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VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as Blu-ray, DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. VLC can also convert, capture/record and be used as a server to stream video.
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Download VLC media player 3.0.17.4 Windows 64-bit 42MB Win64
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Download VLC media player 3.0.17.4 Portable Windows 69MB Win Portable
Download VLC media player 3.0.18 RC Windows 64-bit 40MB Win64
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Download VLC media player 3.0.18 RC Portable Windows 64-bit 40MB Win64 Portable
Download VLC media player 3.0.18 RC Portable Windows 40MB Win Portable
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Download VLC Blu-ray plugin here, it allows to you watch encrypted blu-rays directly with VLC 2.0+.
Download VLC media player nightly builds here ( http://nightlies.videolan.org/ )
Download VLC media player nightly builds here ( http://nightlies.videolan.org/ )
Version history / Release notes / Changelog / What's New
Changes between 3.0.17.4 and 3.0.18-rc:
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Demux:
* Major adaptive streaming update, notably for multiple timelies and webvtt
* Fix seeking with some fragmented MP4 files
* Add support for DVBSub inside MKV
* Fix some Flac files that could not be played
* Improve seeking in Ogg files
Decoders:
* Fix DxVA/D3D11 crashes on HEVC files with bogus references
* Fix libass storage size and crash
* Fix decoding errors on macOS hw decoding on some HEVC files
Video Output:
* Fix color regression with VAAPI/iOS and OpenGL output
* Fix some resizing issues with OpenGL on GLX/EGL/X11/XV
* Fix Direct3d9 texture stretching
* Fix 10-bit accelerated video filters on macOS
Playlist:
* Avoid playlist liveloop on failed/tiny items (temporize EOS bursts)
Misc:
* Misc fixes for the extension UI on macOS
* Improve SMBv1 and SMBv2 behaviours
* Improve FTP compatibility
* Support RISC-V
* Fix AVI muxing for Windows Media Player compatibility
* Fix seeking speed on macOS
Contribs:
* update FFmpeg, bluray, upnp, pthread, x265, freetype, libsmb2, aom, dav1d,
libass, libxml2 (contains CVE), dvdread, harfbuzz, zlib, gme, nettle, GnuTLS,
mpg123, speex, bluray, libvpx
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Demux:
* Major adaptive streaming update, notably for multiple timelies and webvtt
* Fix seeking with some fragmented MP4 files
* Add support for DVBSub inside MKV
* Fix some Flac files that could not be played
* Improve seeking in Ogg files
Decoders:
* Fix DxVA/D3D11 crashes on HEVC files with bogus references
* Fix libass storage size and crash
* Fix decoding errors on macOS hw decoding on some HEVC files
Video Output:
* Fix color regression with VAAPI/iOS and OpenGL output
* Fix some resizing issues with OpenGL on GLX/EGL/X11/XV
* Fix Direct3d9 texture stretching
* Fix 10-bit accelerated video filters on macOS
Playlist:
* Avoid playlist liveloop on failed/tiny items (temporize EOS bursts)
Misc:
* Misc fixes for the extension UI on macOS
* Improve SMBv1 and SMBv2 behaviours
* Improve FTP compatibility
* Support RISC-V
* Fix AVI muxing for Windows Media Player compatibility
* Fix seeking speed on macOS
Contribs:
* update FFmpeg, bluray, upnp, pthread, x265, freetype, libsmb2, aom, dav1d,
libass, libxml2 (contains CVE), dvdread, harfbuzz, zlib, gme, nettle, GnuTLS,
mpg123, speex, bluray, libvpx
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All features
VIDEO
Rewritten video output core and modules, allowing subpicture blending in GPU.
Shader support in the OpenGL output, for colorspace conversion, including 10bits.
New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2.
New debanding, grain, denoising and anti-flickering filters.
New deinterlacing filter, including an Inverse Telecine algorithm.
AUDIO
New resamplers for higher quality audio.
New dynamic range compressor and karaoke filters.
Simplification of the audio core for faster processing.
New audio outputs for iOS, Android and OS/2.
FORMATS
Multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid and WebM.
Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
Rewritten support for images, including jpeg, png, xcf, bmp...
Important changes in RealVideo and Real Format support.
CrystalHD cards and Android OpenMAX support for hardware decoding.
INPUT AND DEVICES
Experimental support for BluRay discs:
- Menus are deactivated in this release (will come soon).
- AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys are not shipped, for legal reasons.
Support for SDI capture cards and QTKit devices.
Support for new adaptive streaming protocols, like HLS and DASH.
FOR MAC USERS
Completely new, single window interface:
- Available in 2 colors: Lion grey and QTX black.
- Extensions support and better Lion integration.
Support for all QTKit devices through qtcapture and qtsound modules.
Continued support for X 10.5 and PPC users (1080p and ProRes on Dual-G5!).
FOR ANIME FANS
Vastly improved MKV demuxer.
Rewritten linked segments and ordered chapter files support.
Correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV.
Rewritten seeking support in cue files.
Various ASS subtitles improvements.
FOR PROFESSIONAL USERS
Support for ProRes 422 and 4444, AVC/Intra.
Support for Jpeg-2000 and DNxHD/VC-3 in 10bits.
Support for EBU subtitles (stl) and EIA-608.
SDI and HD-SDI card support for input on Linux.
New Dirac/VC-2 encoder, faster than the previous one.
FOR DEVELOPERS
libVLC, libVLCcore and libcompat have switched from GPL to LGPLv2.1+.
New libVLC examples are available: media player, photobooth and mediainfo clones.
New JSON requests on the web interface to control running VLC instances.
Implementation of the MPRIS2 interface to control media players.
VLC's web plugins have been rewritten for better integration and stability in all browsers.
Rewritten video output core and modules, allowing subpicture blending in GPU.
Shader support in the OpenGL output, for colorspace conversion, including 10bits.
New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2.
New debanding, grain, denoising and anti-flickering filters.
New deinterlacing filter, including an Inverse Telecine algorithm.
AUDIO
New resamplers for higher quality audio.
New dynamic range compressor and karaoke filters.
Simplification of the audio core for faster processing.
New audio outputs for iOS, Android and OS/2.
FORMATS
Multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid and WebM.
Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
Rewritten support for images, including jpeg, png, xcf, bmp...
Important changes in RealVideo and Real Format support.
CrystalHD cards and Android OpenMAX support for hardware decoding.
INPUT AND DEVICES
Experimental support for BluRay discs:
- Menus are deactivated in this release (will come soon).
- AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys are not shipped, for legal reasons.
Support for SDI capture cards and QTKit devices.
Support for new adaptive streaming protocols, like HLS and DASH.
FOR MAC USERS
Completely new, single window interface:
- Available in 2 colors: Lion grey and QTX black.
- Extensions support and better Lion integration.
Support for all QTKit devices through qtcapture and qtsound modules.
Continued support for X 10.5 and PPC users (1080p and ProRes on Dual-G5!).
FOR ANIME FANS
Vastly improved MKV demuxer.
Rewritten linked segments and ordered chapter files support.
Correct support for FLAC, RV and Hi10p in MKV.
Rewritten seeking support in cue files.
Various ASS subtitles improvements.
FOR PROFESSIONAL USERS
Support for ProRes 422 and 4444, AVC/Intra.
Support for Jpeg-2000 and DNxHD/VC-3 in 10bits.
Support for EBU subtitles (stl) and EIA-608.
SDI and HD-SDI card support for input on Linux.
New Dirac/VC-2 encoder, faster than the previous one.
FOR DEVELOPERS
libVLC, libVLCcore and libcompat have switched from GPL to LGPLv2.1+.
New libVLC examples are available: media player, photobooth and mediainfo clones.
New JSON requests on the web interface to control running VLC instances.
Implementation of the MPRIS2 interface to control media players.
VLC's web plugins have been rewritten for better integration and stability in all browsers.
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I've been using the average VLC player for around 10 years. I think it's the best open source player there is, it even has a series of tools that other players lack, such as subtitle and audio track synchronization. However, one thing that I believe can be better is playing HEVC videos for older computers (in my case I have a computer with an Intel Celeron E3400 @ 2.60GHz processor and 8 gb of ddr3 ram memory), and the 720p and 1080p videos encoded in HEVEC, whether mkv or mp4, simply freeze when we move forward or backward (for example, from MPC BE, it has settings, where I can play a video in hevec, without crashes, as well as a video in H264), I've already tried a series of settings so that I could optimize VLC for HEVC playback cases but without success. In addition, it still (like most players"), does not play xHE-AAC audio, which I believe is not a negative point, since the codec is new. efforts, because for me, VLC is one of the top 3 free media players.
Review by Diego Souza on
Jul 15, 2022 Version: 3.0.17.4
OS: Windows 8 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
The current version still is not capable of *properly* playing x264 10bit HDR content. The program still doesn't have the needed decoder to play the HDR encoded video file to produce the proper colour & contrast. Still waiting for a program update that looks after this.
Review by Tony on
Sep 22, 2021 Version: 3.0.16
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
Works great on all types of files that are video related. I have been using VLC for a few years now and it works like a champ. The only time it was in question was once and they fixed it pdq. You can not beat "free" to the open public. Quality solely depends on the encoding of the file it is playing. Never under estimate a program that is free. Great job
Review by Backpain on
Aug 16, 2021 Version: 3.0.16
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Sad day for VLC, a once fine and useful bit of software. Several versions ago it became fairly well unusable.
Had to switch to PotPlayer, which has superb playing performance, even if setup is a bit quirky and oddly lacking.
Good luck to you all!
Had to switch to PotPlayer, which has superb playing performance, even if setup is a bit quirky and oddly lacking.
Good luck to you all!
Review by Sad Day on
Aug 16, 2021 Version: 3.0.16
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 2/10
Functionality: 2/10
Value for money: 2/10
Overall: 2/10
Videolan pulled 3.0.15 from their website without any details or even noting the fact that they pulled it. That's not great form, but hey, what do you want for free?
For those of us who have 3.0.15 installed (and have a compatible OS for which its not broken), will there be any issues with upgrading to the next version or uninstalling now or after the next upgrade? It would be nice to know, as there is at least one report in their forum about uninstall failures.
I totally understand that testing is a big challenge and a lot of work, but the lack of info coming from Videolan about the problems with the current release and what to do next for everyone with it installed is disappointing. Testing is a lot of work, but good communication is just editing a text file.
For those of us who have 3.0.15 installed (and have a compatible OS for which its not broken), will there be any issues with upgrading to the next version or uninstalling now or after the next upgrade? It would be nice to know, as there is at least one report in their forum about uninstall failures.
I totally understand that testing is a big challenge and a lot of work, but the lack of info coming from Videolan about the problems with the current release and what to do next for everyone with it installed is disappointing. Testing is a lot of work, but good communication is just editing a text file.
Review by Todd on
Jun 12, 2021 Version: 3.0.15
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 6/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 7/10
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