VLC - open source multimedia player

VLC – free and open source cross-platform powerful multimedia player which plays most multimedia formats

Content hide

1. Review

2. Screenshots Software

3. Installation

4. Software Information

Review

Interface

Context menu at the top;
Below is a block for playing video files;
Below are the playback controls.

Features software

Supported format:

Container formats (digital): 3GP, ASF, AVI, DVR-MS, FLV, Matroska (MKV), MIDI, QuickTime File Format, MP4, Ogg, OGM, WAV, MPEG-2 (ES, PS, TS, PVA, MP3), AIFF, Raw audio, Raw DV, MXF, VOB, RM, DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD, CD Audio, DVB;
Video formats: Cinepak, Dirac, DV, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.265/MPEG HEVC[26], HuffYUV, Indeo 3, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, RealVideo 3&4, Sorenson, Theora, VC-1, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9[26], DNxHD, ProRes и WMV;
Audio formats: AAC, AC3, ALAC, AMR, DTS, DV Audio, XM, FLAC, It, MACE, MOD, Monkey’s Audio, MP3, Opus[24], PLS, QCP, QDM2/QDMC, RealAudio, Speex, Screamtracker 3/S3M, TTA, Vorbis, WavPack, WMA (WMA 1/2, WMA 3 partially);
Subtitles: Advanced SubStation Alpha, Closed Captions, DVB, DVD-Video, MPEG-4 Timed Text, MPL2,OGM, SubStation Alpha, SubRip, SVCD, телетекст, текстовые файлы, VobSub, WebVTT;
Network protocols: FTP, HTTP, MMS, RSS/Atom, RTMP, RTP (unicast или multicast), RTSP, UDP;
The capture sources: Video4Linux (Linux), DirectShow (Windows), рабочий стол (screencast), цифровое TV (DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-S2, DVB-T2, ATSC, Clear QAM).

Formats for streaming output/conversion:

Container: ASF, AVI, FLAC, FLV, Fraps, Matroska, MP4, MPJPEG, MPEG-2 (ES, MP3), Ogg, PS, PVA, QuickTime File Format, TS, WAV, WebM;
Audio: AAC, AC-3, DV Audio, FLAC, MP3, Speex, Vorbis;
Streaming protocols: HTTP, MMS, RTSP, RTP, UDP;
Video: Dirac, DV, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.265/MPEG-H HEVC, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, Theora, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9.

More features:

Supported sources: computer file, DVD, Audio CD, VCD, BluRay, audio and video streaming, various capture devices, satellite signal decoder, Webcams and microphones;
It is possible to convert the file to various formats;
Working with playlists;
Support for visualizing audio files;
There is an equalizer;
There are various audio and video effects;
Support for modules (plugins) addons.videolan.org;
You can change the theme (skin);
VLC has a built-in HTTP server that allows you to control playback via the browser;
It is possible to control using mouse gestures;
You can configure the program interface;
Integration with the system tray.

Screenshots Software

Installation

The software VLC is available for installation on Linux, Windows and macOS, as well as mobile applications for Android and iOS.

Installation method	OS
PPA	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Deb	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
RPM	openSUSE, Rosa Linux, Mageia, ALT Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and others
GNOME/KDE Software Center	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Snap	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Flatpak	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
EXE	Windows
DMG	macOS
Mobile apps	Android, iOS

*Ubuntu (GNOME), Kubuntu (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Lubuntu (LXDE)

Install Software via PPA repository

Stable version:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc

Version for testing:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc

Version 3.0.x for xUbuntu 16.04 (+PPA repositories for updating FFmpeg and Meson packages):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/vlc-3
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/meson
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc

Install Software via Deb package

Download deb package

Install Software via RPM package

Download RPM package

Install Software on Discover Software Center

Open Discover Software Center and use the search bar to enter VLC, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.

Install Software on GNOME Software Center

Open GNOME Software Center and use the search bar to enter VLC, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.

Install Software via Snap package

sudo snap install vlc

Install Software via Flatpak package

flatpak install flathub org.videolan.VLC

Install Software via EXE package on Windows

Download EXE package

Install Software via DMG package for macOS

Download DMG package

Version for Android

Download APK package

Version for iOS

Download on Apple Store

Software Information

Language Interface:	English, Russian, Deutsch, Spanish, French and others
Description version:	3.0.11
Developer:	Team VideoLAN
Programming language:	C, C++, Objective-C
License:	GPL v2
Software website:	videolan.org