Spotify-Top Music Player For Windows

Spotify-Top Music Player For Windows

Spotify is probably the most popular streaming music service on the planet, and it's now available through the Windows Store, too. It's the same desktop app as it's always been with the added bonus of seamless updates through the Store.

Not only do you get access to Spotify's vast catalog of content, be you a paid or free subscriber, but you can also use it to play your own locally stored content. The app is free.

VLC-Top Music Player For Windows

VLC-Top Music Player For Windows

If a format exists, the likelihood is that VLC will play it. This is very much the Swiss Army Knife of media players.

VLC also comes in two flavors for Windows, both free. There's the Windows 10 Store version which is built for phones, PCs, tablets and Xbox One, and there's the old-school desktop app. VLC goes beyond just digital files and also allows for streaming and media conversion.

Groove Music-Top Music Player For Windows

Groove Music-Top Music Player For Windows

You may have overlooked the built-in Groove Music app, but you shouldn't. It's very good.

It looks fantastic, is very easy to use and has minimal fluff. For those not using the Groove Music Pass, it'd be nice to have it detach from that entirely, but you get the option to store your own music in OneDrive and stream it to your devices.

Groove has come along way since the early days. The subscription service is excellent, and the app itself is very good even just for your own music.