Awesome VLC

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

This is a list of awesome resources about VLC and LibVLC.Contents

Docs

Docs

videolan.org - Where it all starts.

LibVLC API docs - Docs for LibVLC's engine. C APIs.

Wiki - Lots of great info on here.

Code & Bug tracker - Recently moved from Trac, contains a lot of valuable info on bugs and feature requests.

CLI flags - A comprehensive list of all VLC commandline flags. Really useful for searching random flags that you come across in the wild.

VLC native plugins

vlc-pause-click-plugin - Plugin for VLC that pauses/plays video on mouse click.

vlc-tip-plugin - TIP (translate it, please) is a plugin for VLC media player that helps you to study languages by watching videos.

vlc-bittorrent - A bittorrent plugin for VLC.

vlc-plugin-marker - The marker plugin provides you the ability to mark important sections of a video. These sections can be viewed later without the need to search for it in the entire video.

vlc-win10smtc - Plugin that integrates VLC Media Player with Windows 10 System Media Transport Controls (SMTC).

vlc-mixer - Audio mixer VLC plugin written in Zig.

VLC web & lua extensions

VideoLAN addons website - VideoLAN addons website.

vlc-delete - VLC extension to remove videos from the hard disk.

TraktForVLC - Automatically trakt.tv what you're watching on VLC.

playlist-youtube-vlc - Lua plugin to parse Youtube playlists.

vlc-super-skipper - Automatically Skip Opening and Ending Sequences.

vlc-mcp-server - An MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server to play and control movies using the VLC HTTP API and natural language using an LLM.

Apps

VLC desktop - The original Desktop app running on Linux/Windows (Qt) and macOS (Cocoa).

VLC iOS - VLC for iOS is the official port of VLC on the iOS/tvOS platforms.

VLC Android - VLC for Android, Android TV and ChromeOS.

VLC Benchmark (Beta) - Video decoding and rendering benchmark tool, based on VLC.

Bindings

VLCKit - The libvlc bindings for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and tvOS in Objective-C.

libvlcjni - The libvlc bindings for the Android platform.

vlc-unity - Unity3D integration for VLC.

python-vlc - Python vlc bindings.

vlcj - Java framework for the vlc media player (desktop).

LibVLCSharp - Cross-platform .NET/Mono bindings for LibVLC.

libvlc-go - Go bindings for libVLC and high-level media player interface.

libvlcpp - C++ bindings for libvlc.

vlc.js (beta) - WebAssembly support for LibVLC.

flutter_vlc_player - Flutter bindings to LibVLC.

dart_vlc - Dart bindings for libvlc.

WebChimera.js - Electron bindings for libvlc.

libvlc-zig - Zig bindings for libVLC.

Tutorials

HLS Record tutorial - How to record an HLS stream with LibVLCSharp and .NET Core.

RTSP mosaic tutorial - Cross-platform RTSP Mosaic views with LibVLCSharp.

Awesome VLC

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

This is a list of awesome resources about VLC and LibVLC.

Docs
VLC native plugins
VLC lua extensions
Apps
Bindings
Tutorials
Ebook
Community

Docs

videolan.org - Where it all starts.
LibVLC API docs - Docs for LibVLC's engine. C APIs.
Wiki - Lots of great info on here.
Code & Bug tracker - Recently moved from Trac, contains a lot of valuable info on bugs and feature requests.
CLI flags - A comprehensive list of all VLC commandline flags. Really useful for searching random flags that you come across in the wild.

VLC native plugins

vlc-pause-click-plugin - Plugin for VLC that pauses/plays video on mouse click.
vlc-tip-plugin - TIP (translate it, please) is a plugin for VLC media player that helps you to study languages by watching videos.
vlc-bittorrent - A bittorrent plugin for VLC.
vlc-plugin-marker - The marker plugin provides you the ability to mark important sections of a video. These sections can be viewed later without the need to search for it in the entire video.
vlc-win10smtc - Plugin that integrates VLC Media Player with Windows 10 System Media Transport Controls (SMTC).
vlc-mixer - Audio mixer VLC plugin written in Zig.

VLC web & lua extensions

VideoLAN addons website - VideoLAN addons website.
vlc-delete - VLC extension to remove videos from the hard disk.
TraktForVLC - Automatically trakt.tv what you're watching on VLC.
playlist-youtube-vlc - Lua plugin to parse Youtube playlists.
vlc-super-skipper - Automatically Skip Opening and Ending Sequences.
vlc-mcp-server - An MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server to play and control movies using the VLC HTTP API and natural language using an LLM.

Apps

VLC desktop - The original Desktop app running on Linux/Windows (Qt) and macOS (Cocoa).
VLC iOS - VLC for iOS is the official port of VLC on the iOS/tvOS platforms.
VLC Android - VLC for Android, Android TV and ChromeOS.
VLC Benchmark (Beta) - Video decoding and rendering benchmark tool, based on VLC.

Bindings

VLCKit - The libvlc bindings for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and tvOS in Objective-C.
libvlcjni - The libvlc bindings for the Android platform.
vlc-unity - Unity3D integration for VLC.
python-vlc - Python vlc bindings.
vlcj - Java framework for the vlc media player (desktop).
LibVLCSharp - Cross-platform .NET/Mono bindings for LibVLC.
libvlc-go - Go bindings for libVLC and high-level media player interface.
libvlcpp - C++ bindings for libvlc.
vlc.js (beta) - WebAssembly support for LibVLC.
flutter_vlc_player - Flutter bindings to LibVLC.
dart_vlc - Dart bindings for libvlc.
WebChimera.js - Electron bindings for libvlc.
libvlc-zig - Zig bindings for libVLC.

Tutorials

HLS Record tutorial - How to record an HLS stream with LibVLCSharp and .NET Core.
RTSP mosaic tutorial - Cross-platform RTSP Mosaic views with LibVLCSharp.