FEATURES:

• Simple, Powerful and Fast
• Plays everything, Files, Discs (DVD, CD, VCD), Devices and Streams
• Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed
• Completely Free, NO Spyware, Ads or User Tracking
• Best Mpeg2, x264, DivX player
• Works on most platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix…
• Media Converter and Streamer

In addition to being a media player, Windows Media Player includes the ability to rip music from and copy music to compact discs, burn recordable discs in Audio CD format or as data discs with playlists such as an MP3 CD, synchronize content with a digital audio player (MP3 player) or other mobile devices, and enable users to purchase or rent music from a number of online music stores.

FEATURES:

• winAmp can use both Modern and Classic skins, so you can be both hip and retro at the same time.
• winAmp gives you easy and organized access to your favorite media. That’s what you call mass media.
• winAmp can play a huge variety of audio and video formats right out of the box… err… out of the installation.
• You get access to hundreds of free audio and video channels in the Media Library. This ain’t your father’s library.
• winAmp can burn your music to Audio CDs. Burn baby burn!
• winAmp makes it easy to create and manage your favorite songs through playlists. Yes, you can be your own DJ.
• winAmp allows you to extend its functionality through the use of “plug-ins” Its like the Mr. Potato Head® of music.
• winAmp can manage all of your portable media players and devices. Plug in, turn on, tune in, drop out…
• winAmp allows you to alter the sound of your music through a built-in Equalizer. An audio receiver right on your computer.
• winAmp allows you to watch visual effects that are driven from your music with Visualizations. From flaming fireballs to screaming strobe effects, it’s all there.

iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It organizes and plays your digital music and video on your computer. It keeps all your content in sync. And it’s a store on your computer, iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV that has everything you need to be entertained. Anywhere. Anytime.

RealPlayer is universal playback. In simple terms, this means your media player will play ALL media file formats. Another way to put it is that it’s the only media player you need. It’s your video player, audio player, Mp3 player and Flash player. You can also convert your music videos to mp3, and more… all wrapped up in one sleek and easy-to-use design.

FEATURES:

• SCRIPTS:
  Enhance your Amarok experience with community developed scripts.
• DYNAMIC PLAYLISTS:
  Create playlists that automatically update based on complex, but easy to use, constraints. e.g., tracks from around the year 1967
• CONTEXT VIEW:
  Customize the supplemental information related to your music with the Plasma powered Context View.
• POPUP DROPPER:
  Simplify drag and drop actions with the revolutionary PopUp Dropper menu system.
• MULTIPLE LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS:
  Enjoy Amarok in your native language, with over 45 community contributed translations.
• CROSS PLATFORM:
  Thanks to Qt4 and KDE4 technologies you can run Amarok on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
• COLLECTION MANAGEMENT:
  Organizing your music collection has never been easier with Amarok’s powerful tagging, renaming, and sorting abilities.
• DATABASE IMPORTING:
  Import your iTunes or old Amarok 1.4 database and keep your playcounts, statistics, and scores.
• SCRIPTABLE SERVICES:
  Integrate other web services into Amarok with community developed services. Here are just a few: Greek Radio Streams, and NPR.
• BOOKMARKING:
  Mark positions in tracks to come back and listen to later. Automatic bookmarking will ensure you can pick up where you left off in that podcast or audio book
• FILE TRACKING:
  Move your music files around or rename them and don’t fear! Amarok will keep track of the files. Your statistics and playlists are safe. As of Amarok 2.2 file tracking can use Musicbrainz identifiers.
• AUDIO CDs:
  Play your Audio CDs in Amarok, and use the Copy to Collection feature to easily rip them to your local collection.