VLC for Android
VLC for Android is the best open source video and music player, fast and easy!
Videolabs
VLC for Android is developed and provided by Videolabs. LDPlayer offers the download service only.
Version3.6.5
Updated on
2025-05-07
Rating4.1
CategoryVideo Players&Editors
Package nameorg.videolan.vlc
Downloads4K+
VLC for Android Description
VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.
This is the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. VLC for Android can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.
VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.
VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free.
Features
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VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC. It also support disk shares.
All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions.
VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.
VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments and gestures to control volume, brightness and seeking.
It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.
Permissions
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VLC for Android needs access to those categories:
• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :)
• "Storage" to read your all media files on SD cards :)
• "Other" to check network connections, change the volume, set the ringtone, run on Android TV and display the popup view, see below for details.
Permission Details :
• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.
• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files and store subtitles.
• It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams.
• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video.
• It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume.
• It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone.
• It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not.
• It needs "draw over other apps" to start the custom picture-in-picture widget.
• It needs "control vibration" to give feedback on the controls.
• It needs "run at startup" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen, only used on Android TV devices.
• It needs "microphone" to provide voice search on Android TV devices, only asked on Android TV devices.
This is the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. VLC for Android can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.
VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.
VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free.
Features
––––––––
VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC. It also support disk shares.
All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions.
VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.
VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments and gestures to control volume, brightness and seeking.
It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.
Permissions
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VLC for Android needs access to those categories:
• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :)
• "Storage" to read your all media files on SD cards :)
• "Other" to check network connections, change the volume, set the ringtone, run on Android TV and display the popup view, see below for details.
Permission Details :
• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.
• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files and store subtitles.
• It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams.
• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video.
• It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume.
• It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone.
• It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not.
• It needs "draw over other apps" to start the custom picture-in-picture widget.
• It needs "control vibration" to give feedback on the controls.
• It needs "run at startup" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen, only used on Android TV devices.
• It needs "microphone" to provide voice search on Android TV devices, only asked on Android TV devices.
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Download VLC for Android APK for Android
1. Click "download VLC for Android APK for Android"
2. Install VLC for Android
3. Launch and enjoy VLC for Android
Get from Play Store
1. Click "Get from Play Store
2. Download VLC for Android from the Play Store
3. Launch and enjoy VLC for Android
Comments about VLC for Android Android Version
Update: following a dev's advice, I updated the app, and now everything seems working fine. Old feedback: Crashes on an audio track search; doesn't normally react on a double-click to skip music - pauses instead, rarely does what needed. Used to be very good some years ago. Old Upd.: crashes on launch from Android menu or once a resume button on headphones pressed, and prints a message that "org.videolan...VLCApplication keeps crashing".
What happened? It used to be the best player, now it's the worst. Some videos show the opening frame for up to 5 seconds while I'm hearing the audio then suddenly it'll start showing the video. So basically I can't watch the first 5 seconds of videos. Then when it is playing it'll just randomly pause despite not being paused. It's not buffering, it just found something it didn't like and decided to give up. If I rewind 10 seconds and hit play it'll continue, but without any audio. I give up.
The app is awesome! Before writing this review, I was asked to answer whether the app's description fits the actual app. And it completely does! It really is the best option out there if you want a music and video-player that is easy to handle, as well as performant and offers very high compatibility. I tested the streaming and local network features and they worked flawlessly. About the setting I liked that it is possible to switch themes on the fly without restarting the app. In other apps that is necessary but here the process of choosing and comparing themes is much more user-friendly. What I would like to be added though is an option to set the size of the grid when you set your library view to grid mode. The ability to set tags and covers would be a nice addition too. I really like this app and the fact that it's COMPLETLY FREE
Update: following a dev's advice, I updated the app, and now everything seems working fine. Old feedback: Crashes on an audio track search; doesn't normally react on a double-click to skip music - pauses instead, rarely does what needed. Used to be very good some years ago. Old Upd.: crashes on launch from Android menu or once a resume button on headphones pressed, and prints a message that "org.videolan...VLCApplication keeps crashing".
What happened? It used to be the best player, now it's the worst. Some videos show the opening frame for up to 5 seconds while I'm hearing the audio then suddenly it'll start showing the video. So basically I can't watch the first 5 seconds of videos. Then when it is playing it'll just randomly pause despite not being paused. It's not buffering, it just found something it didn't like and decided to give up. If I rewind 10 seconds and hit play it'll continue, but without any audio. I give up.
The app is awesome! Before writing this review, I was asked to answer whether the app's description fits the actual app. And it completely does! It really is the best option out there if you want a music and video-player that is easy to handle, as well as performant and offers very high compatibility. I tested the streaming and local network features and they worked flawlessly. About the setting I liked that it is possible to switch themes on the fly without restarting the app. In other apps that is necessary but here the process of choosing and comparing themes is much more user-friendly. What I would like to be added though is an option to set the size of the grid when you set your library view to grid mode. The ability to set tags and covers would be a nice addition too. I really like this app and the fact that it's COMPLETLY FREE
Is VLC for Android safe for my device?
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Yes, VLC for Android follows the Google Play content guidelines to ensure safe use on your Android device.
What is an XAPK file, and what should I do if the VLC for Android I downloaded is an XAPK file?
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A file with .xapk extension is a compressed package file. It is a container file format that incorporates APK and additional associated files required for the installation.
The XAPK format was introduced to package the APK file and OBB file together for a seamless delivery and installation process.
XAPK format can help reduce the package size of application.
On mobile phones, users need to install the XAPK installer first, and then install XAPK files through that installer. You can find the installer here:https://apkcombo.com/how-to-install/. But on PC client, you just need to put the file on LDPlayer.
Can I play VLC for Android on my computer?
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Yes, you can play VLC for Android on your computer by installing LDPlayer, an Android emulator. After installing LDPlayer, simply drag and drop the downloaded APK file into the emulator to start playing VLC for Android on PC. Alternatively, you can open the emulator, search for the game or app you want to play, and install it from there.
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