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|description=A directory of everything to do with the development of VideoLAN's projects.<br />
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Check [[VLC media player|VLC's page]] to get info on VLC.
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* [[VLC media player]]
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<div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Welcome to [[Developers_Corner|VLC Developers Corner]],</div>
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** [https://addons.videolan.org Add-ons]
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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%"> This is a directory of everything to do with the development of VideoLAN's projects.<br />
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* [[Documentation:Documentation|Documentation]]
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Check [[VLC|VLC's page]] to get info on VLC.
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* [[VideoLAN_Sites#Developers|Developers' Sites]]
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* [https://www.videolan.org/developers Developer Zone]
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* [https://jenkins.videolan.org Automatic builds]
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*[[VLC|VLC media player]]
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* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues bugs, features, roadmap]
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*[[Documentation:Documentation|Documentation]]
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* [https://www.videolan.org/videolan/mirrors.html Mirrors check]
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* [http://developers.videolan.org Main Developers Site]
 
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* [http://trac.videolan.org Trac, bugs, features, roadmap]
 
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== Coding on VLC ==
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* [[Getting Started At Coding|Get started at coding on VLC]]
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* Get the [[GetTheSource|Source Code]] and [[Compile VLC]]
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* You might be interested in our [[Mini Projects]] or [[GCodeIn_Ideas|Janitorial projects]]
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* Read our [[Hacker_Guide|Hacker's Guide]]
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** [[Hacker_Guide/Core|Introduction to VLC's core]]
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** [[Hacker Guide/How To Write a Module|How to write a module]]
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** [[Documentation:VLC_Modules_Loading|How VLC modules load]]
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* [https://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/doc/doxygen/html/ Code documentation]
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* [[Code Conventions]]
  
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=== VLC development links ===
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* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/ GitLab] list of bugs
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* vlc-devel [https://www.videolan.org/developers/lists.html mailing list], mailing list.
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* [https://www.videolan.org/developers/i18n/ Translation information and stats]
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Compile VLC</h2>
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* [https://www.openhub.net/p/vlc Open Hub] statistics
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* [https://jenkins.videolan.org Jenkins] (Automatic builds)
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Check the [[Compile VLC]] page.
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* [[Nightly build]]s
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* Launchpad ([https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bugs?field.searchtext=vlc&orderby=-date_last_updated&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=Unconfirmed&field.status%3Alist=Confirmed&field.status%3Alist=In+Progress&field.status%3Alist=Needs+Info&field.status%3Alist=Fix+Committed&field.assignee=&field.owner=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch=&field.has_no_package= recent bug changes]) ([https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bugs all bugs])
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To build VLC, you first need to get the [[GetTheSource|Source Code]].
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* [https://code.videolan.org/ code.videolan.org]
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* [https://git.videolan.org/ git.videolan.org]
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<h2 style="margin:0; background-color:#f2e0ce;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #bfb1a3;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em .4em;"> Development discussions</h2>
 
  
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== Current Development ==
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== Current technical discussions on VLC ==
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[[Next_changes| Changes in the current version]]
 
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== Current discussions ==
 
 
* [[Usability Complaints]]
 
* [[Usability Complaints]]
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* [[WaylandIntegration|Wayland integration]]
  
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== Past discussions ==
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=== Past discussions ===
 
* [[VoutRework|Vout Rework]] - improving the video output subsystem.
 
* [[VoutRework|Vout Rework]] - improving the video output subsystem.
 
* [[telnet rc rewrite]] - Merging the "telnet" and "rc" controls.
 
* [[telnet rc rewrite]] - Merging the "telnet" and "rc" controls.
 
* [[SimplePreferences|Simple Preferences]] - We wish to add a "simple" preferences mode, additionally to the full mode we already have.
 
* [[SimplePreferences|Simple Preferences]] - We wish to add a "simple" preferences mode, additionally to the full mode we already have.
 
* [[QtIntfTODO|Qt Interface TODO]] - A brand new qt4 interface ... in order to get rid of wxWidgets.
 
* [[QtIntfTODO|Qt Interface TODO]] - A brand new qt4 interface ... in order to get rid of wxWidgets.
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** [[QtIntfMockups]]
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*** [[QtImageset]]
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*** [[QtIntfMockups-DericksIdea]]
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* [[Qt and GTK]]
 
* [[DBus-spec]] - Specification for a Common, Desktop neutral, Media Player D-Bus interface.
 
* [[DBus-spec]] - Specification for a Common, Desktop neutral, Media Player D-Bus interface.
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* [[Browser Plugin Spec]]
 
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* [[0.9.0PlaylistTODO|0.9.0 Playlist TODO]] - Major changes in the upcoming version
 
 
* [[InteractionSystem]] - Interaction System
 
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* [[MediaControlAPI|Media Control API]] - an high level player-independent media API, wrapping around our [[LibVLC|External API]]
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* [[MediaControlAPI|Media Control API]] - an '''OUTDATED''' high level player-independent media API  
 
* [[0.8.5StringReview]]
 
* [[0.8.5StringReview]]
 
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* [[2005StringsReview]]
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* [[Libavcodec regressions]]
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* [[Mobile Features]]
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* [[AndroidTODO]] - moved to [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=Component%3A%3APort%3A%20Android Gitlab Android Component] and [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=Component%3A%3AInterface%3A%20Android Gitlab Android Interface Component]
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* [[SDI API]] - Linux-related: regarding [[wikipedia:Serial digital interface|SDI]] cards for [[V4l2]]
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* [[Newplaylist]]
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* [[Newsoundslider]]
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* [[BOMM3U]] - [[wikipedia:Byte order mark|Byte order mark]] for [[M3U]] playlists. <code>#EXTM3U</code> means [[wikipedia:M3U#Extended_M3U|Extended M3U]]
  
 
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* [[DefaultSkinRequirements|Default Skin Requirements]] - Specifications of an eligible skin for default skin.
 
* [[DefaultSkinRequirements|Default Skin Requirements]] - Specifications of an eligible skin for default skin.
  
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=== Start coding on VLC ===
 
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* [[Getting Started At Coding|Get started at coding on VLC]]
 
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* [[Hacker_Guide|Hacker's Guide]]
 
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** [[Unicode and Strings]]
 
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* [http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/doc/doxygen/html/ Code documentation]
 
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* [[Contrib_Status|Contrib Status]] - Contrib Libraries Status
 
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* vlc-devel [http://developers.videolan.org/lists.html mailing list], mailing list.
 
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* [http://www.videolan.org/developers/i18n/ Translation information and stats]
 
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* [http://cia.navi.cx/stats/project/vlc CIA] and [http://www.ohloh.net/p/vlc Ohloh] statistics
 
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Build an application on libVLC</h2>
 
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* Build a GPL application using [[libvlc]], in C/C++/[[C_Sharp|C#]]
 
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* Use the [[python bindings]] [[MediaControlIDL]]
 
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VideoLAN's Administration</h2>
 
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 7 December 2023

Coding on VLC

VLC development links

Current technical discussions on VLC

Past discussions

Design

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