VLC Media Player
Editors Rating
VLC media player is a portable multimedia player for audio and video files.
Developer
License / Price
Freeware / Free
Size / OS
13 M /
Date Added
2010-08-27
Downloads
2773458
Product Description
VLC Media Player
VLC is a free, portable multi-media player that supports audio and video codecs and file formats. Enjoy your DVDs in an easy-to-use interface with plenty of extra features! With VLC Media Player you can:
- Play broken, damaged or incomplete files
- Alter video effects such as slow motion, zoom, cropping, or adjusting color
- Repair audio sync issues
- Convert media into other formats and sizes, like AVI, MP4 and MPEG
Download VLC Media Player now and start watching your movies the easy way!
VLC is an open source application. Source code for VLC can be found here.
POPULAR SOFTWARE
Rank
Program
Downloads
1
2,773,458
2
812,214
3
643,369
4
84,609
5
68,156
6
33,593
7
26,243
8
18,742
9
9,155
10
8,853
11
3,881
12
3,655
13
3,377
14
3,317
15
2,845
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2,744
17
2,657
18
2,593
19
2,479
20
2,245



I think VLC will be a fitatsnac topic in the following 10 years.I just see some interest materials and opinions on this website?Thanks for those articles.
Works well on everything except for some of the new downloads from England!
WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION
Had more than a few files that wouldn\'t play. This bugger got all. Superior
It truly is one of the best media players to date....
I found it very useful as it could play files that WMP or Power DVD wudnt...
Go for it folks,especially if u hav prob playing ur dvd files
I replaced my PowerDVD,Quicktime,Realplayer with this program.Installed fast and easy.Easy to use.Install,double left click on icon,click on \"file\",use popup window to find the movie that you wish to play.For those who seem to have problems,read the manual!
This software is amazing. So far there has not been on file it could not play! Movies, music, DVD's, MP4 it has never let me down. And it is the only media player I can say that about.
this is the second program I install.I believe it helps stop infected downloads. The first thing i load is AVG free
You can get DVD43 from this site to decode the DVDs. Just install, run the program and go ahead and rip any DVD you can find. This Video player will play practically anything and meet most of you Video processing/editing needs as well as streaming and sharing., AWSOME!!!!
Hope to use this player for videos and my photos
This is a pretty good media player. I could not play dvds because the dvd+rw external drive did come with the decoder to play dvds unless i pay extra. your software come in handy. Thanks.
the best media player ive ever had
I've had the VLC media player for about a year now. All I can say is there's nothing like it. Whoever designed this program was on top of their game. Thank You for the outstanding work.
Good in all respect for Audio and Video
So much better than Windows media player or Flash player. This software would be particularly useful on these new tiny PC's which are missing a DVD drive.
I didn't know my netbook didn't come with the system needed to play DVD/CD. This works very well. No stopping when the movie is playing.
the reason i gige it a 5 rating is my windows player wont play any dvds at all its a hellofalot easier toinstall this player and it plays everything no prob.
I tried PowerDVD, Roxio, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player. Only VLC Player has the mpeg-2 decoder for Windows Vista Business. Kudos!!
It was fine and i hope we will enjoy its use
fast download that actually worked!!!! Brilliant, thanku v much, i is happy watching dvds now!
I have been trying to watch my daughters ultra sound DVD but couldn`t because i didn`t have a DVD decoder i din`t know what that was until a friend of mine told me about this web site know i can watch the ultra sound of my first grand baby THANK YALL ALL THAT MADE THIS WEB SITE
I use this exclusively now that I have found it.
I tried to download on my Netbook with Windows 7 Starter and it would not download. Any Idea when they will have a version for this OS..?
I couldn't find any other decoders to run a dvd I received, and I came across this one. Quick, easy, was watching my movie within 2 minutes,thanks!
this is a great decoder thank you
I tried many other media players and none of them would work with my movie files. Then an uncle of mine recommended VLC. I downloaded it for free and tried some of my other video files that I used to have connected to Quicktime or Windows Media Player. The graphics are awesome compared to the other players. I haven't downloaded any full movies yet but I tried some previews of the ones I started downloading and the graphics are just as good as renting a DVD. I would recommend this program for anyone who is having trouble playing their video files or with bad graphics.
It is what it is i have not had a problem yet so thank youmuch bye
The product is just as good as any other that I have used, and surely can be used in many ways.
Runs a lot of diff vid formats works great picture quaility is good
download was successful movie is playing clear
I have really enjoyed the player, with the other players I "had", most of the time they printed an error...dont recognize this file. Good product, thanks
great. it works really well. great for watching videos
I was instructed to install this program in order to watch a video, and it just plain does not work. When I go to the VLC site to learn what to do, it reads shut down "until things settle down" supposedly because of how busy it is. Maybe a lot of complaints?
Had to install and uninstall four times, seems to be working now, and looks clear
It plays all .flv files while RealPlayer program won't decode many of my .flv files. Viewing .flv clips that RealPlayer can not play was main reason for installing VLC Media Player. For my needs it works great.
But it is big and bloated apps.
It's good and it works of first trial. I can recommend it to everyone.
I love to listen to music and watch movies!
too much clarity and Excellent
it works great real easy to use
I have tried to use this program on 2 machines (XP) which otherwise work well
and have downloaded it several times over 2 years. BUT when I try to play music it makes CRACKING SOUNDS over the music.
I can't seem to get any help on this. I would like to use it if I can get rid of the noise. Any ideas.
this is the best media player i have come across, does everything you need and i haven`t found a format it cant play
Should come standard, works so well. Sometimes you get more than you pay for.
vlc player is by far one of the best free media players around. I have yet to find any audio or video it will not play.
This download worked without flaws but seems to be an older version that should be able to update from the vlc site videolan or just download it from videolan. The up to date version is much better. Have no idea how some people screw up this download cause it works and it is definatley not infected with malware. Scanned with Avast all clean!
I wanted a program that would play mp4 files. I had no problem downloading VLC, and it worked perfectly! I'm not sure what the other complaints are all about. I don't see a problem with this software at all.
this was a waste of time i spent 30 min downloadin and installin and it still says the same thing WMP says Incompatible Media player. but hey thanx for nuthin
So glad I remembered this site from the good ole days of Windows XP... It's a great program. Thanks for sharing.
all the codecs that you'll probably ever need...that counts. UI is fine for basic operations, but duplicating playlist files and other commands are too menu-based and not intuitive...but, who cares since it plays everything that I feed it!
Works great. The only player I found that will play VOB type DVD files without conversion.
i had problems with my decoder, and downloaded this one, it worked right away, no problems at all, i would recommend this to anyone, it is real easy, thankyou for having this to download, Texas guy
Ignore my last review. Tried the VLC s'ware again after a close and re-open of the program. Re-inserted the DVD, chose the program instead of Microsoft, went off without a hitch. Kudos for open source!
I downloaded VLC which said it could decode MPEG-2. Purpose: Play "War and Peace," 1956 vintage, but on DVD. I resorted to open source because Microsoft was trying to charge me for the decoder. Now I get a repeated error:
"File reading failed:
VLC could not read the file."
It used to be you popped in a VHS and the thing played. Now we're at the mercy of software providers. To get it to plug and play, you have to pay. To save money, you have to try and find software, waste time. I've been wrestling with computers since 1979 when they were extremely "high maintenance." Now, in 2009, we've gone full circle. Would someone have a hint how I can get this VLC to play this DVD?
So far So good I have not even downloaded the thing yet.
This player excites me because I can play my music without jumping through so many loops. Click and play, I love it. Thanks VLC
Downloaded in approx 2 minutes. then installed dvd and started player. ran perfectly.
Easy to use,No attached unrelated programs downloaded with program I wanted
downloaded the player, popped in Transformers and had the movie to occupy my kids while I studied. Couldn't have been easier and worked as well as any player I've ever used. Most excellent!
Great little program---Best I have found. After digging around in it the features are amazing. Good job people.
My rating would have been at lease "usable" if I could only download the darned thing. I follow the instructions explicitly but when it says it is downloading it just sits there. After several tries one of which I waited for 1/2 hour I gave up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated otherwise I'll start looking on the internet again for a player that might download and work. If you have an idea and wish to to contact me. My e-mail address is petera800@aol.com. Thanks.
Peter Arthur
The download was easy and it played my 3g2 file like I wanted, however it could not play the audio.
treated very will,plus gave my computer the dvd decoders free.
It has no SloMo reverse/backw.
otherwise it is great.
The Snap is a great bonus
SOMETIMES IT FREEZES
In playing, music off internet radio, it is very suitable for
my needs. I am in need of better understanding of how to get continuous play. I am new at using the computer. I guess I would fit the caterogy of one of those dummies. But I like the simplicity, just don't know
how to use all of the devices. Will try again. Thank You Kalah
Love it at least i can watch a dvd. But I try to convert and it's confusing. Otherwise its awesome
this is the most utilitarian and comprehensive player I have ever owned and I currently have at least 8- 3 of which I paid for PowerDVD 9 most recent. I can not figure out why I bought that when I have this VLC and one other great freeware player.
If I have one complaint and that is really nothing against the player at all, is that there are so many options for tweaks it can become overwhelming. It can be the easiest thing in the world to use and get great seamless play of straight ISO right from my storeage drive, no need to convert or unwrap for play in all the other players i have. Just go to the bank of saved ISO and pick. It saves me enormously on the dvd discs which go bad if played too often. It is that , if none of the other great features , that got me stuck on this player above all others.
Very good Media Player , and will recomend it to others
This app is decent and simple to use
I recently got a new computer and had to find this download again becuase it is excatly what it says it is no hidden gimmicks
This is for Onen's that have a very long history in the computor field...Thought I had one for the New Guy..No Luck with this.
very good program and very useful application.
This software was very great, EXCELENT.......... Thank
It seemed to be a pretty good program
Thanks for share this excellent program.
When I tried to use this program on my Dell Laptop (XP Operating System)I got the message that it was not a valid WIN32 application.
this was a very great program love it very good yey
still in the works and like what I have seen
Thanks for the unloading works I hope to be able to see me films avi
Works great!!! Try this if you have problems with VOBs.
all I received was errors. Could not get program to run no matter what I did
i think it ran pretty good. it took care of what I needed
Can this product be used with Windows XP? I don't see it listed. Thanks for any information!
Not bad. It works pretty good. down't like the constant pop up of the tool bar though.
MP9 Digital Pocket Video Recorder-how to change a date?
works perfectly. cannot beat the price.
excellent software. It is free.
WOW, got it cause alot of my files won't play AVI and cause some of my players will not play anymore. WOW just a great product overall. It even repair damage files. Excellent and free.
his program is very good to make and plays videos and miusic
easy to download, easy to install and easy to use, great!
i have use it for about a year now but so far so good.
pretty cool tool, I am happy with it.
the best player I used, in my opinion
excellent software, easy to install
the best player in my opinion is vlc because i heard that it can open any program that real or media player can open
plays all kind of media files, so really better performance..
The program is difficult to get used to at first but once I got the hang of it I was amazed at everything it does.
I especially like how it will automatically go full screen with all controls available by right click.
I tried another player but it skipped and pixelized regularly. No such problem here.
Since you have to buy the Ultimate Vista to get DVD play ability, finding this program ended some serious frustration and panic (that my DVD player did not work).
I have no idea how to use it. I thought It would automaticly play the movies I love after I installed it. I wanted to work for Media Player. Can someone explain to me where do I watch the movie if not in Media Player?