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{{wikipedia|VLC media player|VLC media player}}
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:''Download VLC from '''[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC's Homepage]''' ''
'''VLC media player''' ([[History|initially]] [[VideoLAN]] Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ([[MPEG]], [[DivX]]/[[Xvid]], [[Ogg]], and ''many'' more) as well as [[DVD]]s, [[VCD]]s, and various [[stream]]ing protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation [[VideoLAN]].
 
  
It started as a student project at the French [http://www.ecp.fr/index_html_en École Centrale, Paris] but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. ([[History|more]]).
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'''VLC media player''' (initially [[VideoLAN]] Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats ([[MPEG]], [[DivX]]/[[Xvid]], [[Ogg]], and ''many'' more) as well as [[DVD]]s, [[VCD]]s, and various [[stream]]ing protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation [[VideoLAN]].
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It started as a student project at the French [http://www.centralesupelec.fr/en École Centrale, Paris] but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. ([[History|more about its history]]).
  
 
VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different [[modules]] to decide how to [[Interface|control]] VLC and how to display the [[video output]].
 
VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different [[modules]] to decide how to [[Interface|control]] VLC and how to display the [[video output]].
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=== Operating Systems ===
 
=== Operating Systems ===
 
* [[Windows]]  
 
* [[Windows]]  
* [[Mac OS X]]  
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* [[Windows CE]]
* [[BeOS]]  
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* [[macOS]]  
 
* [[FreeBSD]]  
 
* [[FreeBSD]]  
* [[Windows CE]]
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* [[Solaris]]
 
* [[iOS]]
 
* [[iOS]]
 
* [[Android]]
 
* [[Android]]
 
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=== [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] ===
 
=== [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] ===
* [[GNU/Linux Debian]]  
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* [[Debian|GNU/Linux Debian]]  
 
* [[Ubuntu|GNU/Linux Ubuntu]]  
 
* [[Ubuntu|GNU/Linux Ubuntu]]  
* [[RedHat|GNU/Linux RedHat]]
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* [[Red Hat|GNU/Linux Red Hat]]  
* [[Mandriva|GNU/Linux Mandriva (formerly Mandrake)]]  
 
 
* [[Gentoo|GNU/Linux Gentoo]]  
 
* [[Gentoo|GNU/Linux Gentoo]]  
* [[SuSe|GNU/Linux SuSe]]  
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* [[SUSE|GNU/Linux SUSE]]  
 
* [[Slackware|Slackware GNU/Linux]]  
 
* [[Slackware|Slackware GNU/Linux]]  
 
* [[Pardus|GNU/Linux Pardus]]  
 
* [[Pardus|GNU/Linux Pardus]]  
* [[Distros|GNU/Linux distros]]
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* [[Distros|Other GNU/Linux distros]]
 
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* [[History|History of the project]]
 
* [[History|History of the project]]
 
* [[VLC CodeNames]]
 
* [[VLC CodeNames]]
* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC Home page]
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* [https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC Home page]
 
* [[VLC Features]]
 
* [[VLC Features]]
 
* [[Main Page|VideoLAN Wiki Home]]
 
* [[Main Page|VideoLAN Wiki Home]]
  
[[Category:Player]] [[Category:VideoLAN projects]]
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== HOW to ==
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* Check out all the ''possibilities'' of [[What can VLC do?|what VLC can do]]
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* Want to know [[how to|HOW TO]] do things with VLC?
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* Get help with some [[Common Problems]]
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* View some of VLC's [[Awards]]
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== Tips and Tricks ==
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* You can download extra [[Skins]] for VLC
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* Add different [[interfaces]] to control VLC in different ways, such as from [[mouse gestures]] or even [[Web_Interface|through the internet]].
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* [[Uncommon uses|Mad things you can do with VLC]]
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* [[Notes about other clients]] (Interoperability)
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[[Category:Player]]
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[[Category:VideoLAN projects]]

Latest revision as of 23:52, 30 March 2019

Download VLC from VLC's Homepage

VLC media player (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG, DivX/Xvid, Ogg, and many more) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. However in recent years it has also become a extremely powerful server to stream live and on demand video in several formats to our network and the Internet. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation VideoLAN.

It started as a student project at the French École Centrale, Paris but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries. (more about its history).

VLC is built in a modular way. This means that you can choose from a range of different modules to decide how to control VLC and how to display the video output.

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