# Does anything play .ram files that isn't RealPlayer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-play-ram-files-that-isnt-realplayer/361535>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-play-ram-files-that-isnt-realplayer/361535 "2006-06-21T03:28:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-play-ram-files-that-isnt-realplayer/361535/1 "2006-06-21T03:28:02Z")

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I don’t want to have any RealMedia software on my computer. Is there anything else I can use to play streaming .ram audio? Winamp isn’t doing it. The equivalent of Quicktime that isn’t by Apple isn’t doing it. Anyone have any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-play-ram-files-that-isnt-realplayer/361535/2 "2006-06-21T03:31:39Z")

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Have a look at “Real Alternate” - it plays “Real” files through Media Player.

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**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-play-ram-files-that-isnt-realplayer/361535/3 "2006-06-21T03:49:42Z")

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Yeah, the Europeans made Real release enough information to make a player of your own that could read the files. IIRC.

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-play-ram-files-that-isnt-realplayer/361535/4 "2006-06-21T04:01:06Z")

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Thanks for the info, and with speed, too! I’m listening to stuff on it now.