VLC Media player Download, Review and alternatives

VLC media player (previously the VideoLAN Client and commonly known as simply VLC) is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software and streaming media server developed by the VideoLAN project. VLC is available for desktop operating systems and mobile platforms, such as Android, iOS and iPadOS. VLC is also available on digital distribution platforms such as Apple’s App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft Store.

VLC supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including DVD-Video, Video CD and streaming protocols. It is able to stream media over computer networks and can transcode multimedia files. Source Wikipédia

Pros

• Highly customizable
• Excellent file format support
• Expandable via plugins

Cons

• Editing metadata isn’t as straightforward as in some other players

Source: Techradar

Plays all formats

EG-1/2, DivX® (1/2/3/4/5/6), MPEG-4 ASP, XviD, 3ivX D4, H.261, H.263 / H.263i, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, Cinepak, Theora, Dirac / VC-2, MJPEG (A/B), WMV 1/2, WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1, Sorenson 1/3, DV, On2 VP3/VP5/VP6, Indeo Video v3 (IV32), Real Video (1/2/3/4).

MPEG Layer 1/2, MP3 – MPEG Layer 3, AAC – MPEG-4 part3, Vorbis, AC3 – A/52, E-AC-3, MLP / TrueHD>3, DTS, WMA 1/2, WMA 3, FLAC, ALAC, Speex, Musepack / MPC, ATRAC 3, Wavpack, Mod, TrueAudio, APE, Real Audio, Alaw/µlaw, AMR (3GPP), MIDI, LPCM, ADPCM, QCELP, DV Audio, QDM2/QDMC, MACE.

DVD, Text files (MicroDVD, SubRIP, SubViewer, SSA1-5, SAMI, VPlayer), Closed captions, Vobsub, Universal Subtitle Format (USF), SVCD / CVD, DVB, OGM, CMML, Kate.

ID3 tags, APEv2, Vorbis comment.

Advanced formats

 Input Media

UDP/RTP Unicast, UDP/RTP Multicast, HTTP / FTP, MMS, TCP/RTP Unicast, DCCP/RTP Unicast, File, DVD Video, Video CD / VCD, SVCD, Audio CD (no DTS-CD), DVB (Satellite, Digital TV, Cable TV), MPEG encoder, Video acquisition.

 Input Formats

MPEG (ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3), AVI, ASF / WMV / WMA, MP4 / MOV / 3GP, OGG / OGM / Annodex, Matroska (MKV), Real, WAV (including DTS), Raw Audio: DTS, AAC, AC3/A52, Raw DV, FLAC, FLV (Flash), MXF, Nut, Standard MIDI / SMF, Creative™ Voice.

 Miscellaneous

SAP/SDP announces, Bonjour protocol, Mozilla/Firefox plugin, ActiveX plugin, SVCD Menus, Localization, CD-Text, CDDB CD info, IGMPv3, IPv6, MLDv2, CPU acceleration.

Best VLC  Alternatives for Windows

• Wondershare UniConverter
• XBMC Media Center
• RealPlayer
• KMPlayer
• UMPlayer
• DivX
• BS.Player
• GOM Player
• Media Player Classic Home Cinema
• SMPlayer

Best VLC  Alternatives for Linux

• Xbox Media Center (XBMC)
• Miro
• SMPlayer
• MPV Player
• Gnome Videos
• Bomi (CMPlayer)
• Banshee Music and Video Player
• MPlayer
• Xine Multimedia Player
• ExMPlayer
• Deepin Movie

Best VLC  Alternatives for Android

• MPV
• Though MX
• Kodi
• KMPlayer
• GOM
• Poweramp
• BSPlayer
• RadioDroid
• Vinyl Music Player

Best VLC  Alternatives for Mac

• Elmedia Player
• QuickTime
• 5KPlayer
• MPlayerX Media Player
• Movist
• IINA
• DivX

Sources:

• https://www.techradar.com
• https://www.g2.com
• https://www.trustpilot.com
• https://community.spiceworks.com
• https://videoconverter.wondershare.com
• https://www.macgasm.net
• https://alternativeto.net
• https://www.tecmint.com

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