FastStone Player for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffNovember 7, 2008

This free program delivers the basics for playing back audio and video files, but we wish it were both more flexible and more feature-rich. FastStone Player's main window turns out to be a mixed bag. On one hand, we appreciate its attractive, skinnable design and large viewing window for watching video files. However, we don't like its system for queueing up tracks or clips, as it can only play files within a folder you browse to. This means you can't simply create a playlist from different artists unless all your media is located in one folder. You can choose to play files at random within a folder, and you'll find an interesting tool for watching videos in slow motion. Still, we missed features such as an equalizer, visualizations, and the ability to play or rip CDs. FastStone Player might make a decent pick for greenhorns who don't want to be distracted by numerous features, but we don't think others will find much to get excited about.

FastStone Player for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: December 22, 2004

Latest update: November 7, 2008

Version: 3.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows ME

Additional Requirements: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 205,621

Downloads Last Week: 11

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User Reviews

3/5

11 User Votes

Flexible and simple
devjohnDecember 18, 2008
Pros
Flexible and simple player
Cons
Flexible and simple player
Summary
Easy to use
ashincAugust 4, 2008
Pros
out of the picture viewer thati have used this is one of the best. it has alots of features, and it supports picture viewing on a second monitor. and u can build a slide show
Cons
Summary
The faststone way
playtomSeptember 15, 2007
Pros
I've always been a fan of faststone programs, and this one certainly didn't let me down. Saved me alot of time, the slow-motion is one of my favorites. If you're looking for a basic along decent features, Faststone Player should certainly be taken into consideration.
Cons
Outdated now. Can't quite keep up with the tide.
Summary
simple player
barakat_khaledOctober 9, 2006
Pros
plays a lot of formats including rm,rmvb and more.
Cons
just plays nothing more!
Summary
Goof but limited
ajmavareMarch 8, 2006
Pros
Ingeneral terms, may be usefull
Cons
Limitations, can not open many RM archives
Summary
Clean user interface
shij_lukeDecember 21, 2005
Pros
Clean function as same as its face.
Cons
Summary
AVG found a trojan horse after installing
WoodzstockJune 12, 2005
Pros
Zip
Cons
Why take the risk
Summary
Very handy cute player
95616davisJune 1, 2005
Pros
This one works great. I don't know why other guys complained so much. It saves me a lot of effort of opening different players for different tpyes of media files. Plus, it has a slow motion button very handy to watch sports match (for me, the martial arts videos). <p> <p>Zoomplayer is good too, but the interface is not intuitive and you have to dig into it to find what you want. <p> <p>I enjoy it very much!
Cons
Although it uses a static picture on the video window when you listen to mp3 files, it's not a problem to me.
Summary
Solid, but CANNOT play Real Media by default.
IgnotusApril 12, 2005
Pros
The product has a clean interface, and I generally like most of the other FastStone products. They are free, clean, skinnable, and spyware/addware free.
Cons
I downloaded this player specifically to play Real Media (.rm) files without having to install the Real Media player. When I tried to play a Real Media file, I received a popup stating that the Real Player is required to play Real Media files. I despise the Real Player, but that's for a different discussion.
Summary
awesome is not a word that i would use for this player
martin4448April 10, 2005
Pros
i found nothing good to say about this player.
Cons
messed up my pc.after downloading this player everything played back in black & white. i tried to start my pc in the last good configuration twice to try to sort it out and when that failed i removed the player which cured the problem. my advice is to keep well away.
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Developer’s Description

By FastStone Soft

Play common media files, including WMV and RealMedia.

FastStone Player is a free multimedia player that lets users play all common media files (MP3, DivX, XviD, MPEG, Windows Media, and RealMedia) within one program, with high flexibility and simplicity. It employs a Windows-Resource-Explorer user interface to allow ease of media-file access. Special but lovable features, such as Slow-Motion, Frame-Step, and Zoom-In, are nicely supported. The track bar controls adjust volume, balance, and clip position, with mouse-wheel support. Version 3.2 fixes some bugs.