About VideoLAN (VLC)
VideoLAN is a non-profit that develops VLC media player, a free, open source player that plays most audio and video formats, discs and streams on almost every platform. Creative and productivity software connects a user’s intended work with the tools used to develop it. The project gives practical tasks a digital environment, bringing the creation or use of content into software that serves different personal and professional interests.
Audio, Video and Media Playback
VLC plays audio and video content, including files, discs and streams. Its playback focus connects different sources of media with a common application, giving users a way to explore audiovisual material through one media player. The project’s focus brings these capabilities into a shared technical setting, connecting specific activities with a wider purpose that people can explore through use and learning.
Formats and Computing Platforms
Broad format and platform support form part of its identity. This connects media use with different devices and operating systems, bringing playback needs into a project designed around varied audiovisual content.
A Nonprofit Media Software Project
VideoLAN develops VLC within a nonprofit open source setting. Its role connects everyday watching and listening with shared technical development, giving users a media tool and contributors a project centred on audiovisual software. People can approach the tool through a particular task or a longer learning project. Its open software setting connects those uses with a wider development community, giving the application a role beyond any one document, image or presentation.