VLC is an open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework, which plays most multimedia files, DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC media player is simple, fast, and powerful. It plays everything, files, discs, webcams, devices, and streams. VLC plays most codecs (MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3, etc.) so no codec packs are needed. It runs on all platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, etc. And VLC is hassle free with no spyware, no ads, and no user tracking.
Features
- Simple, Powerful and Fast
- Plays everything, Files, Discs (DVD, CD, VCD, Blu-Ray), Webcams and Streams
- Plays most video formats with no codec packs needed: MPEG-2, H.264, DivX, MPEG-4, MKV, WebM, WMV
- Works on most platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix...
- Completely Free, 0 Spyware, Ads or User Tracking
- Media Converter and Streamer
License
GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 2.0 (LGPLv2), GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)Follow VLC media player
Additional Project Details
Operating Systems
MS-DOS, Linux, BSD, Android, Apple iPhone, Maemo, Mac, WindowsLanguages
French, EnglishIntended Audience
Information Technology, Telecommunications Industry, Advanced End Users, Developers, End Users/DesktopUser Interface
Gnome, Win32 (MS Windows), KDE, Cocoa (MacOS X), QtProgramming Language
C++, C, Objective CRelated Categories
C++ Streaming Software, C++ Media Players, C++ DVD Software, C Streaming Software, C Media Players, C DVD Software, Objective C Streaming Software, Objective C Media Players, Objective C DVD SoftwareRegistered
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Anevia
French company founded by four members of the VideoLAN team (Brieuc Jeunhomme, Tristan Leteurtre, Damien Lucas and Alexis de Lattre - to know more about them, see the VideoLAN team page). Anevia sells professional video servers and provides development and integration of high quality video streaming solutions.
Add-ons & Plugins
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