videolan/vlc-android
VLC for Android, Android TV and ChromeOS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3107
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 37
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3955 stars · 839 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The official Android port of VLC media player, supporting Android phones, Android TV, and ChromeOS. It includes LibVLC, an embeddable Android library that provides the full VLC multimedia engine for building custom media players.
Use cases
- play all video and audio formats on android
- embed a media player in my android app
- play network streams and smb shares on android tv
- cast video to chromecast from android
- build a custom video player with hardware decoding
- browse upnp and dlna media servers on android
When to choose
- you need a player that handles virtually every codec and format without extra work
- you want to embed a full-featured multimedia engine in an Android app via LibVLC
- you need network streaming, casting, or HDR/8K playback on Android devices
When to avoid
- you only need simple playback of common formats and prefer a lighter player like ExoPlayer
- your app requires a permissive license, since the app is GPLv2+ and libraries are LGPL
- you target iOS or desktop rather than Android/ChromeOS
Facets
application · maturity active
video-processing audio-processing sdk gui media android-tools cross-platform jvm media-player libvlc video-player audio-player chromecast android-tv streaming multimedia android mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9517177231b2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| videolan/vlc-android | main | 75 |
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