VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player is an effective media playback application from the not-for-profit VideoLAN bunch. Undauntedly open-source, the group has ported VLC to OS X, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

VLC Media Player

What separates this media player is its capacity to play — or stream — any non-DRM record you toss at it, all without requiring the establishment of different codec bundles. Have an old sound record, camera footage or other bit of arcane media? VLC can take care of business.