VLC for Windows 10 is an amazing media player for your Computer and plays most local video and audio files, and network streams. The app has a media library for audio and video files, a complete audio library, with metadata fetching. VLC Media Player supports multi-track audio and subtitles, speed control. VLC for Windows Store supports all formats of video, including, FLAC, MKV, MOV, TS and Ogg.
VLC for Windows 10 requires Windows 8.1 or later. It runs on both ARM and devices. VLC for Windows Store is bi-licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2 as well as the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. You can modify or redistribute its sources under the conditions of these licenses. Note that additional terms apply for trademarks owned by the VideoLAN association.
Features:
- Play all files, in all formats, including exotic ones, like classic VLC Media Player.
- Play MKV, multiple audio tracks, and subtitles tracks (including SSA!).
- Support for network streams, including HLS, MMS, or RTSP.
- Playback speed manipulation and fine seeking.
- Music library management, metadata retrieval, and playback recommendations
- Support for 10bit video
- Mini audio player and background audio
- Completely free, libre, and open source.
What is VLC Media Player compatible with?
VLC is compatible with all operating systems, namely Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS, and Android. The program is versatile and works equally well on all operating systems. The media player is light and adapts easily to the operating system. So whether it is used on a Mac or a Windows, it gives optimal video or audio viewing experience.
Is VLC media player safe to use?
One of the most unique features of VLC is that it does not collect any user information and does not collect any data when you download it. You do not need to open an account to download, but can simply download it and start using without any sign-up process. In terms of viruses entering through VLC, the malware may be on the multimedia files that are played through the VLC, from the internet or from an external device, but VLC itself is not a malware or an unsafe platform. Other than that, there is no spyware, no advertisements, and no user tracking on VLC.
What are the alternatives to VLC Media Player?
VLC is widely the most popular media player that people prefer to download. Some of the other media players that are direct competitors to VLC are Potplayer, MX Player, KM Player, mpc-hc, 5k player, Windows Media Player, Quicktime, bsplayer, vsync, PowerDVD, and others.
PROS
- Keep it free without ads
- Runs on all digital platforms
- Plays most file formats
- Customizable with its skin editor tool
- No user tracking or spyware
CONS
- Limited app language availability
- No cloud option for storage