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The [[libVLC]] (VLC SDK) media framework can be embedded into an application to get multimedia capabilities.

Since VLC is based on [[libVLC]], one should be able to have the same features that {{VLC}} has.

The libVLC media framework is already used by several applications; see [[LibVLC_Users|who uses libVLC?]]

== Documentation ==

Please refer to the [http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/doc/doxygen/html/group__libvlc.html Doxygen documentation], which is the reference documentation.

''Make sure that the documentation matches the LibVLC version.'' (if not, you can build it from the source code)

Some further topics are covered here:

* [[LibVLC_Memory_Management| LibVLC Memory Management]] explained: covers the basics on the _new(), _retain(), _release().
* [[LibVLC_Media_List_Management| LibVLC Media List Management]] explained: covers the basics on setting up a playlist.
* [[GenerateLibFromDll|Generate a .lib for using libVLC on Windows]] (before libVLC 2.1.0)

== Compiling == 
To build LibVLC you need [[GetTheSource|VLC source code]] and follow [[Compile_VLC|VLC compilation instructions]] since LibVLC it is directly shipped in VLC source code.<br />
You will find headers in vlc-src/include/vlc and libvlc.so binaries in the ''hidden'' folder vlc-src/lib/.libs.<br />
When using your custom LibVLC build you will need to define the environment variable VLC_PLUGIN_PATH pointing to VLC modules located in vlc-src/modules.

== Examples ==

=== Playback ===
* [[LibVLC_Tutorial|Current version (1.1.x and later)]]
* Gtk Player: {{VLCSourceFile|name=doc/libvlc/gtk_player.c}}
* Qt Player: {{VLCSourceFile|name=doc/libvlc/QtPlayer/player.cpp}}
* WxWidgets Player: {{VLCSourceFile|name=doc/libvlc/wx_player.cpp}}

=== Rendering and streaming ===
* [[LibVLC_SampleCode_SDL|Use LibVLC in an SDL application]]
* [[Stream_to_memory_(smem)_tutorial| Stream into a memory zone]]
* Generate thumbnails using LibVLC: {{VLCSourceFile|name=doc/libvlc/vlc-thumb.c}}
* Quick DVD ripper: {{VLCSourceFile|name=doc/libvlc/libvlc_DVD_ripper.c}}

=== More complex examples ===
* [http://git.videolan.org/?p=libvlc-demos.git;a=tree;f=vlcinfo;hb=HEAD MediaInfo clone]
* [http://git.videolan.org/?p=libvlc-demos.git;a=tree;f=webcam;hb=HEAD Webcam / Cheese clone]

=== libVLC on Android ===
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlc-android-samples LibVLC on Android sample]

=== VLCKit for Cocoa (iOS/macOS) ===
You can find details on features and implementation on a [[VLCKit|designated page]].

==== macOS ====
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit/tree/master/Examples/macOS/BasicPlayerWithPlaylist Simple playlist player for macOS].
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit/tree/master/Examples/macOS/iPodConverter iPod Converter for macOS].
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit/tree/master/Examples/macOS/FlashVideoDownloader Flash Video Downloader for macOS].

==== iOS ====
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit/tree/master/Examples/iOS/SimplePlayback Simple player for iOS].
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit/tree/master/Examples/iOS/DropIn-Player Drop-in player for integration in iOS apps].

=== Crossplatform .NET/Mono support with LibVLCSharp ===
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/LibVLCSharp/tree/master/Samples Simple playback samples (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows/Xamarin.Forms)].
* [https://code.videolan.org/mfkl/libvlcsharp-samples Advanced samples].

=== Outdated samples ===
* [[LibVLC_Tutorial_0.9|Versions 0.9.x and 1.0.x]]
* [[LibVLC_Tutorial_086c|Version 0.8.6]]
* [[LibVLC_Visual_C|Visual C++]] '' (uses "old" legacy API) ''
* [[IceVLCPlayer|VCL component for Delphi]] (out-of-date)

== Language & platform bindings ==
LibVLC is a C library. It has bindings to the following languages and frameworks:
* C++, using the [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlcpp libvlcpp] library
* The [[Web plugin]] for ActiveX (e.g. MSIE) and NPAPI (e.g. Firefox)
* [http://WebChimera.org WebChimera] browser plugin with [http://nwjs.io/ NW.js] support
* [https://github.com/RSATom/WebChimera.js WebChimera.js] - another way to bind libvlc to node.js/io.js/NW.js/Electron
* [[VLCKit|Objective-C/Swift for iOS and macOS]]
* [[PythonBinding|Python]]
* [http://phonon.kde.org/ Phonon (Qt/KDE) in C++]
* [[Java bindings]]
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/tree/master/libvlc/jni Java/Scala/Kotlin/JNI Android]
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlcsharp C#/F#/.NET]
* [https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-winrt/tree/master/modules/libvlcppcx C++/CX]
* [https://github.com/adrg/libvlc-go Go]
* [https://github.com/garkimasera/vlc-rs Rust]
* [http://github.com/RSATom/QmlVlc QmlVlc] - Qt 5 QML binding
* [https://github.com/vlc-qt/vlc-qt VLC-Qt] - Qt bindings
* [[wxVLCBackend|wxWidgets MediaCtrl backend]] also in C++
* [[Using libvlc with Delphi]]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/paslibvlc/ Pascal/Delphi]
* [http://wiki.tcl-lang.org/48382 Tcl]
* [[ActiveX]] with the built-in VLC browser plugin for MSIE (obsolete)

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