VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.  ## Features - Plays Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams. - Fast - Hardware Decoding. - Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed - MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3... - Complete feature-set over the video, subtitle synchronisation, video and audio filters. - Runs on all platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS, Android ... - Completely Free - no spyware, no ads and no user tracking. ## Notes - Related packages: [vlc-skins](https://chocolatey.org/packages/vlc-skins) [vlc-nightly](https://chocolatey.org/packages/vlc-nightly) - **If the package is out of date please check [Version History](#versionhistory) for the latest submitted version. If you have a question, please ask it in [Chocolatey Community Package Discussions](https://github.com/chocolatey-community/chocolatey-packages/discussions) or raise an issue on the [Chocolatey Community Packages Repository](https://github.com/chocolatey-community/chocolatey-packages/issues) if you have problems with the package. Disqus comments will generally not be responded to.**