Audio and Video Players for web

Audio players are necessary for Web designers who are both working with audio
and video as well as visiting Web sites where forms of audio and video are in use.
At this point, many audio players are also video players, as you’ll see.


RealPlayer Windows, Mac, Plug-in
for Linux. Support for all
common audio and video
formats with emphasis on
Real streaming media
and SMIL formats
Free and pay versions available
at www.real.com/
Apple QuickTime Windows, Mac. Support
for all common audio and
video formats with an
emphasis on the
QuickTime format
Free and pay versions available
at http://quicktime
.apple.com/
Microsoft Windows
Media Player
Windows, Mac. Popular
media player capable of
supporting almost all
audio and video formats,
emphasis on Windows
Media file format
Available with Windows
Operating Systems and the IE
Web browser and for download,
at www .microsoft.com/
windows/windowsmedia/
WinAmp Windows. Very popular
media player with support
for most media types
Free and pay versions available
at www.winamp.com/