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{{Wikipedia|VLC media player|fr:VLC media player|label2=VLC media player (French)}}
VLC media player (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) 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.
:''Download VLC from '''[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC's Homepage]''' ''


It started as a student project at the French École Centrale Paris but is now a worldwide project with developers from 20 countries.
'''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]].


* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/|VLC Home page] (cache)
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]]).
* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html|VLC features] (cache)
 
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]].
 
== Use VLC on your platform ==
 
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=== Operating Systems ===
* [[Windows]]
* [[Windows CE]]
* [[macOS]]
* [[FreeBSD]]
* [[Solaris]]
* [[iOS]]
* [[Android]]
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=== [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] ===
* [[Debian|GNU/Linux Debian]]
* [[Ubuntu|GNU/Linux Ubuntu]]
* [[Red Hat|GNU/Linux Red Hat]]
* [[Gentoo|GNU/Linux Gentoo]]
* [[SUSE|GNU/Linux SUSE]]
* [[Slackware|Slackware GNU/Linux]]
* [[Pardus|GNU/Linux Pardus]]
* [[Distros|Other GNU/Linux distros]]
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== Related Links ==
* [[History|History of the project]]
* [[VLC CodeNames]]
* [https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC Home page]
* [[VLC Features]]
* [[Main Page|VideoLAN Wiki Home]]
 
== HOW to ==
* Check out all the ''possibilities'' of [[What can VLC do?|what VLC can do]]
* Want to know [[how to|HOW TO]] do things with VLC?
* Get help with some [[Common Problems]]
* View some of VLC's [[Awards]]
 
== Tips and Tricks ==
* You can download extra [[Skins]] for VLC
* Add different [[interfaces]] to control VLC in different ways, such as from [[mouse gestures]] or even [[Web_Interface|through the internet]].
* [[Uncommon uses|Mad things you can do with VLC]]
* [[Notes about other clients]] (Interoperability)
 
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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.

Use VLC on your platform

Operating Systems

GNU/Linux

Related Links

HOW to

Tips and Tricks