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VLC media player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols.
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Version 3.0.20  •  Linux
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Simple, fast and powerful

  • Plays everything - Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams.
  • Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed - MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3...
  • Runs on all platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS, Android ...
  • Completely Free - no spyware, no ads and no user tracking.
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VLC media player - VLC on OS X
VLC media player - VLC on OS X
VLC media player - VLC on iPad
VLC media player - VLC for Windows Store (Windows 10)
VLC media player - Linux - Gnome
VLC media player - Windows 7 - Qt Interface
VLC media player - Windows 7 - Qt Interface
VLC media player - Windows 7 - Qt Interface
VLC media player - Windows Vista - Skins Interface
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Windows

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Apple Platforms

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Sources

You can also directly get the source code.

GNU/Linux

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