Top 5 Free Media Players in 2012

We use a lot of formats to play media files like MP3, AVI, MPEG, DAT etc. These type of files used different-different ways to define quality of a video or audio file. Due to availability of torrent we download movies at a large amount for free. To play these file different-different software's are used. Finding best that can play all files is impossible. In past days Microsoft’s Windows Media Players was the solution to play media file, but after some time it doesn't support all media files and then Winamp takes place as best MP3 Player and now plays all type of media files, but it consumes so much system resources and may contain adware's if you are not careful about it’s installation.

Today we will give you top 5 media players that can play any type of media file. These players are free to download and very easy to use, you will found each player very useful. Lets check the Top media players. Software's that are listed below are very lightweight and are able to play any type media file. Some these may require additional codecs to play some extra files.

VLC Media Player

VLC media player is always at the top list at of media players, because it can play any type of media file without any problem. The interface of this player is very clean. It is lightweight and portable so that you can carry it on your pen-drive always. It can be used as streaming media server,DVD player, audio decoder and it doesn’t require extra codecs to run. You can also change skins of VLC media player. Additional features that it supports are screenshots from a video, can play any type of subtitles. You can also repair broken files using VLC Media Player. The best feature in this is it supports all type of Operating Systems, and android version is also available at Google Play Store.

Media Player Classic Home Cinema

It is based on the original Media Player Classic. Media Player Classic has not any update from long time that’s why it is created, it is an open source project. Includes new features and video decoders. If you want an interface like old windows media player, then this is for you. It realizes the old windows player that comes with Windows operating system. Media Player Classic is an all in one, very light Media player with the capabilities of playing lots of formats without the need of any special codec. The best features is that you can run it on your old computer.

Winamp

Winamp is mostly used as MP3 player. it contains a lot of features like Organizes media based on the description, full-featured editing with effects, integration with Internet Explorer if and include: lots of customizable skins, built-in internet radio, support for audio and video formats, flash support, customizable plug-ins, support for multiple languages, etc. There is a free version and you can upgrade to the PRO version for more features.

GOM Player

GOM Player is another good alternative to media players, but it is only available for Windows. It also can many type of media files. If it cannot play a file , it will direct automatically find the codecs and install them. It also can play broken media files. It supports all the most popular video formats like MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV, FLV, etc. It Also has advanced features like screen capture, audio capture, video playback speed control, and more.

KM Player

KM player is not widely used media player. it can also play any type of media file that are most used by every computer user. the interface of this player is less interactive compares to VLC player. It supports many languages, extra plug-ins, skins and subtitles. It supports different formats, languages, skins, etc. it is very lightweight to use. I supports multiple file formats, decoders, support for subtitles, plug-ins, etc.
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This was the list of top five media players in 2012. The list is not in numbers wise, means you can not judge the feature of any software based on it’s number. You can test any of these software to choose but we have listed the features of all these media players.Comment below and tell us which one is your favorite.