Recommended Media Player: VLC

Software Link Library recommends VLC, because it's one of the best media players.

VLC is a versatile and customizeable media player available on most all platforms. It's simple to set up and use and supports files, DVDs, CDs, Network Streams, and capture devices.

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May 13, 2023

Top media players

Here are some of the most popular media players, and their download links.

  1. VLC Media Player
    VLC Media Player from VideoLAN is a hugely compatible and versatile media player with support for virtually all desktop operating systems, and most mobile operating systems. It has support for many inputs and filetypes, and allows interface changing through skins.
  2. Potplayer
    Potplayer has a multitude of advanced features for media consumption. It supports 3D video, DVD, HD TV, Bookmarks, and snapshots.
  3. Kodi
    Kodi is a media center program for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, Android TV, Google TV, Apple TV, and the Raspberry Pi. It supports add-ons for various features including PVR clients like Pluto TV and TVHeadend, YouTube (requiring an API key), and more. It provides an interface similar to most smart TVs, and supports playback of images, videos, and music.
  4. iTunes
    iTunes from Apple is a great way to purchase, and download music, and play and back up information/media from Apple devices.