Aug 31, 2026, 4:07 PMTechnology
VLC crosses 7 billion downloads
In Brief Posted: 9:07 AM PDT · August 31, 2026 Image Credits: Getty Images Ivan Mehta VLC crosses 7 billion downloads In our world of expensive streaming…
Summary
In Brief Posted: 9:07 AM PDT · August 31, 2026 Image Credits: Getty Images Ivan Mehta VLC crosses 7 billion downloads In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player, developed by the non-profit VideoLAN, has crossed 7 billion downloads across all platforms. Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the president and lead developer of VLC, sent this update in an email. This milestone comes almost 18 months after the app reached the 6 billion download mark in January 2025. Kempf mentioned that the company recently ported VLC to Amazon’s new Vega OS for TVs.
Positives
- The company said it is also working on supporting all other platforms and codecs and that VLC is preparing for the VLC 4 release, but it is taking time in development.
- Last year, VideoLAN had teased AI-powered translation and subtitles using local models, but it is not clear if those features were ever released.
Risks & concerns
- The article may not provide enough evidence to validate every implication.
- Execution, cost, adoption, regulation, or security could change the outcome.
Primary sourceTechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/vlc-crosses-7-billion-downloads/
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