# VLC

> The universal open source media player that plays everything

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/vlc
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/vlc.json
- Website: https://github.com/videolan/vlc
- Category: Music Player
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: no
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-06-06T09:55:26+00:00
- Catalog revision: `2692981087`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/videolan/vlc
- Stars: 20309
- Forks: 6410
- Open issues: 2
- License: GPL-2.0
- Last push: 2026-11-03T08:03:59+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-03T14:41:41+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: Video Player, Multimedia, Media Player, Framework
Tech stacks: C++, javascript, Lua, Objective-C, Qt, rust

## Features
- Supports virtually all video and audio formats without requiring additional codec packs. *(highlighted)*
- Provides a powerful engine called libVLC that can be embedded into third party applications. *(highlighted)*
- Includes advanced features like media conversion, stream manipulation, and subtitle synchronization. *(highlighted)*

## Description

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.

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Source: [FOSSHunter — VLC](https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/vlc) — cite `synced_at` and the catalog revision when quoting metrics.
Interpretation rules: https://www.fosshunter.com/llms-full.txt