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VLC media player
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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.
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols.
[Download **VLC**](/vlc/#download)[](/vlc/#download)
* [Windows](//get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.21/win32/vlc-3.0.21-win32.exe)
* [Windows 64bit](//get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.21/win64/vlc-3.0.21-win64.exe)
* [Windows ARM 64](https://artifacts.videolan.org/vlc/nightly-win64-arm-llvm/)
* [macOS](//get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.21/macosx/vlc-3.0.21-intel64.dmg)
* [macOS (Apple Silicon)](//get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.21/macosx/vlc-3.0.21-arm64.dmg)
* [Linux](/vlc/#download)
* [Android](//play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc)
* [Other Systems](/vlc/#download)
Version 3.0.20 • Linux
444,332,131 downloads so far
[](/vlc/download-windows.html)[](/vlc/download-macosx.html)[](/vlc/#download)[](/vlc/download-android.html)[](/vlc/download-ios.html)
Other projects from VideoLAN
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For Everyone
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VLC media player VLC is a powerful media player playing most of the media codecs and video formats out there.
](/vlc/)
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VLMC VideoLAN Movie Creator is a non-linear editing software for video creation.
](/vlmc/)
For Professionals
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DVBlast DVBlast is a simple and powerful MPEG-2/TS demux and streaming application.
](/projects/dvblast.html)
* [
multicat multicat is a set of tools designed to easily and efficiently manipulate multicast streams and TS.
](/projects/multicat.html)
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x264 x264 is a free application for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format.
](/developers/x264.html)
For Developers
[libdvdcss](/developers/libdvdcss.html) [libdvdnav](/developers/libdvdnav.html) [libdvdpsi](/developers/libdvbpsi.html) [libVLC](/vlc/libvlc.html) [vlc-unity](/developers/unity.html)
[libbluray](/developers/libbluray.html) [libaacs](/developers/libaacs.html)
[libdca](/developers/libdca.html) [biTStream](/developers/bitstream.html)
[View All Projects](/projects/)
Help us out!
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donate
* VideoLAN is a non-profit organization.
All our costs are met by donations we receive from our users. If you enjoy using a VideoLAN product, please donate to support us.
[Learn More](/contribute.html)
Contribute
* VideoLAN is open-source software.
This means that if you have the skill and the desire to improve one of our products, your contributions are welcome
[Learn More](/contribute.html)
Spread the Word
* We feel that VideoLAN has the best video software available at the best price: free. If you agree please help spread the word about our software.
[Learn More](/contribute.html)
[News & Updates](/news.html)
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[VLC for Android 3.6.0](/news.html#news-2025-01-13)
2025-01-13
We are pleased to release version 3.6.0 of the VLC version for the Android platform.
It comes with the new Remote Access feature, a parental control and a lot of fixes. See our [Android page](/vlc/download-android.html).
[VLC 3.0.21](/news.html#news-2024-06-10)
2024-06-10
VideoLAN and the VLC team are publishing the 3.0.21 release of VLC today, which is the 22nd update to VLC's 3.0 branch: it updates codecs, adds Super Resolution and VQ Enhancement filtering with AMD GPUs, NVIDIA TrueHDR to generate a HDR representation from SDR sources with NVIDIA GPUs and improves playback of numerous formats including improved subtitles rendering notably on macOS with Asian languages. Additional details on [the release page](/vlc/releases/3.0.21.html). This release also fixes a security issue, which is detailed [here](/security/sb-vlc3021.html).
[VLC for iOS, iPadOS and Apple TV 3.5.0](/news.html#news-2024-02-16)
2024-02-16
We are happy to announce a major update of VLC for iOS, iPadOS and tvOS adding playback history, A to B playback, Siri integration, support for external subtitles and audio tracks, a way to favorite folders on local network servers, improved CarPlay integration and many small improvements.
[VLC 3.0.20](/news.html#news-2023-11-02)
2023-11-02
Today, VideoLAN is publishing the 3.0.20 release of VLC, which is a medium update to VLC's 3.0 branch: it updates codecs, fixes a FLAC quality issue and improves playback of numerous formats including improved subtitles rendering. It also fixes a freeze when using frame-by-frame actions. On macOS, audio layout problems are resolved. Finally, we update the user interface translations and add support for more. Additional details on [the release page](/vlc/releases/3.0.20.html). This release also fixes two security issues, which are detailed [here](/security/sb-vlc3019.html) and [there](/security/sb-vlc3020.html).
[VLC for iOS, iPadOS and Apple TV 3.4.0](/news.html#news-2023-05-03)
2023-05-03
We are happy to announce a major update of VLC for iOS, iPadOS and tvOS adding a new audio playback interface, CarPlay integration, various improvements to the local media library and iterations to existing features such as WiFi Sharing. Notably, we also added maintenance improvements to the port to tvOS including support for the Apple Remote's single click mode. See the [press release](/press/ios34.html) for details.
[More News](/news.html)
[Development Blogs](https://planet.videolan.org)
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VLC media player
* [VLC](//www.videolan.org/vlc/)
* [VLC for Windows](//www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html)
* [VLC for Mac OS X](//www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html)
* [VLC for Ubuntu](//www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html)
* [VLC for Android](//www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html)
* [VLC for iOS](//www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html)
* [Skins](//www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.html)
* [Extensions](https://addons.videolan.org/browse/cat/323/ord/latest/)
* [Features](//www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html)
* [Screenshots](//www.videolan.org/vlc/screenshots.html)
* [VLC Skin Editor](//www.videolan.org/vlc/skineditor.html)
All Projects
* [VideoLan Movie Creator](//www.videolan.org/vlmc/)
* [DVBlast](//www.videolan.org/projects/dvblast.html)
* [x264](//www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html)
* [x262](//www.videolan.org/developers/x262.html)
* [x265](//www.videolan.org/developers/x265.html)
* [multicat](//www.videolan.org/projects/multicat.html)
* [dav1d](//www.videolan.org/projects/dav1d.html)
* [VLMa](//www.videolan.org/projects/vlma/)
* [libVLC](//www.videolan.org/vlc/libvlc.html)
* [libdvdcss](//www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdcss.html)
* [libdvdnav](//www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdnav.html)
* [libdvdread](//www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdnav.html)
* [libbluray](//www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html)
* [libdvbpsi](//www.videolan.org/developers/libdvbpsi.html)
* [libaacs](//www.videolan.org/developers/libaacs.html)
* [libdvbcsa](//www.videolan.org/developers/libdvbcsa.html)
* [biTStream](//www.videolan.org/developers/bitstream.html)
* [vlc-unity](//www.videolan.org/developers/unity.html)
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VideoLAN, VLC, VLC media player and x264 are trademarks internationally registered by the [VideoLAN non-profit organization.](/videolan/)
VideoLAN software is licensed under various open-source licenses: use and distribution are defined by each software license.
Design by [Made By Argon](https://www.madebyargon.com). Some icons are licensed under the [CC BY-SA 3.0+](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/).
The VLC cone icon was designed by Richard Øiestad. Icons for VLMC, DVBlast and x264 designed by [Roman Khramov](http://cuberto.com/).