Vorbis Software Players

Here is a list of media players for various operating systems that comes with “out-of-the-box” support for Ogg Vorbis.

windows

free software

• wxmusik: player with support for Ogg Vorbis, as well as MP3, WAV, AIFF and WMA. makes use of an sql based media libary for quick searching
• coolplayer: very small player
• mediaportal: home theater software
• mpeg audio collection: organizer for music collection
• mediamonkey: easy-to-use player/tagger/media library with built-in ripper & burner which can even encode & transcode to Ogg Vorbis

proprietary software

• winamp: very popular player supporting many formats
• foobar2000: freeware player with complex options and support for Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV and more
• quintessential player: freeware player with support for Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV and audio cds which also includes cd ripping
• dbpoweramp audio player: freeware player with Ogg Vorbis and FLAC support
• dbpoweramp music converter: freeware audio conversion software with Ogg Vorbis and FLAC support and also includes cd ripping
• xmplay
• ashampoo media player: audio and video player
• deliplayer
• mediajukebox: audio management
• muzikbrowser: player designed for display on a tv screen
• musicmagic mixer: player with playlist management
• zinf: zinf is not freeamp, freeware player
• vuplayer: multi-format freeware audio player with very easy interface
• directshow filter: adds support for Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, Ogg Theora, Ogg FLAC, and native FLAC to any directshow-compliant player such as windows media player and bsplayer
• musikcube: freeware player
• ksp sound player: freeware player with lyrics, media library, suggestion searching and automatic playlist generation
• visonair.tv player: freeware player ─ plays Ogg Vorbis and Theora streams
• jetaudio basic: freeware player with Ogg Vorbis and FLAC support
• huelix audio recorder: audio recording software with support for Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MP3, and WAV formats
• huelix audio converter: audio conversion software to convert among Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MP3, and WAV formats
• c6 messenger: italian instant messenger with audio/video call based on speex/theora (http://www.icona.net)

Multi-platform

free software

• VLC Media Player: Open Source media player and streaming server that support virtually every video and audio format
• Mplayer: Open Source video player that supports also many audio formats
• Zinf: Open Source player with support for Ogg Vorbis, as well as MP3, WAV and Audio CDs
• SnackAmp: Tcl/Tk player
• HelixPlayer: Open source player from RealNetworks

proprietary software

• JOrbisPlayer: Java Player that uses the JOrbis Java decoder
• jlGui: Winamp clone for Java
• RealPlayer: proprietary player from RealNetworks (version 10 does not play Ogg)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player: Freeware player from Microsoft (version 10 needs DirectShow filter; see Windows players, above). Runs on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

DOS

free software

• mpxplay: supports many formats

GNU/Linux & *BSD

free software

• AlsaPlayer: ALSA audio player ─ “First player worldwide that did perfect reverse Ogg playback!”
• amaroK: Open Source player for KDE with support for Ogg Vorbis among other formats, streaming, Last.FM, lyrics and covert art download and many many more.
• Beep Media Player (a.k.a. BMPx): XMMS fork that uses GTK+ 2.x and is compatible with both XMMS and Winamp skins
• BossOgg: Jukebox system
• CAJUN: Car audio system
• cplay: curses frontend for Ogg123, mpg123 etc
• GiantDisc: Jukebox system that can be controlled by a Palm
• Gmerlin
• GQmpeg: GTK frontend for mpg123/Ogg123 etc
• Herrie
• JuK: Open Source player for KDE with support for Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3.
• LAMIP: Modular audio player
• MPD: Music Player Daemon is a sound server that supports different clients. Supports many formats, among them Ogg Vorbis and FLAC
• Muine: Open Source player for GNOME with support for Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3.
• Noatun: KDE audio player
• Mesk
• MythTV: PVR project
• PyTone: Python-based jukebox player
• Quodlibet: Based on GStreamer 0.10 and PyGTK. Keep your music organised.
• Rhythmbox
• Sonic-Rainbow
• s.q.u.e.l.c.h.: Vorbis only player
• wxMusik: Open Source player with support for Ogg Vorbis, as well as MP3, WAV and AIFF. Makes use of an SQL based media libary for quick searching.
• Xine: video player with long list of supported formats
• XMMS

Mac OS X

free software

• Cog – requires Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and greater

proprietary software

• Quicktime components for Quicktime 6 and Quicktime 7 – enables rudimentary support for iTunes 4.7 and greater
• Whamb – supports Ogg Vorbis and Ogg Vorbis streams, requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and greater
• kJams – Karaoke program which supports encoding (or re-encoding) of any audio type to Ogg Vorbis, enables editing of comments with the VCEdit Framework, requires 10.3 and the XiphQT package. More Info.

Other

free software

• Nintendo DS: **MoonShell 1.71 is a homebrew media player for the Nintendo DS. It can play Ogg Vorbis. It has two Vorbis decoders (both using Tremor), a “high accuracy” one limited to 128kbps average, and a “normal accuracy” one that can use higher bitrates, the default being the normal one.
  • DSOrganize transforms the Nintendo DS into a PDA capable of playing Ogg Vorbis audio.
• Xbox: the Xbox Media Center is an open source project that transforms a modded Xbox with Linux into a media center and streaming client.
• Rockbox: A replacement firmware developed for various digital audio players such as the Ipod, various Archos players, and more. It uses the Tremor library to implement Ogg Vorbis playback.

proprietary software

• GamePark32: the GP32, an arm9tdmi portable console with much hackability (gcc3 toolchain, expandable memory), has several Vorbis players available.
• Sharp’s Zaurus: the Zaurus, a very flexible PDA which runs Linux, can play Vorbis files with a variety of software, including a plugin for the default media player, xmms, Ogg123, mplayer, or theKompany.com’s tkcPlayer.
• Sony Playstation
  • the Media Digital Media Player is a streaming client solution for the Playstation 2.
  • the PSPlayerMT is an “unsupported” Korean media player for the PSP. The specs claim it will play Ogg Theora and Ogg Vorbis.

PalmOS

free software

• POGGPl: still in alpha-stage
• The Magic Lantern: still in alpha-stage
• The Core Pocket Media Player: (formerly BetaPlayer) media player that uses Tremor

proprietary software

• Pocket Tunes: costs 14.95 US$
• AeroPlayer: gratis for Ogg. MP3 support costs 20 US$

PocketPC

free software

• GSPlayer
• PocketOgg: player that uses Tremor
• The Core Pocket Media Player: (formerly BetaPlayer) media player that uses Tremor

proprietary software

• Conduits Pocket Player
• PocketMusic

Symbian

free software

• OggPlay

proprietary software

• Ogg Vorbis Controller: plugin for Symbian's Multimedia Framework that allows decoding and playing back of Ogg Vorbis compressed audio files

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For hardware “MP3-players” that support Ogg Vorbis see VorbisHardware