Media Center Software

There are lots of different software products available that can act as media servers or media centers. In adition to these there are software products that add functionality to existing media servers or media centers.

Media Server Software

 * XBMC: Open Source Free and Multi Platform, The same software can act as a client or a self contained media center.

Media Client Software

 * XBMC: Open Source Free and Multi Platform, The same software can act as a server or a self contained media center.

Self Contained Media Center Software
These are essentially just like any desctop media player.


 * XBMC: Open Source Free and Multi Platform, The same software can act as a client or server.
 * Windows Media Player: The standard media player that comes with all editions of windows.
 * iTunes: a free download form apple with good integration with ipods.
 * Songbird: a rapidly improving and well featured free open source media player.

Addons
Addons here should be listed by the product they are an add on for

For Windows Media Center

 * My Movies: This program is for managing a library of ISOs (ripped DVDs). Usable with Windows Media Center and a variety of other media centers.

For XBMC
XBMC has a built-in Python interpreter that allows users and developers to write their own scripts and plugins that run inside XBMC using it's own widgets and controls. It also has a built-in web server that allows it to be controlled remotely. (taken of their website )

Other

 * Slysoft: Slysoft make a number of software packages for ripping ISOs (ripped DVDs) and for turning DVDs into video files.