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* [http://www.zinf.org/ zinf]: zinf is not freeamp, freeware player
* [http://www.zinf.org/ zinf]: zinf is not freeamp, freeware player
* [http://www.vuplayer.com/vuplayer.php vuplayer]: multi-format freeware audio player with very easy interface
* [http://www.vuplayer.com/vuplayer.php vuplayer]: multi-format freeware audio player with very easy interface
* [http://www.illiminable.com/Ogg/ 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
* [http://www.xiph.org/dshow/ 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
* [http://www.musikcube.com/ musikcube]: freeware player
* [http://www.musikcube.com/ musikcube]: freeware player
* [http://ksp.kalliope-soft.eu/ ksp sound player]: freeware player with lyrics, media library, suggestion searching and automatic playlist generation
* [http://ksp.kalliope-soft.eu/ ksp sound player]: freeware player with lyrics, media library, suggestion searching and automatic playlist generation
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* [http://www.huelix.com/audio-converter/ huelix audio converter]: audio conversion software to convert among Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MP3, and WAV formats
* [http://www.huelix.com/audio-converter/ huelix audio converter]: audio conversion software to convert among Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MP3, and WAV formats
* [http://c6.community.virgilio.it/ c6 messenger]: italian instant messenger with audio/video call based on speex/theora (http://www.icona.net)
* [http://c6.community.virgilio.it/ c6 messenger]: italian instant messenger with audio/video call based on speex/theora (http://www.icona.net)
* [http://www.coreplayer.com/ CorePlayer Pro]: By the makers of TCPMP. Costs $19.95US.
* [http://www.acquiredigital.com/ Acquire Digital Signage and Kiosk Software]: Plays back all ogg media using the included DirectShow filters.


== Multi-platform ==
== Multi-platform ==
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* [http://snackamp.sourceforge.net/ SnackAmp]: Tcl/Tk player
* [http://snackamp.sourceforge.net/ SnackAmp]: Tcl/Tk player
* [https://player.helixcommunity.org/ HelixPlayer]: Open source player from RealNetworks
* [https://player.helixcommunity.org/ HelixPlayer]: Open source player from RealNetworks
* [http://jajuk.sourceforge.net/ Jajuk]: Jajuk is software that organizes and plays music. It is a full-featured application geared towards advanced users with large or scattered music collections. Using multiple perspectives, the software is designed to be intuitive and provide different ways to perform the same task.
* [http://jajuk.sourceforge.net/ Jajuk]: Jajuk is software that organizes and plays music. It is a full-featured application geared towards advanced users with large or scattered music collections. Using multiple perspectives, the software is designed to be intuitive and provide different ways to perform the same task.  
* [http://www.mozilla.org/developer/#builds Firefox 3.1 Alpha]: Open Source web browser (Alpha quality software)
* [http://www.mozilla.com Firefox]: Open Source web browser versions 3.5.x and 3.6.x
* [http://ffmp3.sourceforge.net FFMp3]: Open Source web (flash) streaming player


=== proprietary software ===
=== proprietary software ===
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=== free software ===
=== free software ===


* [http://mpxplay.cjb.net/ mpxplay]: supports many formats
* [http://mpxplay.sourceforge.net/ mpxplay.sf.net] Mpxplay: supports many formats (OGG Vorbis, FLAC (raw and inside OGG), WAVPACK, MP3, ... also can play sound from video files (OGG, WebM and some other formats)


== GNU/Linux & *BSD ==
== GNU/Linux & *BSD ==
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* [http://www.whamb.com/ Whamb] – supports Ogg Vorbis and Ogg Vorbis streams, requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and greater
* [http://www.whamb.com/ Whamb] – supports Ogg Vorbis and Ogg Vorbis streams, requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and greater
* [http://www.kjams.com/ kJams] – Karaoke program which supports encoding (or re-encoding) of any audio type to Ogg Vorbis, enables editing of comments with the [[VorbisCommentEdit|VCEdit Framework]], requires 10.3 and the [http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/ XiphQT] package. [http://www.kjams.com/wiki/Vorbis More Info].
* [http://www.kjams.com/ kJams] – Karaoke program which supports encoding (or re-encoding) of any audio type to Ogg Vorbis, enables editing of comments with the [[VorbisCommentEdit|VCEdit Framework]], requires 10.3 and the [http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/ XiphQT] package. [http://www.kjams.com/wiki/Vorbis More Info].
* [http://www.coreplayer.com/ CorePlayer Pro]: By the makers of TCPMP. Costs $19.95US.


== Other ==
== Other ==
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* [http://www.xbox.com/ Xbox]: the [http://www.xboxmediacenter.de/ Xbox Media Center] is an open source project that transforms a modded Xbox with Linux into a media center and streaming client.
* [http://www.xbox.com/ Xbox]: the [http://www.xboxmediacenter.de/ Xbox Media Center] is an open source project that transforms a modded Xbox with Linux into a media center and streaming client.
* [http://www.rockbox.org/ 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.
* [http://www.rockbox.org/ 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.
* [http://www.playstation.com/ Sony Playstation Portable]
** [http://code.google.com/p/lightmp3/ lightmp3] is a GNU GPLv2 licensed player which supports Ogg Vorbis and FLAC playback on the PSP.


=== proprietary software ===
=== proprietary software ===
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* [http://poggpl.sourceforge.net/ POGGPl]: still in alpha-stage
* [http://poggpl.sourceforge.net/ POGGPl]: still in alpha-stage
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/magiclantern/ The Magic Lantern]: still in alpha-stage
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/magiclantern/ The Magic Lantern]: still in alpha-stage
* [http://tcpmp.corecodec.org The Core Pocket Media Player]: (formerly BetaPlayer) media player that uses [[Tremor]]
* [http://www.hpcfactor.com/downloads/tcpmp/ The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP)] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Core_Pocket_Media_Player Wikipedia article]): Formerly (and now once again) known as BetaPlayer. Uses [[Tremor]].
* [http://betaplayer.com/ BetaPlayer] (website in development ? Dead as of 2010-Feb): Continuation (and precursor) of TCPMP.


=== proprietary software ===
=== proprietary software ===
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* [http://www.pocket-tunes.com/ Pocket Tunes]: costs 14.95 US$
* [http://www.pocket-tunes.com/ Pocket Tunes]: costs 14.95 US$
* [http://www.aerodromesoftware.com/ AeroPlayer]: gratis for Ogg. MP3 support costs 20 US$
* [http://www.aerodromesoftware.com/ AeroPlayer]: gratis for Ogg. MP3 support costs 20 US$
* [http://www.coreplayer.com/ CorePlayer Mobile]: By the makers of TCPMP. Costs $29.95US.


== PocketPC ==
== PocketPC ==
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* [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/ GSPlayer] (WM5/WM6)
* [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/ GSPlayer] (WM5/WM6)
* [http://www.cyanwerks.com/pocketOgg/ PocketOgg]: player that uses [[Tremor]] (PPC2002/PPC2003/WM*)
* [http://www.cyanwerks.com/pocketOgg/ PocketOgg] (PPC2002/PPC2003/WM*): Uses [[Tremor]].
* [http://www.hpcfactor.com/downloads/tcpmp/ The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP)]: (formerly BetaPlayer, renamed again and continued as BetaPlayer) media player that uses [[Tremor]] (version 0.72 Beta seems to not be compatible with PPC2002)
* [http://www.hpcfactor.com/downloads/tcpmp/ The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP)] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Core_Pocket_Media_Player Wikipedia article], version 0.72 Beta seems to not be compatible with PPC2002): Formerly (and now once again) known as BetaPlayer. Uses [[Tremor]].
* [http://betaplayer.com/ BetaPlayer]: continuation of TCPMP (website in development)
* [http://betaplayer.com/ BetaPlayer] (website in development ? Dead as of 2010-Feb): Continuation (and precursor) of TCPMP.
* [http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia-Graphics/Audio-Players/Today-Player-36393.shtml Today Player]: a Today screen plugin.


=== proprietary software ===
=== proprietary software ===


* [http://www.conduits.com/ce/player/download.asp Conduits Pocket Player]
* [http://www.conduits.com/ce/player/download.asp Conduits Pocket Player]: Costs $19.94US.
* [http://www.pocketmind.com/pmfp.htm PocketMusic]
* [http://www.pocketmind.com/pmfp.htm PocketMusic] (PPC2003/WM*): Costs $19.95US.
* [http://www.coreplayer.com/ CorePlayer Mobile]: by the makers of TCPMP
* [http://www.coreplayer.com/ CorePlayer Mobile]: By the makers of TCPMP. Costs $29.95US.


== Symbian ==
== Symbian ==
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* [http://developer.symbian.com/main/tools/appcode/cpp/ogg_vorbis.jsp Ogg Vorbis Controller]: plugin for Symbian's Multimedia Framework that allows decoding and playing back of Ogg Vorbis compressed audio files
* [http://developer.symbian.com/main/tools/appcode/cpp/ogg_vorbis.jsp Ogg Vorbis Controller]: plugin for Symbian's Multimedia Framework that allows decoding and playing back of Ogg Vorbis compressed audio files
* [http://www.coreplayer.com/ CorePlayer Mobile]: By the makers of TCPMP. Costs $29.95US.
== iPhone ==
=== proprietary software ===
* [http://www.sourcemac.com/?page=fstream FStream]: A no-cost webradio listener/recorder software, which supports [[Icecast]] directory browsing and decodes [[Vorbis]] streams.  No "jailbreak" required.
== Android ==
=== proprietary software ===
* [http://rockplayer.freecoder.org RockPlayer]: A NoCost FFMPEG based player that handles most of the formats including OGV/Theora stored on disk. Needs Android 1.6-2.2 with ARM processor.


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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

  • Songbird : player from the great guys at Mozilla, etc. Plays all major formats (including ogg).
  • 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
  • Jajuk: Jajuk is software that organizes and plays music. It is a full-featured application geared towards advanced users with large or scattered music collections. Using multiple perspectives, the software is designed to be intuitive and provide different ways to perform the same task.

proprietary software

Multi-platform

free software

  • jOggPlayer: Open Source Java GUI Vorbis Player. It features the usual basics needed to enjoy your files and internet streams.
  • 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
  • Jajuk: Jajuk is software that organizes and plays music. It is a full-featured application geared towards advanced users with large or scattered music collections. Using multiple perspectives, the software is designed to be intuitive and provide different ways to perform the same task.
  • Firefox: Open Source web browser versions 3.5.x and 3.6.x
  • FFMp3: Open Source web (flash) streaming player

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.sf.net Mpxplay: supports many formats (OGG Vorbis, FLAC (raw and inside OGG), WAVPACK, MP3, ... also can play sound from video files (OGG, WebM and some other 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
  • Jajuk: Jajuk is software that organizes and plays music. It is a full-featured application geared towards advanced users with large or scattered music collections. Using multiple perspectives, the software is designed to be intuitive and provide different ways to perform the same task.

Mac OS X

free software

  • Cog – requires Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and greater
  • Jajuk: Jajuk is software that organizes and plays music. It is a full-featured application geared towards advanced users with large or scattered music collections. Using multiple perspectives, the software is designed to be intuitive and provide different ways to perform the same task.

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.
  • CorePlayer Pro: By the makers of TCPMP. Costs $19.95US.

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.
  • Sony Playstation Portable
    • lightmp3 is a GNU GPLv2 licensed player which supports Ogg Vorbis and FLAC playback on the PSP.

proprietary software

PalmOS

free software

proprietary software

PocketPC

free software

proprietary software

Symbian

free software

proprietary software

  • Ogg Vorbis Controller: plugin for Symbian's Multimedia Framework that allows decoding and playing back of Ogg Vorbis compressed audio files
  • CorePlayer Mobile: By the makers of TCPMP. Costs $29.95US.

iPhone

proprietary software

  • FStream: A no-cost webradio listener/recorder software, which supports Icecast directory browsing and decodes Vorbis streams. No "jailbreak" required.


Android

proprietary software

  • RockPlayer: A NoCost FFMPEG based player that handles most of the formats including OGV/Theora stored on disk. Needs Android 1.6-2.2 with ARM processor.

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