SoC 2026 - Revision history

EPirat: /* Summer of Code rules */ Mention that the AI policy applies too

2026-03-16T10:18:05Z

Summer of Code rules: Mention that the AI policy applies too

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	The VideoLAN [[CoC\|Code of Conducts]] applies to all Summer projects.		The VideoLAN [[CoC\|Code of Conducts]] applies to all Summer projects.

			Additionally, the VideoLAN AI policy for GSoC, detailed below, applies.

	== VideoLAN AI Policy for GSoC Participants ==		== VideoLAN AI Policy for GSoC Participants ==

EPirat: Add VideoLAN AI policy for GSoC

2026-03-16T10:16:42Z

Add VideoLAN AI policy for GSoC

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	The VideoLAN [[CoC\|Code of Conducts]] applies to all Summer projects.		The VideoLAN [[CoC\|Code of Conducts]] applies to all Summer projects.

			== VideoLAN AI Policy for GSoC Participants ==

			AI tools can be valuable for experienced developers who already understand the code they are working with. However, when you are still learning, they can do far more harm than good: they shortcut the thinking, debugging, and problem-solving that are the entire point of a program like GSoC. You will not become a better developer by letting a model write your code, your proposals, or your emails.

			'''AI-generated content is not permitted in any part of your GSoC participation with VideoLAN.'''

			This includes, but is not limited to:
			* Code contributions (patches, modules, tests)
			* Project proposals and applications
			* Communications with mentors (emails, chat messages, meeting notes)
			* Bug reports and merge request descriptions

			If you have a question about the code-base or your project, ask your mentor: that is what they are there for.

			=== Enforcement ===

			Contributions or communications that appear to be AI-generated will be rejected. A first violation will result in a formal warning. Further violations may lead to a failing evaluation.

			=== Qualification tasks ===

			Proposals and qualification tasks that show signs of AI generation will result in the applicant not being selected.

	== How to Start ==		== How to Start ==

EPirat: Remove libVLC Wayland API project as requested by Pierre

2026-03-11T15:25:00Z

Remove libVLC Wayland API project as requested by Pierre

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	'''Proposed mentors''': Thomas Guillem		'''Proposed mentors''': Thomas Guillem

	~~== libvlc Wayland API ==~~

	~~In order to allow easy integration of VLC video rendering into application that uses Wayland, similarly to what we provide for X11 or HWND.~~

	~~'''Duration''': 175h~~

	~~'''Scope of the Tasks to do''':~~

	* Provide a method to expose external Wayland surface and additional mechanisms to libvlc.

	* Write a sample application to illustrate how to use the API

	~~'''Requirements''': This project requires some good C experience~~

	~~'''Proposed mentor''': Pierre Lamot~~

	== Lua Declarative UI Framework for Extensions ==		== Lua Declarative UI Framework for Extensions ==

Robux4: add libvlcsharp and vlc-unity (from Martin) - robUx4

2026-02-17T07:41:37Z

add libvlcsharp and vlc-unity (from Martin) - robUx4

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 ''Proposed mentor'': tguillem
 = Other short ideas for VLC & libVLC =
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 * Automated Testing Environment like ffmpeg Fate (port ?) for demuxing, non-hw decoding
 * Integrate libavfilter in VLC
 * Provide setups for popular streaming services / sout templates (ui ?)
 * Improve cue support in VLC

J-b: /* Other short ideas for VLC & libVLC */

2026-02-16T10:56:58Z

Other short ideas for VLC & libVLC

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	Those ideas should be '''175h''' long		Those ideas should be '''175h''' long

	* Improve Vulkan output for VLC, including HDR support
	* Improve id3 tag and metadata handling in VLC		* Improve id3 tag and metadata handling in VLC
	* Bridge module for GMI'C or other video filters		* Bridge module for GMI'C or other video filters

J-b: /* Vulkan video filters: deinterlace, adjust and others */

2026-02-16T10:56:46Z

Vulkan video filters: deinterlace, adjust and others

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	'''Proposed mentors''': Thomas Guillem		'''Proposed mentors''': Thomas Guillem

	~~@fkuehne @j-b for https://wiki.videolan.org/SoC_2026 (you can remove the line "Improve Vulkan output for VLC, including HDR support)~~
	== libvlc Wayland API ==		== libvlc Wayland API ==

J-b: /* VLC macOS interface redesign */

2026-02-16T10:56:23Z

VLC macOS interface redesign

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	'''Scope of the tasks to do''':		'''Scope of the tasks to do''':

	There is a full design already done and tested. The major hurdle is to actually implement it the way we want it to be. The iOS/tvOS interface is simpler, more user friendly, and has a better "media center" feel into it, which influenced what we want to achieve on the Mac. Note that the objective is to use AppKit. UIKit will not be part of this project.		There is a full design already done and tested.

			The major hurdle is to actually implement it the way we want it to be. The iOS/tvOS interface is simpler, more user friendly, and has a better "media center" feel into it, which influenced what we want to achieve on the Mac.
			Note that the objective is to use AppKit. UIKit will not be part of this project.

	Iterating from the current UI and closely collaborating with the team currently working on it is a requirement.		Iterating from the current UI and closely collaborating with the team currently working on it is a requirement.

J-b: /* Ideas for VLC & libVLC */

2026-02-16T10:55:51Z

Ideas for VLC & libVLC

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 == integrate checkasm tooling and improve existing asm coverage ==
 VLC has some amount of existing assembly (yadif, video chroma) but we lack test coverage for it and also could use more for newer architectures
-Tasks
+'''Tasks to do''':
 * Integrate checkasm for validation (against a C baseline) and benchmarking (similarly to what's done in dav1d)
 * Convert the existing assembly to use it
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 '''Proposed mentors''': Marvin Scholz, Nathan Egge, Tristan Matthews
 == libvlc Wayland API ==
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 ''Proposed mentor: Steve Lhomme, Marvin Scholz''
 = Ideas for VLC dependencies =

Robux4: Added vcpkg exploration

2026-02-12T14:23:47Z

Added vcpkg exploration

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	''Proposed mentor: 'Alexandre Janniaux (espresso)'		''Proposed mentor: 'Alexandre Janniaux (espresso)'

			== Use vcpkg contribs ==
			'''Project Description''':
			VLC depends on 130 contrib packages that are external libraries used by VLC and its modules.
			A lot of these packages are also available in package systems like vcpkg. This could be an alternative way
			to build VLC by using common packages. This would allow more native builds of VLC, especially on Windows
			(ie without relying on a POSIX shell).

			The meson build system is capable of using vcpkg packages although it's not the default mode of vcpkg.

			This projects goal is to add support for as many packages as possible in the vcpkg system to match the existing contribs.

			'''Duration''': 350h or 175h

			'''Scope of the tasks to do''':

			The main task will be to add package dependencies in vcpkg for all the platforms we support and then adapting the patches found in contribs
			to the same packages found in vcpkg. This should be usable from our meson build system.

			'''Requirements''':
			This project requires knownledge of '''meson''', '''make''' and '''CMake''' and package dependencies.

			''Proposed mentor: Steve Lhomme, Marvin Scholz''


	= Ideas for VLC dependencies =		= Ideas for VLC dependencies =

J-b: /* Ideas for VLC & libVLC */

2026-02-05T18:52:33Z

Ideas for VLC & libVLC

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	''Proposed mentor: Felix Paul Kühne, Diogo Simao Marques ''		''Proposed mentor: Felix Paul Kühne, Diogo Simao Marques ''


	== Android Medialibrary cache management ==		== Android Medialibrary cache management ==
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	''Proposed mentor: Pierre''		''Proposed mentor: Pierre''

	== Update the Lua integration ==		== Update the Lua integration ==

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	* js, Vue, lua, websockets		* js, Vue, lua, websockets

	'''Proposed mentor'''		'''Proposed mentor''': Nicolas
	Nicolas

	== demux Rust bindings and AVI module for VLC ==		== demux Rust bindings and AVI module for VLC ==
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	destructive) rather than raw values, and efficient list rendering with a row		destructive) rather than raw values, and efficient list rendering with a row
	template function.		template function.


	The old vlc.dialog API must remain functional for backward compatibility.		The old vlc.dialog API must remain functional for backward compatibility.
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	''Proposed mentor: Marvin Scholz, Alexandre Janniaux''		''Proposed mentor: Marvin Scholz, Alexandre Janniaux''


	== Lua Script Test Harness ==		== Lua Script Test Harness ==