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RealPlayer

RealPlayer
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RealPlayer 16 on Windows
Developer(s) RealNetworks
Initial release April 1995; 21 years ago (1995-04)
Stable release

Windows: 18.1.5.705 (September 28, 2016; 4 months ago (2016-09-28))

OS X: 12.0.1.1750 (September 7, 2012; 4 years ago (2012-09-07))

Windows Mobile: 1.1 (July 30, 2009; 7 years ago (2009-07-30))

Android: 1.2.151 (December 27, 2013; 3 years ago (2013-12-27))
Preview release 16.0 (TBA)
Development status Linux and Solaris versions discontinued after version 11
Operating system Windows, macOS, Linux, Solaris, Android, Symbian and Palm OS
Platform IA-32, x86-64, ARM and MIPS
Available in English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Korean, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese
Type Media player
License Freemium
Website www.real.com

Windows: 18.1.5.705 (September 28, 2016; 4 months ago (2016-09-28))

OS X: 12.0.1.1750 (September 7, 2012; 4 years ago (2012-09-07))

Windows Mobile: 1.1 (July 30, 2009; 7 years ago (2009-07-30))

RealPlayer, formerly RealAudio Player, RealOne Player and RealPlayer G2, is a cross-platform media player app, developed by RealNetworks. The media player is compatible with numerous container file formats of the multimedia realm, including MP3, MP4, QuickTime File Format, Windows Media format, and the proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats. RealPlayer is also available for other operating systems; Linux, Unix, Palm OS, Windows Mobile and Symbian versions have been released.

The program is powered by an underlying open-source media engine called Helix.

The first version of RealPlayer was introduced in April 1995 as "RealAudio Player" and was one of the first media players capable of streaming media over the Internet. Then, version 4.01 of RealPlayer was included as a selectable Internet tool in Windows 98's installation package. Subsequent versions of the software were titled "RealPlayer G2" (version 6) and "RealOne Player" (version 9), while free "Basic" versions as well as paid "Plus" versions, the latter with additional features, have also been offered. For the Windows OS, the RealPlayer version 9 the features of the separate program, RealJukebox.


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