About VLC for Android
VLC for Android is the best open source video and music player, fast and easy!
VLC for Android is a free and open source video and music player that allows Indian mobile users to play a wide variety of multimedia files. This app is a port of the popular VLC media player to the Android platform, offering a seamless and user-friendly experience. With VLC for Android, users can easily play local video and audio files, as well as network streams and DVD ISOs. The app supports most file formats, including MKV, MP4, and AVI, and includes features like subtitles, auto-rotation, and gestures to control volume and brightness. Additionally, VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, allowing users to browse folders directly and control their music with a widget. Developed by passionate volunteers, VLC for Android is a completely free app with no ads or in-app purchases.
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.
What's new in the latest version
Last updated on 11 May 2026
* Equalizer fixes * Remote access: allow playing audio media in the browser * Add back the deletion for multiple file sin the browser * Update the remote access OTP code length * Improve the feedback UI * Add more size options for the subtitle size * Crash fixes
Screenshots
VLC for Android APK Information
- Latest Version
- Varies with device
- Category
- Video Players & Editors
- Android OS
- Varies with device
- File Size
- Varies with device
- Developer
- Videolabs
- Available on
- Google Play
- Content Rating
- Rated for 3+
- Updated
- 11 May 2026
- Package Name
- org.videolan.vlc
- Installs
- 500,000,000+
- Price
- Free
- Feedback
- Flag as inappropriate
VLC for Android FAQ
How do I download VLC for Android for Android?
Tap "Download from Google Play" to install the official version of VLC for Android on your phone. It is free to open the store page.
How do I install an APK or XAPK file?
Allow "Install unknown apps" for your browser or file manager, open the downloaded file and tap Install. XAPK files need an XAPK installer. See our install guide for step-by-step help.
What Android version does VLC for Android need?
It varies with your device. Google Play shows whether your phone is supported.
How do I update VLC for Android to the latest version?
If you installed it from Google Play, updates arrive automatically. For APK files, download the newer version from this page and install it over the old one.