VLC for Android

VLC for Android is the best open source video and music player, fast and easy!

VLC for Android - Open Source Media Player

"VLC for Android" is a versatile multimedia player that supports various video and audio formats, allowing users to play files locally or via network streams. Developed as a port of the popular VLC media player for desktops, it offers features like a complete media library, equalizer, and supports subtitles. Completely free with no ads, it provides an intuitive interface for enjoying media on Android devices.
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App stats

By: Videolabs
Version: 3.5.7 (Last updated: 2025-01-31)
Version code: 13050709
Creation date: 2015-02-04
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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Size: 58.66M

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App summary

VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.

This is the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. VLC for Android can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.

VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.

VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free.


Features
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VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC. It also support disk shares.

All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions.

VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.

VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments and gestures to control volume, brightness and seeking.

It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.


Permissions
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VLC for Android needs access to those categories:
• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :)
• "Storage" to read your all media files on SD cards :)
• "Other" to check network connections, change the volume, set the ringtone, run on Android TV and display the popup view, see below for details.

Permission Details :
• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.
• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files and store subtitles.

• It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams.
• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video.
• It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume.
• It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone.
• It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not.
• It needs "draw over other apps" to start the custom picture-in-picture widget.
• It needs "control vibration" to give feedback on the controls.
• It needs "run at startup" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen, only used on Android TV devices.
• It needs "microphone" to provide voice search on Android TV devices, only asked on Android TV devices.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Plays a wide range of video and audio formats including MKV and FLAC
  • Clean user interface with functional video converter and sound equalizer
  • Powerful playback options including subtitles delay and audio adjustments
  • Generally reliable audio playback on phones
  • Free and open source application
Cons
  • Crashes frequently, especially after recent updates
  • Poor gapless playback leading to annoying audio gaps
  • Inconsistent media scanning and library management issues
  • Issues with video thumbnails and incorrect grouping of files
  • Casting functionality is unreliable and prone to errors
Most mentioned
  • Crashes and freezing issues
  • Media scanning takes too long
  • Gapless playback is not supported
  • Problems with casting to external devices
  • Difficulty in managing playlists and media library
User reviews
Best app for watching movies or videos undoubtedly, but I have found one issue developers may be unaware of, So i need development team to solve this, Problem is when I continue the video audio is lacking or for instance there is no audio for 1-2 sec. So please resolve this issue for better user experience. Thank you for delivering such wonderful app.
by Shivrajsinh Barad, 2025-01-31

I've used this app for years and I love it but I've recently been experiencing a bug where the app clears all the playlists I create for my music. They're still there with their titles, but there's 0 songs on them. It's happened like 5 times now and each time I have to start from scratch and remake my playlists. I was kinda hoping the bug would just get fixed but it hasn't and it's starting to piss me off 😬
by Ingrid Schroder, 2025-01-30

The app itself works great, played every file I threw at it. The only problem is that It does not support gapless playback, which means that there's an annoying 50ms gap between each song. If you listen to albums where the tracks are meant to seamlessly flow into each other like I do, this is very noticable and very annoying. I'd reccomend poweramp if you want to have gapless music. For most people though this will work fine so I think 4 stars is a fair rating. Please add gapless playback!!
by Alex Moyer, 2025-01-22
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