VLC media player has a highly portable system and works across different platforms. Since Windows Media Player (a default media player on Windows operating systems) can't play these video formats directly, you might need to switch to another media player which can play anything, and that media player is “VLC”. It is now a product of VideoLAN, a non-profit software organization that produces free software for videos and was released under the GNU General Public License in 2001. By default, VLC is provided with dozens of codec packs that reduce the need for finding/calibrating proprietary plugins.Īfter you download a YouTube video, the video may be in FLV (flash video) or mp4 (MPEG-4) format. VLC player formerly known as VideoLAN Client is now no more a client so that initialism does not simply applies. It can also transcode multimedia files into various formats.

It also supports DVDs, CDs, VCDs and is able to stream media over the computer networks. VLC is a simple, fast and powerful media player that can play multiple audios and videos file formats such as OGG, MP3, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX among others, without installing external codecs.

What started as an academic project in 1996 with a goal of developing a general purpose media player that could play videos, audios and various streaming protocols, has now become the most popular open- source, portable and platform independent multimedia player that can play everything!

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