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! Windows 9x 98/Me
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| {{nostupported}} || Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work flawlessly on Windows 98 and Windows ME.
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! Windows Vista
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Read the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=32513 forum thread] on that matter. ||
 
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== Windows ==
 
 
=== Windows 9x family ===
 
 
Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work flawlessly on Windows 98 and Windows ME.
 
 
You need to install the unicode package to make it work.
 
 
=== Windows NT family ===
 
 
VLC works and is supported on:
 
* Windows 2000
 
* Windows XP
 
 
Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work on Windows NT4.0, but with major issues due to the lack of a correct DirectX support.
 
 
=== Windows Vista ===
 
VLC has still some problems with Vista, but it works. Read the [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=32513 forum thread] on that matter.
 
  
 
== Linux ==
 
== Linux ==

Revision as of 12:17, 24 May 2007

On what operating systems can run VLC media player ?

Most used Video Codecs
Windows
Windows 9x 98/Me Template:Nostupported Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work flawlessly on Windows 98 and Windows ME.

You need to install the unicode package to make it work.||

Windows 2000 Yes
Windows Xp Yes
Windows NT 4.0 Template:Notsupported Although it is now unsupported, VLC should work on Windows NT4.0,

but with major issues due to the lack of a correct DirectX support. ||

Windows Vista Yes VLC has still some problems with Vista, but it works.

Read the forum thread on that matter. ||


Linux

VLC works perfectly under linux.

The teams support the Debian Version. But Ubuntu, Gentoo, OpenSuse, Mandriva, Fedora Core are oftenly tested by the team, but the packages are not made by the VideoLAN team.

Unix

BSD

VLC should work without problems.

Solaris

VLC is buildable under Solaris after some adaptations. Reports have said that those were doable.

Other Unixes

Same as Solaris

Mac OS

Mac OS X

VLC works perfectly under Mac OS X.

For 10.2 and under, use VLC 0.8.4a For 10.3, use VLC 0.8.6b For 10.4 and over, every up-to-date version of VLC works.

Mac OS 9

There is no and will not be any version of VLC for Mac OS 9 because of its deprecated status

PDA OSes

Windows CE

Palm OS

No version done.

Symbian

No version done.

Other

PSP

There is a port of VLC on the PSP done by an external team.

PS3

VLC runs under YDL5 on the PS3.