VLC Developers Corner

Welcome to VLC Developers Corner, This is a directory of everything to do with the development of VideoLAN's projects. Check VLC's page to get info on VLC. 762 articles

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Compile VLC To build VLC, you first need to get the Source Code. Compile for Windows (Native) Compile on Mac OS X Compile on Linux, BSD or other Unices For other OSes,, check the Compile VLC page. Development discussions Current Development Changes in the current version Current discussions Usability Complaints Past discussions Vout Rework - improving the video output subsystem. telnet rc rewrite - Merging the "telnet" and "rc" controls. Simple Preferences - We wish to add a "simple" preferences mode, additionally to the full mode we already have. Qt Interface TODO - A brand new qt4 interface ... in order to get rid of wxWidgets. DBus-spec - Specification for a Common, Desktop neutral, Media Player D-Bus interface. Stats Sytem Browser Plugin Spec 0.9.0 Playlist TODO - Major changes in the upcoming version InteractionSystem - Interaction System Media Control API - an high level player-independent media API, wrapping around our External API 0.8.5StringReview 2005StringsReview Design Website Redesign and Design Proposals Default Skin Requirements - Specifications of an eligible skin for default skin.

Developing on VLC or a VLC module Start coding on VLC Get started at coding on VLC You might be interested in our Mini Projects or Janitorial projects Hacker's Guide How to write a module Code Conventions Code documentation VLC development links Contrib Status - Contrib Libraries Status Trac list of bugs vlc-devel mailing list, mailing list. Translation information and stats CIA and Ohloh statistics Pasteboard Buildbot Nightly Builds Launchpad (recent bug changes) (all bugs)

Build an application based on libVLC There are several ways to build an application that uses VLC. Some are listed here. Build a GPL application using libvlc, in C/C++/C# Use the Python bindings Use the Java bindings Use the JavaScript API Use the ActiveX Controls Control VLC: Talk to VLC through the DBus protocol VideoLAN's Administration VideoLAN bugdays VideoLAN calendar Admin TODO Skanda migration VideoLAN Servers How to add a skin on the skins download page Download mirrors integrity tests Wiki Admins Admins list SpamBlacklist TODO