VLC
The universal open source media player that plays everything
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At a glance
- Primary use case
- The universal open source media player that plays everything
- Best for
- Music Player — Video Player, Multimedia
- Stack
- C++, javascript, Lua, Objective-C
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Maintenance
- 4 hours ago
- Access
- Open source
About this tool
VLC is a free and open source cross platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols without needing external codecs.
Repository
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GPL-2.0
4 hours ago
Features
- Supports virtually all video and audio formats without requiring additional codec packs.
- Provides a powerful engine called libVLC that can be embedded into third party applications.
- Includes advanced features like media conversion, stream manipulation, and subtitle synchronization.
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