can be your new choice for playing video files. It works easier than Real Player. It doesn’t include a lot of features or an astonishing interface, but it is really accurate and fast. Real Alternative is totally free and it allows you to play Real Audio, RA, RPM, RealVideo RM, RAM, RMVB, RealText RT and RealPix RP files, as well as Real Media files from websites. Did you think there wasn’t any alternative?

MPlayer

MPlayer team

MPlayer is not just another multimedia player, but it is a really special one because it supports nearly all formats you can find. If you know MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QuickTime or RealMedia, now you will be able to play other multimedia files such as Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ or PVA. And don?t forget about your VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx or DivX. And if you thought that's all, MPlayer will give you more surprises. It supports a wide range of output drivers: X11, Xv, DGA, OpenGL, SVGAlib, fbdev, AAlib, DirectFB, VESA, and more. So, prepare yourself because from now on you will enjoy your videos as never before, press fullscreen and live your own cinema at home. Finally, if you don't like the look of your Mplayer, download other skins from the Official Site for free.