MPlayer - A movie player for Linux. Supports reading from network, dvd, vcd, file, pipes, and v4l. QuickTime - Apple's multi-platform, industry standard multimedia software architecture. GStreamer - A multimedia framework with a plugin based architecture for a variety of platforms including Linux, Windows and OSX. Site has downloads, developer resources, and links to applications using the framework. Xine - Multimedia library and player with AAC/MP4 support based on FAAD2. Helix Player - An open-source media player for Linux, Solaris, and Symbian based on the Helix DNA Client media engine. VLC media player - Open-source cross-platform multimedia player and framework, which can also stream audio and video in a number of formats. RealPlayer - A cross-platform software product primarily used for the playing of streaming audio or video.