ALShow for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffDecember 25, 2018

Watch enough different kinds of videos in Windows and eventually you are bound to run into a codec problem. Codecs encode and decode digital data, and popular media viewers like Windows Media Player don't always have the codecs needed to view all types of videos. ALShow is an easy-to-use media player that comes equipped with plenty of codecs, and it's prepared to download more if needed.

ALShow's interface is plain but intuitive, with its features organized neatly in uncluttered menus. Users can play videos in AVI, MPG, MPEG, DAT, VOB, WMV, ASF, ASX, and many other formats, and if you should happen to try a format for which ALShow doesn't have a codec, the program will automatically search for and download one. We were especially impressed with some of the program's other features, including its bookmarking function; users can create bookmarks, with descriptions, at any point in a video, making it easy to return to your favorite part over and over again. Videos that have caption files can also be viewed with the captions on or off, and the program has a variety of features for fast forwarding, rewinding, repeating segments, capturing audio, and more. The Screen menu contains plenty of options for customizing the program's view, including a screen capture function. The program's Help file is well-written and thorough. Overall, we found ALShow to be quite simple and useful.

ALShow is free. The program installs politely but leaves a Start menu item and folder behind upon removal. We recommend this program to all users.

What’s new in version 2.01

Version 2.01 renames as "ALShow" from ALPlayer; Fixes: Program terminating occasionally when playing .m2v files, error when associating video formats, security issues for certain file format.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: December 12, 2011

Latest update: December 25, 2018

Version: 2.01

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: DirectX 8.0 library, Windows Media Player 7.0

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 200,190

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

4/5

22 User Votes

Works great!
Fluffy76September 15, 2014
Pros
Had a video on a dvd that couldn't play. Windows Media Player, Real Player or Itunes could not read the file. So I found this app and it plays VOB files perfectly.
Cons
none so far
Summary
Good video player
JustinPhamJune 4, 2012
Pros
Support many video format. Have a stylish and simple user interface.
Cons
Icon of video supported do no show the file's extension
Summary
A recommended player for evryone :)
Good player.
Frans M. HartantoDecember 26, 2011
Pros
Plays different format videos with ease.
Cons
Sometimes stops suddenly.
Summary
A recommended player.
it ok but not great
shadowzero20August 11, 2011
Pros
the video and audio play great
Cons
it wont play show the subtitles
Summary
the bottom line is it great but not for me because most of my videos need the subtitles.
Use when media player stops playing copyright videos.
veganjo1May 23, 2011
Pros
Love it so far. Also loved windows media player when it played my downloaded videos via Any Video Converter (excellent product as well). Best part - IT'S FREE!!!
Cons
None so far, except the usual lack of options that most video players have... Videos auto play when opened. I would prefer more control, like having them play when I hit the play button, after opening file. Could be an option, haven't investigated.
Summary
Great alternative to windows media player when you are tired of microsoft's products.
...i like it..
asus111May 4, 2011
Pros
very..very god
Cons
...none...
Summary
that's just what i wanted.
awesome media player - my default
nellchApril 21, 2011
Pros
i'm not sure why this is not the most popular media player out - it is way better than vlc, real and divx. it plays literally everything and does so without crashing
Cons
none really...oh actually it could do with a library management system like itunes or winamp
Summary
download it- seriously decent program
Great to avoid all the codecs WMP doesn't have.
donjuanortizApril 8, 2011
Pros
JAYSKI PRODUCTIONS got this from CNET. THANK YOU TO ALL THE CNET TEAM.
Cons
EVERYTHING YOU'LL NEED IS RIGHT HERE ON cnet.
Summary
JAYSKI PRODUCTIONS is the BEST!!
Nice clean player
haladoFebruary 7, 2011
Pros
the layout is not cluttered,seem to do well with all the formats i used.
Cons
the media and playlist directories were a little confuseing.
Summary
Nothing worth the effort to install it.
loveglenn2003September 30, 2010
Pros
Worth every Penny spent for it.
Cons
Difficult to get any use out of it.
Summary
Worth every Penny spent for it.

Developer’s Description

Play DVD, VOB, IFO, AVI, FLV, and over 30 media formats.

ALShow is free media player plays DVD, VOB, IFO, AVI and over 30 media formats. Player also supports FLV files like Youtube video downloads through its online codec center. The codec center helps to automatically download missing codecs. For sharing favorite scenes with friends and family this media player supports audio and video capturing to create small audio and video clips. Taking movie screen shots for still pictures is also supported. Clips can later be imported into a video editor to quickly create video mashups and montages.