| 1 |  AudacityThe world’s most popular free software for recording and editing audio. | 4.0.1.262721353 | Open source | September 30, 2026 | — | 2.8M ↓ |
| 2 |  OBS StudioFree and open source software for video recording and live streaming. | 33.0.0 | Open source | October 24, 2026 | — | 797.1K ↓ |
| 3 |  PandocIf you need to convert files from one markup format into another, pandoc is your swiss-army knife. | 3.13 | Open source | October 26, 2026 | — | 1.4M ↓ |
| 4 |  MuseScoreCreate, play back and print beautiful sheet music with free and easy to use music notation software MuseScore. | 4.7.6.261022093 | Open source | October 26, 2026 | — | 507.8K ↓ |
| 5 |  HandBrakeHandBrake is a open-source tool, built by volunteers, for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. | 1.11.2 | Open source | June 8, 2026 | — | 493K ↓ |
| 6 |  OpenShot Video EditorAn award-winning, open-source video editor | 4.0.1 | Open source | September 27, 2026 | — | 397.3K ↓ |
| 7 |  ShotcutA free, open source, cross-platform video editor. | 26.9.27 | Open source | September 28, 2026 | — | 398.7K ↓ |
| 8 |  ShareXScreen capture, file sharing and productivity tool | 21.0.0 | Open source | July 4, 2026 | — | 528.9K ↓ |
| 9 |  scrcpyDisplay and control your Android device | 5.0.1 | Open source | October 23, 2026 | — | 227.7K ↓ |
| 10 |  VLC media playerVLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols. | 3.0.24 | Open source | October 2, 2026 | 63.4 MB | 22.6M ↓ |
| 11 |  SpotifyAll the music you’ll ever need. | 1.3.6.1921.g7086c071a617 | Proprietary | October 21, 2026 | 157.2 MB | 5.4M ↓ |
| 12 |  iTunesiTunes offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more. | 12.13.11.1 | Proprietary | September 9, 2026 | 202.8 MB | 2.9M ↓ |
| 13 |  FLACFree Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) command-line encoder and decoder. | 1.5.0 | Open source | February 16, 2025 | — | 15.7K ↓ |
| 14 |  LMMSLMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. | 1.2.2 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | 21.4K ↓ |
| 15 |  Subtitle EditSubtitle Edit is a free and open source editor for video subtitles. | 5.3.0.0 | Open source | October 14, 2026 | — | 96.1K ↓ |
| 16 |  MixxxFree and open source DJ software for Windows, macOS, and Linux | 2.5.6 | Open source | March 27, 2026 | — | 80.9K ↓ |
| 17 |  ScreenToGifScreen, webcam and sketchboard recorder with an integrated editor. | 2.43.2 | Open source | July 30, 2026 | — | 189.7K ↓ |
| 18 |  File ConverterFile Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in windows explorer. | 2.2 | Open source | February 27, 2026 | — | 912.8K ↓ |
| 19 |  MPC-HCMPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. | 2.8.4 | Open source | October 19, 2026 | — | 193.6K ↓ |
| 20 |  Sonic PiFree code-based music creation and performance tool. | 5.0.0 | Open source | October 2, 2026 | 167.2 MB | 13.5K ↓ |
| 21 |  SuperColliderSuperCollider is a platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists, and researchers working with sound. | 3.14.1 | Open source | January 19, 2026 | — | 20.4K ↓ |
| 22 |  Clementinemultiplatform music player | 1.4.1 | Open source | February 15, 2025 | — | 21K ↓ |
| 23 |  IrfanViewFast and compact image viewer and converter | 4.76 | Free | October 5, 2026 | 4.5 MB | 2.9M ↓ |
| 24 |  MPV (Official CI build, MSVC)A free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. | 0.41.0 | Open source | April 9, 2026 | — | 288.4K ↓ |
| 25 |  QuickTimeA powerful multimedia technology with a built-in media player, QuickTime lets you view Internet video and personal media in a wide range of file formats. And it lets you enjoy them in remarkably high quality. | 7.79.80.95 | Proprietary | August 5, 2025 | 41.9 MB | 2.1M ↓ |
| 26 |  AudaciousOpen source audio player | 4.6.1 | Proprietary | September 8, 2026 | 50.5 MB | 13.4K ↓ |
| 27 |  AegisubCross-platform advanced subtitle editor | 3.5.1 | Open source | October 19, 2026 | — | 17K ↓ |
| 28 |  foobar2000foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. | 2.26.1 | Free | October 9, 2026 | 8.0 MB | 409.5K ↓ |
| 29 |  YouTube MusicYouTube Music Desktop App bundled with custom plugins (and built-in ad blocker / downloader) | 3.12.0 | Open source | July 3, 2026 | — | 21K ↓ |
| 30 |  OpenMPTA powerful audio application that makes writing music fun, easy and efficient. | 1.32.11.00 | Open source | August 15, 2026 | 22.0 MB | 19.4K ↓ |
| 31 |  MPC-BEMedia Player Classic - BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows. | 1.9.2 | Open source | October 13, 2026 | — | 136.3K ↓ |
| 32 |  SpotubeSpotube is a Flutter based lightweight spotify client. It utilizes the power of Spotify & Youtube's public API & creates a hazardless, performant & resource friendly User Experience | 5.1.2 | Open source | July 11, 2026 | — | 17.5K ↓ |
| 33 |  DevToysDevToys is a Swiss Army knife for developers. | 2.0-preview.9 | Open source | January 16, 2026 | — | 43.7K ↓ |
| 34 |  SunshineSunshine is a Gamestream host for Moonlight. | 2026.914.233613 | Open source | September 14, 2026 | — | 18.4K ↓ |
| 35 |  MusicBrainz PicardA cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database. | 3.0.2 | Open source | October 11, 2026 | 64.7 MB | 86.7K ↓ |
| 36 |  LAV FiltersLAV Filters - Open-Source DirectShow Media Splitter and Decoders | 0.83 | Open source | August 23, 2026 | — | 47.1K ↓ |
| 37 |  DistroAVNetwork Audio/Video in OBS-Studio using NDI technology | 6.2.2 | Open source | October 15, 2026 | — | 111.8K ↓ |
| 38 |  Streamlabs DesktopFree and open source streaming software built on OBS and Electron. | 1.21.9 | Open source | August 19, 2026 | 286.6 MB | 46.5K ↓ |
| 39 |  KdenliveFree and Open Source Video Editor | 26.08.2 | Open source | October 13, 2026 | 135.7 MB | 176.3K ↓ |
| 40 |  DeezerA French online music streaming service. | 8.0.10 | Proprietary | October 22, 2026 | 85.3 MB | 37.9K ↓ |
| 41 |  nuclearStreaming music player that finds free music for you. | 1.51.2 | Open source | October 20, 2026 | — | 21.8K ↓ |
| 42 |  StreamlinkStreamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC. | 8.6.2-2 | Open source | October 21, 2026 | — | 125.1K ↓ |
| 43 |  WinampThe legendary Winamp desktop player for Windows | 5.92.0.10042 | Proprietary | September 15, 2026 | — | 47.1K ↓ |
| 44 |  REAPERREAPER is a digital audio production application, offering full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, processing, editing, mixing and mastering toolset. | 7.83 | Proprietary | October 24, 2026 | 18.4 MB | 132.5K ↓ |
| 45 |  AIMPAIMP is a freeware audio player. | 5.10.2418 | Proprietary | January 4, 2023 | — | 697.4K ↓ |
| 46 |  SoundSwitchSoundSwitch offers you the opportunity to switch your playback and recording devices using simple hotkeys. | 7.3.3 | Open source | September 2, 2026 | — | 19.7K ↓ |
| 47 |  DeaDBeeFDeaDBeeF is a modular cross-platform audio player. | 1.10.0 | Open source | October 6, 2025 | 42.0 MB | 3.2K ↓ |
| 48 |  Streamlink Twitch GUIBrowse Twitch.tv and watch streams in your video player of choice | 2.5.3 | Open source | February 11, 2025 | — | 39.9K ↓ |
| 49 |  CapturaCapture Screen, WebCam, Audio, Cursor, Mouse Clicks and Keystrokes | 8.0.0 | Open source | March 30, 2021 | — | 30.6K ↓ |
| 50 |  OpenAudibleA cross-platform desktop application for downloading and managing your Audible audiobooks. | 5.0.3 | Open source | October 19, 2026 | — | 26.1K ↓ |