Get Set Up To Listen: Windows

Playback:

These DirectShow filters will let you play your Ogg Vorbis files in Windows Media Player, and other DirectShow-based players. Players not based on DirectShow do not need these filters.

• DirectShow Filters

Players:

DirectShow-based players only need the above filters.

• Media Player Classic: An OpenSource DirectShow player with a minimalist interface.
• The Core Media Player: A DirectShow player.
• Zoom Player: A DirectShow player.
• RadLight: A DirectShow player.
• Windows Media Player: The DirectShow player from Microsoft.
• Winamp: One of the original MP3 players now plays Ogg Vorbis files.
• foobar2000 (very spartan interface, streams from Icecast, has best-of-breed comment editing and mass tagging capabilities)
• RealPlayer plugins allow playback inside Realplayer and Helix Player.
• Zinf: An OpenSource player based on FreeAmp.

Encoding:

Lots of fun utilities.

• OggDropXPd: A graphical encoder for Vorbis.
• BeSweet: A transcoding utility that supports a multitude of formats.
• OggEnc: a command line encoder
• RealProducer plugins allow streaming of Ogg-related formats from RealNetworks' server software.

Other:

Here is a list of other filters and programs that people may try, but aren't in the main list for whatever reason.

• Tobias' DS Filters: The original DirectShow filter, but it is no longer being maintained. [archive.org link] [some source code]
• Hydrogen Audio's Vorbis Software Pages: A community maintained list of software links for Vorbis.