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  • What is VLC Media Player?

    VLC is a compact, lightweight and open-source media player. An extremely flexible program, this software is available across both desktop and mobile platforms, and on multiple operating systems. It is commonly regarded to be one of the best all-round media players, contending with much larger rivals ranging from Windows Media Player to Quicktime.

  • Is VLC Media Player free?

    VLC is offered totally free of charge by its maker, VideoLAN. Users can choose to donate via the VideoLAN website; to support the upkeep, maintenance and future releases of VLC; but this is not required to use the software.

  • Is VLC Media Player good?

    VLC is widely considered to be one of the best-performing free media players. Its low resource usage and high compatibility with multiple video and audio formats make it a favourite amongst lots of user groups, ranging from videographers to home PC users.

  • Is VLC Media Player safe?

    As long as you download VLC from the VideoLAN website, the program is perfectly safe. Its open source nature, regular updates and dedicated user base ensure that it responds rapidly and efficiently to changes in the marketplace; such as new forms of malware, for example.

  • What formats does VLC Media Player support?

    VLC media player is lauded for its wide range of file support, and is recommended for users struggling to open media files with their current player. More than 100 file formats are supported across input and output, audio and video; and VLC developers regularly issue updates for new file types.

  • Does VLC Media Player run on Windows?

    VLC runs on all modern Windows operating systems, including Windows mobile platforms. Alongside this, it always runs on Linux, Unix and Android; across multiple devices.

  • Does VLC Media Player run on Mac?

    VLC runs on both Mac OS and iOS, meaning that every Apple product (ranging from iMacs, to iPads and iPhones) is able to run any given type of VLC player.

  • Can VLC Media Player play Blu Ray?

    VLC does not support blue ray playback as a native feature, however as a result of its open source software; users have designed plugins that will enable VLC to play encrypted blu ray disks. These plugins can be easily installed to allow seamless blu ray playback.

  • Can VLC Media Player play MKV files?

    MKV (Matroska) files have become very popular in the past few years, largely due to their high quality and small file size. Many media players and devices do not yet support MKV files, but VLC does. You will have no trouble playing an MKV file through VLC.

  • What is VLC Media Player Nightly?

    VLC nightly builds are experimental versions of the main VLC product. Many of these versions will contain bug fixes, long before those fixes are released in the main version. If you are struggling with a particular bug, you may find a nightly version which will work for you; but bear in mind that these are not finished programs and therefore you should expect other bugs too.

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Softonic

In Softonic we scan all the files hosted on our platform to assess and avoid any potential harm for your device. Our team performs checks each time a new file is uploaded and periodically reviews files to confirm or update their status. This comprehensive process allows us to set a status for any downloadable file as follows:

Clean

It’s extremely likely that this software program is clean.

What does this mean?

We have scanned the file and URLs associated with this software program in more than 50 of the world's leading antivirus services; no possible threat has been detected.

Warning

This software program is potentially malicious or may contain unwanted bundled software.

Why is the software program still available?

Based on our scan system, we have determined that these flags are possibly false positives.

What is a false positive?

It means a benign program is wrongfully flagged as malicious due to an overly broad detection signature or algorithm used in an antivirus program.

We’d like to highlight that from time to time, we may miss a potentially malicious software program. To continue promising you a malware-free catalog of programs and apps, our team has integrated a Report Software feature in every catalog page that loops your feedback back to us.

Flag any particular issues you may encounter and Softonic will address those concerns as soon as possible.