awesome-awesomeness/terminal/vlc

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▐ VLC (https://www.videolan.org/vlc/) is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

This is a list of awesome resources about VLC and LibVLC.

Contents

- Docs (#docs)
- VLC native plugins (#vlc-native-plugins)
- VLC lua extensions (#vlc-lua-extensions)
- Apps (#apps)
- Bindings (#bindings)
- Tutorials (#tutorials)
- Ebook (#ebook)
- Community (#community)

Docs

- videolan.org (https://www.videolan.org/) - Where it all starts.
- LibVLC API docs (https://videolan.videolan.me/vlc/group__libvlc.html) - Docs for LibVLC's engine. C APIs.
- Wiki (https://wiki.videolan.org/) - Lots of great info on here.
- Code & Bug tracker (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues) - Recently moved from Trac, contains a lot of valuable info on bugs and feature requests.
- CLI flags (https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_command-line_help) - A comprehensive list of all VLC commandline flags. Really useful for searching random flags that you come across in the wild.

VLC native plugins

- vlc-pause-click-plugin (https://github.com/nurupo/vlc-pause-click-plugin) - Plugin for VLC that pauses/plays video on mouse click.
- vlc-tip-plugin (https://github.com/aklexel/vlc-tip-plugin) - TIP (translate it, please) is a plugin for VLC media player that helps you to study languages by watching videos.
- vlc-bittorrent (https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent) - A bittorrent plugin for VLC.
- vlc-plugin-marker (https://github.com/nemosharma6/vlc-plugin-marker) - The marker plugin provides you the ability to mark important sections of a video. These sections can be viewed later without the need to search for it in the entire video.
- vlc-win10smtc (https://github.com/spmn/vlc-win10smtc) - Plugin that integrates VLC Media Player with Windows 10 System Media Transport Controls (SMTC).
- vlc-mixer (https://github.com/lachie/vlc-mixer) - Audio mixer VLC plugin written in Zig.

VLC web & lua extensions

- VideoLAN addons website (https://addons.videolan.org/browse/) - VideoLAN addons website.
- vlc-delete (https://github.com/surrim/vlc-delete) - VLC extension to remove videos from the hard disk.
- TraktForVLC (https://github.com/XaF/TraktForVLC) - Automatically trakt.tv what you're watching on VLC.
- playlist-youtube-vlc (https://github.com/Abstraxt-AA/playlist-youtube-vlc) - Lua plugin to parse Youtube playlists.
- vlc-super-skipper (https://github.com/Trevelopment/vlc-super-skipper) - Automatically Skip Opening and Ending Sequences.
- vlc-mcp-server (https://github.com/piebro/vlc-mcp-server) -  An MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server to play and control movies using the VLC HTTP API and natural language using an LLM.

Apps

- VLC desktop (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc) - The original Desktop app running on Linux/Windows (Qt) and macOS (Cocoa).
- VLC iOS (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-ios) - VLC for iOS is the official port of VLC on the iOS/tvOS platforms.
- VLC Android (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android) - VLC for Android, Android TV and ChromeOS.
- VLC Benchmark (Beta) (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-bench) - Video decoding and rendering benchmark tool, based on VLC.

Bindings

- VLCKit (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/VLCKit) - The libvlc bindings for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and tvOS in Objective-C.
- libvlcjni (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/-/tree/master/libvlc) - The libvlc bindings for the Android platform.
- vlc-unity (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-unity) - Unity3D integration for VLC.
- python-vlc (https://github.com/oaubert/python-vlc) - Python vlc bindings.
- vlcj (https://github.com/caprica/vlcj) -  Java framework for the vlc media player (desktop).
- LibVLCSharp (https://github.com/videolan/libvlcsharp) - Cross-platform .NET/Mono bindings for LibVLC.
- libvlc-go (https://github.com/adrg/libvlc-go) - Go bindings for libVLC and high-level media player interface.
- libvlcpp (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlcpp/) - C++ bindings for libvlc.
- vlc.js (beta) (https://code.videolan.org/jbk/vlc.js) - WebAssembly support for LibVLC. 
- flutter_vlc_player (https://github.com/solid-software/flutter_vlc_player) - Flutter bindings to LibVLC.
- dart_vlc (https://github.com/alexmercerind/dart_vlc) - Dart bindings for libvlc.
- WebChimera.js (https://github.com/RSATom/WebChimera.js) - Electron bindings for libvlc.
- libvlc-zig (https://github.com/kassane/libvlc-zig) - Zig bindings for libVLC.

Tutorials

- HLS Record tutorial (https://mfkl.github.io/hls/2018/10/10/How-to-record-HLS-stream-with-LibVLCSharp-and-.NET-Core.html) - How to record an HLS stream with LibVLCSharp and .NET Core.
- RTSP mosaic tutorial (https://mfkl.github.io/libvlc/rtsp/xamarin/forms/2018/12/05/crossplatform-RTSP-mosaic-views-with-libvlcsharp.html) - Cross-platform RTSP Mosaic views with LibVLCSharp.
- MediaElement tutorial (https://doumer.me/vlc-media-player-in-xamarinforms-alternative-avplayer-andmediaplayer) - VLC Media Player control in Xamarin Forms.

Ebook

- The Good Parts of LibVLC (https://mfkl.gumroad.com/l/libvlc-good-parts) - The first ebook about the VideoLAN non-profit organization and the opensource LibVLC developer SDK.

Community

- Stack Overflow - LibVLC (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/libvlc) - LibVLC on Stack Overflow.
- Stack Overflow - VLC (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/vlc) - VLC on Stack Overflow.
- Mailing Lists (https://www.videolan.org/support/lists.html) - VideoLAN developer mailing lists.
- IRC (https://wiki.videolan.org/Contact_VideoLAN/#IRC) - The VideoLAN IRC information.
- Forum (https://forum.videolan.org/) - The official VideoLAN forum.
- LibVLC Discord (https://discord.gg/3h3K3JF) - The official LibVLC Community Discord Server.
- Twitter (https://twitter.com/videolan) - The official VideoLAN Twitter account.
- Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/vlc) - Unofficial VLC community on Reddit.

Contributing

Contributions (contributing.md) are welcome!

vlc Github: https://github.com/mfkl/awesome-vlc