VLC for Android
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VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.About VLC
VLC (Package Name: org.videolan.vlc) is developed by Videolabs and the latest version of VLC for Android 3.6.5 was updated on May 7, 2025. VLC for Android is in the category of Video Players & Editors with the feature Multiple languages and Portable, etc. You can check all apps from the developer of VLC for Android and find 200 alternative apps to VLC for Android on Android. VLC for Android is listed in Top 10 Apps to Boost the Volume of Your Android Device. Currently this app is for free. This app can be downloaded on Android 4.2+ on APKFab or Google Play. All APK/XAPK files on APKFab.com are original and 100% safe with fast download.
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
––––––––––––
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.
VLC 3.6.5 Update
* New bookmark navigation* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
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Requires Android: Android 11.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 2585ca12e4a86355fb862fe48d7473afa325151c
Size: 93.34 MB
What's New:
* New bookmark navigation
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
13060508
May 15, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.5
(13060508)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: x86_64
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: bec7dd77e6745dc2f3118c69029621364f90ebb3
Size: 47.32 MB
What's New:
* New bookmark navigation
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
x86_64
Android 4.2+
nodpi
13060507
May 13, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.5
(13060507)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: x86
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: bff07c9ad0c936328e7e167296d0de2e1b8b953c
Size: 46.32 MB
What's New:
* New bookmark navigation
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
x86
Android 4.2+
nodpi
13060506
May 12, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.5
(13060506)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: a438c34f9c8e6dff7590c0c37e7bf408f1d982a0
Size: 45.11 MB
What's New:
* New bookmark navigation
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
arm64-v8a
Android 4.2+
nodpi
13060505
May 12, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.5
(13060505)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: armeabi-v7a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: c93046d1aa2de3b29bc71011ae985187aa16dea8
Size: 45.01 MB
What's New:
* New bookmark navigation
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
armeabi-v7a
Android 4.2+
nodpi
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
13060309
February 17, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.3
(13060309)
Requires Android: Android 11.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: b291a6dda4fdc10be25548939582f1e5922171f7
Base APK: org.videolan.vlc.apk
Split APKs: config.arm64_v8a, config.xxhdpi
Size: 93.21 MB
What's New:
* Remote access: take control of your VLC for Android from any device
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
arm64-v8a
Android 11.0+
nodpi
13060309
April 17, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.3
(13060309)
Requires Android: Android 11.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: e88bce5d95c16b7021df2dbc18ed76897c6d517b
Base APK: org.videolan.vlc.apk
Split APKs: config.arm64_v8a, config.xxhdpi
Size: 93.21 MB
What's New:
* Remote access: take control of your VLC for Android from any device
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
arm64-v8a
Android 11.0+
nodpi
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
13060308
February 3, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.3
(13060308)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: x86_64
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 0c50a5cc924d7f28c7d2ac773094274e60902fc5
Size: 46.76 MB
What's New:
* Remote access: take control of your VLC for Android from any device
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
x86_64
Android 4.2+
nodpi
13060307
February 3, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.3
(13060307)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: x86
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 5b386410e5fdf2ed359ac469baf1a24dd179d45d
Size: 45.95 MB
What's New:
* Remote access: take control of your VLC for Android from any device
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
x86
Android 4.2+
nodpi
13060306
February 3, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.3
(13060306)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 3968031d1aaa40b08bf7efb32491eb907733b3a7
Size: 44.75 MB
What's New:
* Remote access: take control of your VLC for Android from any device
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
arm64-v8a
Android 4.2+
nodpi
13060305
February 3, 2025
VLC for Android
3.6.3
(13060305)
Requires Android: Android 4.2+
Architecture: armeabi-v7a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 9e9ddec5dce28ccada3a61f6905f5b7b9cd3137b
Size: 44.63 MB
What's New:
* Remote access: take control of your VLC for Android from any device
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
* Favorite any media and filter your medialibrary content by favorite
* Video player: tap to fast play
* Warning for metered connections
* PiP improvements
* Audio player chapter navigation
* UI improvements
* Crash fixes
3.6.1-3.6.2:
* Crash fixes
3.6.3:
* Crash and behavior fixes
armeabi-v7a
Android 4.2+
nodpi
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Update Date:
2025-05-07
Latest Version:
3.6.5
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Requirements:
Android 4.2+
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