For video gamers, Twitch is the "go to" for online video streams and with the app, anybody can join in on the craze and share their game-play with users from across the world. 105 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree Twitch Desktop App Review - Download
A Blu-ray and DVD player (BR/DVD): CyberLink PowerDVD is an update to the popular PowerDVD series with support for DVD playback, including all of the codecs Windows requires to play DVDs. 144 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPShareware CyberLink PowerDVD Review - Download
HIKVISION media player that records and plays video files with support for live RTSP streams and continuous video capture: VSPlayer is a video stream player for Hikvision products that allows users to play and edit recorded video files and Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) live view. 37.1 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree
Specialized software for surveillance systems that allows you to review footage within a timeline and by frame: Dahua Smart Player is a media player software for Dahua video surveillance cameras. 15.7 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree
A completely free and flexible video player built on MPlayer which supports most audio and video files out-of-the-box: SMPlayer is a versatile media player which takes on the task of playing media files, a backend for MPlayer. 9.3 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree SMPlayer Review - Download
Interesting and intuitive media player supporting all of the popular video and multimedia codecs and formats: PotPlayer is one of those video players which includes a lot of functionality that one doesn't usually expect. 15.7 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree PotPlayer Review - Download
A versatile media player with handy controls: Zoom Player has always been a favourite media player and was one of the first ever featured on this site. 8.07 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Zoom Player Review - Download
If you're sick of mucking about with required codec packs and missing decoders, then GOM Player might just become your favourite all-in-one media player. 4.08 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree GOM Player Review - Download
A full-featured free DVD player: AVS DVD Player is a free software DVD player. 91.79 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree AVS DVD Player FREE Review - Download
Zoom Player has always been one of our favorite media players and over the years, it hasn't made too many modifications to the main interface, yet has managed to add tons of new customizations. 2.84 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPCommercial Zoom Player WMV Professional Review - Download
QQ Player is a video player which can play most popular video and audio formats including Flash video: QQ Player is a basic media player that includes a few interesting features including the ability to play a wide range of video and audio formats. 29.15 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree QQ Player Review - Download
mpv Player is a versatile and great way to play back video files of all different types, based on the mplayer2 project. 15.7 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree mpv Review - Download
Basic video player application for Windows that enables the playback of DVD files inserted in the optical drive: TOSHIBA Video Player is a Windows-based software application that lets you view DVD movies, or video content recorded using home video camcorders. 111 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree
Zoom Player is a Highly Customizable, Feature Rich Media Player. 8.07 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Zoom Player Standard Review - Download
Long-running media player and management tool which plays all types of video and audio files, saves to the cloud, organizes photos and specializes in RealMedia file playback: RealPlayer (formerly RealPlayer Cloud) is an award winning media player that lets you download, play and organize all your video files and music in virtually any format. 52.5 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree
A simple, yet popular media player for watching videos in most popular formats, support for decoding codecs and subtitles: ALLPlayer is a very popular and useful program for watching several different types of video and movie formats for the PC. 32.33 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree ALLPlayer Review - Download
Official Windows app from the store that allows you to watch all of the movies and series available in your region from your Netflix account: Netflix for Windows is an alternative way to access your Netflix account offering an interesting way to interact using a touch screen. 1.0 MB | For Windows 8Free Netflix for Windows 8 Review - Download
(UK Only) Allows you to enjoy your favourite BBC programmes (formerly BBC iPlayer Desktop): Picture a portal, a lightweight software application that takes you straight into the heart of the BBC's vast array of programmes. 20.5 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree BBC iPlayer Desktop Review - Download
Stremio is an all-in-one video media player that allows you to browse for things to watch and either rent them or stream them to your PC. 88.0 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree Stremio Review - Download
MPC-BE (Media Player Classic - Black Edition) is a free and well thought-out video player which has taken a lot from other open source projects, especially that of the original Media Player Classic. 8.3 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree MPC BE Review - Download
It can be an interesting task to open SWF files directly without some sort of extra software involved, but SWF Opener is a legacy program that seems to be able to pull it off. 618 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree SWF Opener Review - Download
A fully-featured set of tools to edit and work with photo-, video- and audio-editing projects in a clean interface: If you're someone who's serious about multimedia, then the CyberLink Media Suite is something you can't overlook. 0.43 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPShareware CyberLink Media Suite Review - Download
A video player dedicated to playing MKV files with support for other common formats: MKV Player is a very basic, yet completely free video player which tackles the singular task of properly playing back high-definition MKV files which some users have had trouble playing on the standard Windows Media Player. 5.24 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree MKV Player Review - Download
SmartDVB is a digital television viewer which interfaces with DVB and satellite cards. 19.5 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree SmartDVB Review - Download
Now you can watch hundreds of live worldwide channels on your PC, free of charge. 0.15 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree TV Review - Download
A DVB terrestrial player for Windows with many TV-like features: DVB Dream is DVB player with many nice and unique features (more below), it supports standards DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T and more. 8.6 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPShareware
NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Player is a powerful video player that is designed to deliver an enhanced 3D experience for users. 4.5 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Player Review - Download
Beautiful media player which supports Blu-ray disc and most media files using its built-in codecs: Light Alloy is a free and lightweight multimedia player which can play some of the most popular video files found online, including MKV, MOV, FLV, etc. 1.14 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Light Alloy Review - Download
Watch more than 1700 free live TV channels (publisher defunct): With StreamTV, you can watch more than 1700 television channels on your PC over the Internet. 5.66 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPShareware Stream TV Review - Download
Video player that supports most audio and video formats with postprocessing and support for video filters: As an ad-supported media player, 3GP Player is a basic movie player that comes with support for the 3GP media format that was standard on mobile phones back in the day. 15.74 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree 3PG Player Review - Download
Watch online TV streams free with Readon TV Player: The Readon TV, Movie and Readon Radio Player now provide users with access to literally thousands of different online streams completely for free. 8.07 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Readon TV Movie Radio Player Review - Download
QuickPlay is a very basic video player that at one time, was able to connect to YouTube and play videos from the video sharing platform. 17 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree QuickPlay Review - Download
With the freeware online streaming program called PPStream, users can receive television via a peer-to-peer protocol. 14.4 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree PPStream Review - Download
Web addon for playing DivX content from web sites with support for MKV and AVI files, including DRM content: With the free DivX Web Player, you will be able to watch high definition videos on certain sites which require DivX support. 911 KB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree DivX Plus Web Player Review - Download
Online all-video interactive entertainment media platform: Hailing from China as one of the only government licenced online TV providers, PPTV allows you to watch free Internet television streams in a variety of categories. 11.3 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree PPTV Review - Download
Blaze HDTV Player is a fully-featured digital television player for your home PC. 15.03 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPShareware Blaze HDTV Player Review - Download
A fully featured media player with separate audio and video components, and support for all of the most used video codecs and formats: MPCSTAR is a completely multimedia player which does away with the need for additional codecs or the installation of codec packs, simply because it already includes support for most of what users will need. 20.8 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree MPCSTAR Review - Download
A DVD/VCD/MP4/TV DVB region-free player: Play DVD, VCD,divx,mp3,mpeg,avietc on your pc, DVD convertor,DVD Backup tools included. 3 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NTShareware SuperDVD Player Review - Download
If you're looking for an online TV experience that mimics a cable box or satellite service, then PlutoTV is definitely worth check out. 37.4 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree PlutoTV Review - Download
Watch high definition television from a satellite feed on from online sources: ProgDVB is a comprehensive video and radio tuner for the PC. 12.1 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree ProgDVB Review - Download
A video player supporting high-definition videos and online video sharing: If you're on the hunt for a media player that can handle most video formats out there, including HD content, Splash is the advanced player you've been looking for. 15.84 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Splash Pro Review - Download
Searches the web for available subtitles in your language of choice: Sublight is not a media player in the tradition sense, but more of a tool to actually find subtitles in your native or preferred language. 3.87 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Sublight Review - Download
jetVideo is a basic video player which can play several video and audio formats including DVD video, RealMedia, WMV, AVI and MP3. 25.3 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree jetVideo Review - Download
A high definition video player which can playback many types of video files including movies, TV series and DVB-T digital terrestrial broadcasts: Splash Lite gives your Windows PC a fully-functional, high quality and freeware high definition video player. 13.03 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Splash Lite Review - Download
A video player supporting mobile video formats like common and uncommon video formats like 3PG, MP4 and FLV: If you don't have a program like VLC Media Player or another universal media player, opening some files can sometimes be an issue. 1.99 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XP / NTFree Total Video Player Review - Download
Very basic media and video player program that's probably best suited for older and outdated computers: Full Player is a video media player which attempts to compete with other titles such as VLC Media Player, UM Player and RealPlayer. 13.51 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 (64-bit, 32-bit) / Vista / XPFree Full Player Review - Download
MPlayer WW is a free and open source video player that is based exclusively on MPlayer but with a different interface. 10.4 MB | For Windows 7, Windows 8 / Vista / XPFree MPlayer WW Review - Download