Playing .pls and mp3 Streaming Audio in Windows Media Player 10 (MP10)
Ok, sometimes Microsoft can be a PITA with how they intentionally try to wedge themselves into a market and free software makers out. Streaming audio has been one of those places for a long time and I really don’t know why MS just doesn’t support .pls and mp3 feeds natively…and why someone hasn’t created a real plugin to make it happen (maybe I just can’t find it). Anyway, Jon Galloway comes to the rescue with his Open PLS in WMP program. It basically tricks Windows Media Player into thinking it is playing a native stream that it supports. The coolest part is, Jn has linked to similar programs to play Quicktime AND Real streams as well. No more BS nagware from Real. Yipppeeee.
Links to the Goods:
Quicktime Alternative
Real Player Alternative
June 8th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Jon Galloway- your program work very well and my listeners are enjoying it. Shoot me an email.
Thanks.
September 23rd, 2006 at 8:39 am
Is there a solution that works on windows mobile devices as well?
November 27th, 2006 at 5:31 am
where i can find plugin i can play .pls files in mediaplayer ?
December 9th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
I tried the app but does not work. Also, Galloway, the download link does not work from your site
April 28th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Thanks for a great product. It works perfectly!
I’m listening to Prairie Home Companion’s Live Webcast as I write this (Saturday early evening.)
I hope Microsoft buys your company for a few million and shelves your invention only to include a smaller, more unstable version in the next release of Media Player.
I never install Real Networks products because of the nagware they install.
April 28th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Webmaster, can you remove my last name on the above comment. I’m surprised it automatically published. Thanks.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:05 am
Works very well - even from within firewall protected intranet company intranet to outside music world.
Good job!
October 12th, 2007 at 2:12 am
Thanks for the plugin…it works great!! I love open source
October 17th, 2007 at 2:03 am
i love your blog , continue
October 21st, 2007 at 11:05 am
Nope. WMP version 10.0 Downloaded the file. Installed it. Won’t play pls files.
I tried it a year ago, and I guess I’ll come back next year.
I wonder why it works for others, and not for me.
October 30th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Try this software RaidenTunes, it automatically generate .asx playlist from your album collections and let the IE/WMP to play the playlists smoothly.
http://us.raidentunes.com/
November 15th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Gregg -
Could your firewall be blocking port 8000?