Overview
What is VideoLAN Client?
VLC (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.
In depth
A closer look at VideoLAN Client
It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
DVD decryption is done through the libdvdcss library.
DVD navigation is done through the libdvdplay library.
supported CPU extensions are MMX, MMXEXT, SSE and 3D Now! on x86 processors, and AltiVec on G4 processors.
Verdict
Should you download VideoLAN Client?
VideoLAN Client runs on
9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 7.9 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Graphics Editing and Painting.
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At a glance
VideoLAN Client specifications
- Last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/Windows 10/11
- File size
- 7.9 MB
- Price
- Free
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- 542
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