RealPlayer was the dominant streaming media player of the late 1990s. Classic versions are sought for legacy streaming content and old RealMedia files.
Publisher
RealNetworks
Last Version
RealPlayer 22 (current), classic: RealPlayer 8/10
Released
1995
Discontinued
0
RealPlayer was the internet's first major streaming media player, dominating in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Its proprietary RealMedia format (.rm, .rmvb) was ubiquitous for online video before YouTube. RealNetworks still exists and sells current RealPlayer versions, but old classic versions are needed to play legacy .rm files and archived streaming content.
Why was it discontinued?
RealPlayer is still developed by RealNetworks. Classic versions are sought for legacy format compatibility.
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Current RealPlayer still plays legacy formats including .rm and .rmvb files.
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