5 good music apps for windows 10

Windows is a vast platform with a huge selection of apps, and it is sometimes difficult to know where to get the best one for you. That is certainly true of music apps, since different types of music listeners will have different requirements.

Fortunately, there are a lot of great apps to choose from. Here are some.

Groove music

 

You may have overlooked the in- built groove music app, but you shouldn’t because it is very good.

It looks fantastic, very easy to use; it has minimal fluff and you get the option to store your own music in one drive and stream it to your devices.

Groove has come a long way since the early days. The subscription service is gone but the app remains and is very good for your own music.

Spotify

Spotify is probably the most popular streaming music service on the planet, and it is now available through windows store, too.

It is the same desktop app as it has always been, with the added bonus of seamless updates through the store.

Not only do you get access to spotify vast catalogue of content, as a paid or free subscriber, but you can also use it to play your own locally stored content. The app itself is totally free to use.

Vlc

If a format exists, VLC can probably play the file. It is much preferred for its reliability and multiple functionality.

VLC also comes in two versions for windows, both free. There is the windows 10 version which is built for phones, personal computer, tablets and Xbox one; and there is the old-school desktop app.

VLC goes beyond just digital files and also offers streaming support and will convert various file formats.

FOOBAR2000

While foobar2000 was pushing forward with a window store app to complement its existing WIN32 offering, that project seems to have stalled thanks to low user count. The “proper” app is still very much alive and kicking and is both powerful and customizable.

When you set it up, you can tweak the interface to your liking, and FOOBAR2000 will play basically anything you can throw at it. It also has a built-in transcoder, support for full Unicode, tags, and gapless playback.

That last one alone is enough reasons to give it a try. It is also free.

MUSICBEE

Despite not being a universal windows platform app for windows 10, MusicBee sports a modern design that looks really nice. But looks are not all it has going for it.

It is easy to move your existing music library from windows media player or iTunes with the import feature, as well as being able to organize your podcast and audio books.

Toss in gapless playback, some pretty robust equalizer controls and a host of customizations, and MusicBee very easily becomes your music player. You can even pump the sound out of your pc in 5.1 if you have the speakers for it!

It is also totally free. There is no reason not to like it.