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The complete VLC media player set for Windows, macOS, Linux and OS/2, with every Windows installer the project publishes, all nine Mac builds it names, and the project's own user guide.
VLC media player plays video and audio files, discs, streams and network sources, and reads nearly every format without extra codecs. This pack carries the current release of VLC, 3.0.23, and the whole set of files the project publishes for it. There are thirty files here: Windows in three processor types and three forms each, nine Mac disk images, the OS/2 build that the VideoLAN project still publishes, the source code for two release lines, both license texts, and the project's own user guide.
VLC carries its own codecs, so a file plays when you double-click it instead of after an evening of installing codec packs. That covers MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, H.264, DivX, Xvid, WMV, Theora, VP6, Real Video and more on the video side, and MP3, AAC, Vorbis, AC-3, DTS, FLAC, ALAC, WMA, Musepack and more on the audio side, along with DVD, video CD, audio CD and Blu-ray. It records the screen, it converts between formats, it streams over a network, and it adds subtitles.
Nothing here needs special knowledge. Run the setup program for your machine, click through it, and VLC is in the Start menu. The Read Me on the media names the exact file to use for each computer, and the project's own user guide is included for everything else.
The developer's own user guide for VLC covers the program screen by screen, and it is on the media.
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Windows, macOS, Linux and OS/2, with the correct build supplied for each, including a native build for both Mac processor types and all three Windows processor types.
The universal build covers both Mac processor types, and the eight earlier builds the project itself names cover Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and everything before it.
Fourteen sections of the project's own guide, readable the moment the media is opened, with nothing to fetch afterwards.
Every installer, disk image, archive and source file here is the official release from the VideoLAN project, taken from the project's own release host.
One purchase, no subscription, and no expiry date.
This listing complies with eBay's software policy. This is a lawful compilation of redistributable software. No paid, commercial, or copyrighted software is included. Every program fits one of these categories:
The VLC and VideoLAN names are used here to refer to those products themselves. This pack is an independent compilation and is not endorsed by or affiliated with VideoLAN. The software box shown in any product images is a display image only and is not included. You receive the media only.
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How is this item delivered?
This is a physical item (USB drive or DVD) that will be shipped to you. Choose your format when you order.
Which file should I install?
For 64-bit Windows, which is most computers, use vlc-3.0.23-win64.exe. For 32-bit Windows, or Windows XP, use vlc-3.0.23-win32.exe, which also runs on 64-bit Windows. For Windows on an Arm processor, use vlc-3.0.23-winarm64.exe. To check which Windows you have, open Settings, then System, then About, and read System type. The Read Me on the media has the same list, including the .msi and .zip forms.
Does this work on a Mac?
Yes, and there are nine disk images for Macs. On an Apple Silicon Mac, use vlc-3.0.23-universal.dmg, which needs macOS 11 Big Sur or newer. On an Intel Mac, the same universal disk image runs natively and needs Mac OS X 10.7.5 or newer. To check which your Mac has, open the Apple menu, then About This Mac: a Chip line means Apple Silicon and a Processor line means Intel. For earlier versions of Mac OS X, the developer names a different build for each one, and all eight of them are on the media, from Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard back to Mac OS X 10.0.
Is the user guide included?
Yes. The developer's own guide for the desktop program is included as fourteen sections of web pages, which open in any browser on any system with nothing to install. It covers getting started and installation on each system, playback, subtitles, audio and video settings, hotkeys, streaming, transcoding, recording, the playlist system, add-ons, a reference manual, a glossary and support.
Do I need codec packs for the files that will not open?
No. VLC carries its own codecs rather than relying on the ones built into the system, which is the main reason it opens files that other players refuse. The formats it reads are listed further up this page, taken from the project's own feature list.
Does this software need a product key or activation?
No. VLC is released under the GNU General Public License, with its library under the GNU Lesser General Public License, so there is no product key, no activation step, no registration, and no account. The source code for two release lines is on the media.
Can I run VLC without installing anything?
Yes. There is a no-install archive for each of the three Windows processor types. Unpack it and run vlc.exe from the folder it creates. Nothing is written to Program Files and nothing is added to the registry, so removing it is a matter of deleting the folder.
I already have VLC installed. Which file should I use to update it?
Use the setup program, the .exe file. The Microsoft installer is designed to find an existing VLC installation and remove it before installing its own copy, which is how the project built it. The setup program simply installs over the top. Both are on the media, and the Read Me says the same thing.
Do I need to copy the pack to my computer first?
For DVD orders, copy the pack folder to your computer (for example, your Desktop) first, then run the installer from there. DVDs have much slower read speeds than USB drives, and an install run directly from the disc will be slow.