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VLC media player

by VideoLAN · GPL-2.0

96/100how this is calculated

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols.

Record

Latest version
3.0.23
Release date
31 Dec 2025
Official page
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Minimum Windows
6.1.7600.0
Package identifier
VideoLAN.VLC
Command
vlc

Official downloads

These URLs are the ones VideoLAN declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.

Verify the file you downloaded

Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what VideoLAN published. Delete it.

Windows · PowerShell

Get-FileHash "vlc-3.0.23-win64.exe" -Algorithm SHA256

macOS · Linux

shasum -a 256 "vlc-3.0.23-win64.exe"

Expected output

20ad191348684b470ddc4e05204316f3d8e39655f412b3e392a0eef97639daaf

macOS

Version on Homebrew
3.0.23
Download URL
https://get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.23/macosx/vlc-3.0.23-arm64.dmg
SHA-256
fc6fac08d87f538517d44aca0c5e7a244b67c8c4cb589bf478363a7315fd5e0d
Install with Homebrew
brew install --cask vlc

How we scored this 96 out of 100

SignalFindingPoints
SHA-256 hash published9 of 9 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built.30 / 30
Binary provenance9 on the publisher's own domainThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for.35 / 35
Served over HTTPS9 of 9 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit.15 / 15
Release recencylast release about 7 months agoSoftware that has not shipped in years accumulates unpatched vulnerabilities.11 / 15
Licence declaredGPL-2.0A declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software.5 / 5

Opens 140 file types

Extensions VLC media player registers itself to handle.

Version history15 on record

Every version with a published manifest, newest first. Useful when you need an older build for compatibility.

  • Nightly
  • 3.0.23
  • 3.0.22
  • 3.0.21
  • 3.0.20
  • 3.0.19
  • 3.0.18
  • 3.0.17.4
  • 3.0.16
  • 3.0.15
  • 3.0.14
  • 3.0.13
  • 3.0.12
  • 3.0.11
  • 3.0.10

Where our data comes from

Windows manifest
github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/v/VideoLAN/VLC/3.0.23
macOS cask
formulae.brew.sh/cask/vlc