VLC media player
VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc observed · 2026-10-10
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- 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 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5378
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
19926 stars · 6232 forks observed · 2026-10-10
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.99
VLC is a free, open‑source multimedia player and framework that can play virtually any audio or video format. It runs on a wide range of platforms and also provides an embeddable engine (libVLC) for third‑party applications.
Use cases
- play video files on Windows without installing codecs
- stream live video from a network source on Linux
- convert a DVD to MP4 on macOS
- embed a media player in a custom app using libVLC
- watch streamed TV on an Android tablet
- capture webcam video and apply filters on iOS
When to choose
- need a reliable player that supports almost every media format
- require cross‑platform support across desktop and mobile
- want hardware‑accelerated decoding on supported devices
- need an embeddable media engine for custom software
When to avoid
- need a lightweight player with minimal dependencies
- require commercial licensing without GPL constraints
- looking for a specialized audio‑only or video‑only editor
Facets
application · maturity active
video-processing audio-processing streaming file-system media windows bsd browser cross-platform media-player codec-support hardware-decoding libvlc open-source gplv2 lgpl macos linux android ios
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/videolan/vlc · fetched 2026-10-10 · 8ee3cd9f8028
- homepage: http://www.videolan.org/vlc · fetched 2026-10-05 · 45eb8382cfc2
- site_page: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html · fetched 2026-10-05 · 85bb28acc66a
- site_page: http://www.videolan.org/support/faq.html · fetched 2026-10-05 · fffb320e0fee
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| videolan/vlc | main | 77 |
| videolan/libvlcsharp | sdk | 75 |
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