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VLC media player

media player, streaming client, streaming media server, and audio and video converter (transcoder), free/libre and open-source cross-platform software
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Summary

VLC media player is a free and open-source software[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 57 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[3].
  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as video player[4].
  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as audio player software[5].
  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as media player software[6].
  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as mobile app[7].
  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as application software[8].
  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as transcoder[9].
  • VLC media player's instance of is recorded as formerly proprietary software[10].
  • VLC media player's developer is recorded as VideoLAN[11].
  • VLC media player's developer is recorded as Jean-Baptiste Kempf[12].
  • VLC media player's developer is recorded as Rafaël Carré[13].
  • VLC media player's developer is recorded as Felix Paul Kühne[14].
  • VLC media player's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[15].
  • VLC media player's programmed in is recorded as C[16].
  • VLC media player's programmed in is recorded as C++[17].
  • VLC media player's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[18].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as Linux[19].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[20].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as macOS[21].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as Berkeley Software Distribution[22].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as BeOS[23].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as Android[24].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as iOS[25].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as ChromeOS[26].
  • VLC media player's operating system is recorded as Solaris[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include free and open-source software[3], video player[4], audio player software[5], media player software[6], mobile app[7], and application software[8].

Why It Matters

VLC media player has Wikipedia articles in 57 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). VLC media player. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vlc-media-player
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vlc-media-player_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{VLC media player}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vlc-media-player}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · ~2026-51711-35 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.2.1, 2.2.0, 1.7.5 +59
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.0.24"
  2. 9w ago · Սահակ · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS +12
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Operating system: Linux"
  3. 15w ago · Mohsenkalaantari · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Netbsd package id → multimedia/vlc
    Framalibre id → vlc
    Aur package → vlc-git, vlc-nox, vlc-decklink
    Steamgriddb id → 34777
    + 79 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.7.0"
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