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Best Multimedia for Windows (2026)

Our pick of the best multimedia for Windows this year, ranked by real popularity and rating. Whether you want a free favorite like VLC Media Player, Spotify, Adobe Premiere Pro or something new, every app below is a safe, clean, free download. Click any to grab the latest version.

1
VLC Media Player
VideoLAN
The legendary media player that plays virtually any audio or video format.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Open source
6.5M downloads
2
Spotify
Spotify AB
Stream millions of songs and podcasts on your PC.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Freemium
5.6M downloads
3
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe
The industry-standard timeline video editor for film, TV and web.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Paid
4.2M downloads
4
Adobe After Effects
Adobe
The go-to app for motion graphics and visual effects.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Paid
3.8M downloads
5
FL Studio
Image-Line
A powerful DAW famous for beat-making, with lifetime free updates.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Trial
3.2M downloads
6
OBS Studio
OBS Project
Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming.
★★★★★★★★★★4.6Open source
3.1M downloads
7
Audacity
Muse Group
A powerful, free audio editor and recorder for multi-track editing.
★★★★★★★★★★4.4Open source
2.4M downloads
8
Kodi
XBMC Foundation
A complete open-source media centre for your movies, TV, music and photos.
★★★★★★★★★★4.4Open source
2.4M downloads
9
PotPlayer
Kakao
A powerful media player with hardware acceleration and extensive format support.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Free
2.1M downloads
10
Filmora
Wondershare
An easy yet powerful video editor with effects and templates.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3Freemium
2.1M downloads
11
Ableton Live
Ableton
A DAW built for music creation and live performance.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Trial
2.1M downloads
12
DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic Design
Hollywood-grade editing, colour, effects and audio in one free application.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7Freemium
1.9M downloads
13
Winamp
Radionomy
The legendary media player is back, with playlists, skins and streaming.
★★★★★★★★★★4.1Free
1.7M downloads
14
Plex
Plex
Stream your own movies, TV, music and photos to any device.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3Freemium
1.6M downloads
15
Streamlabs
Streamlabs
All-in-one live streaming software with alerts and overlays.
★★★★★★★★★★4.1Freemium
1.6M downloads
16
Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe
Batch encode and render output from Premiere Pro and After Effects.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Paid
1.6M downloads
17
Media Player Classic
MPC-HC Team
The classic lightweight video player for Windows that plays almost anything.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Open source
1.5M downloads
18
Bandicam
Bandicam
A lightweight, high-quality screen and game recorder.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3Trial
1.5M downloads
19
Camtasia
TechSmith
Screen recording and video editing for tutorials and courses.
★★★★★★★★★★4.4Trial
1.5M downloads
20
AIMP
AIMP DevTeam
A stylish, feature-rich audio player with a 32-bit sound engine and equaliser.
★★★★★★★★★★4.5Free
1.3M downloads

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