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VLC Media Player Recorded Package Source

Direct package links and installation notes for Windows/macOS/Linux

Media Players · v3.0.23 · Free (GPL-2.0-or-later; dependencies can affect licence)

Open source player for local files, discs and network streams

Source record, not a product review. Automated checks can confirm URL availability but not package safety, installation behavior, or offline operation. Catalog maintained by .
License: Free (GPL-2.0-or-later; dependencies can affect licence)
Size: 26-85 MB
Platforms: Windows macOS Linux

Download summary

VLC Media Player is a media player for Windows/macOS/Linux, published by VideoLAN. A direct package URL is recorded below. The host may be the publisher, a release repository, a CDN, or another distribution source documented by the publisher. Some packages still fetch optional components during setup. The recorded publisher site is videolan.org. We do not host or modify installer files.

Sources and identity

External references used to identify the product and publisher. These links do not prove that we installed the package.

Wikipedia article SHA-256 listed in catalog

Publisher documentation

These references support the package and behavior notes. Documentation checks are separate from the recorded URL-check date and do not represent an installation test.

Choose a package

Windows setup or Linux distribution package

The x64 and x86 Windows EXEs run the documented setup flow, including language, components and destination. Review component and association choices before installation.

The Linux TAR.XZ in this table is source code. For a desktop player without a build toolchain, use the distribution-specific route linked by VideoLAN; obtain required repository packages while connected.

Check playback separately from installation

For a disconnected media station, prepare a representative local file plus its subtitles and audio tracks, then check those inputs after setup.

A successful install does not establish support for encrypted discs, network streams or every codec profile. Online metadata and streaming have separate network requirements.

Package guidance is based on the linked documentation, checked 11 September 2026. No installation test is claimed.

Publisher SHA-256 reference values

Compared on 11 September 2026 with the publisher’s reference.

vlc-3.0.23-win64.exe
20ad191348684b470ddc4e05204316f3d8e39655f412b3e392a0eef97639daaf
vlc-3.0.23-win32.exe
ecc17f097ee0801f04faabb5ef9992ff00ea4c98c8fa005f6508ee74b41b6a53
vlc-3.0.23-universal.dmg
56ee657c3aaf5c71b4ab7d6e4f4a77f6eca54633e0bf42a93b8116eb1d1f6ec9
vlc-3.0.23.tar.xz
e891cae6aa3ccda69bf94173d5105cbc55c7a7d9b1d21b9b21666e69eff3e7e0

Compare only with the exact named package. A matching hash alone does not establish publisher identity or package safety.

Download options

Recorded package links, store pages, and browser extensions where available.

Scroll the table sideways to compare packages and reach each download link.

Platform Build Architecture Package Action Notes
Windows

EXE

VLC Media Player for Windows 64-bit

 64-bit EXE Download file Official VideoLAN Windows installer
Windows

EXE

VLC Media Player for Windows 32-bit

 32-bit EXE Download file Official VideoLAN Windows installer
macOS

Universal

VLC Media Player for macOS universal DMG

 Universal DMG Download file Official VideoLAN macOS package
Linux

Source archive

VLC Media Player Linux source archive

 Source TAR.XZ Download file Official VideoLAN source archive for Linux builds

Verification scope

A direct package URL is recorded above. We have not independently installed every listed build or confirmed that setup remains fully offline.

We do not host software files. Links may resolve to a publisher domain, its release repository, app store, CDN, or a documented distribution host — confirm the final hostname, publisher signature, version, and architecture before deployment. Recorded URLs last checked 11 September 2026; content last updated 11 September 2026.

What VLC Media Player does

VLC 3.0.23 is VideoLAN's open-source media player for Windows, macOS, and other platforms. The Windows items are setup programs and the macOS DMG contains the application; the Linux item is an upstream source archive that must be compiled and is not a DEB, RPM, AppImage, or ready-to-run distribution package. Linux users should normally follow VideoLAN's distribution-specific instructions.

VLC includes its own demuxing and decoding components for many common containers, codecs, discs, and streams, reducing reliance on system codec packs. “Many” is not “all”: playback depends on the exact codec/profile, encryption, damaged media, hardware decoder, driver, access rights, and build. DVD support does not imply turnkey playback of encrypted Blu-ray discs, which can require keys, libraries, compatible hardware, and legally permitted configuration.

Local-file playback does not require an account. Network streams, internet radio, metadata, update checks, remote control, or media hosted elsewhere require network access as applicable. VLC's conversion and capture functions are format- and platform-dependent and are not substitutes for validating output quality, synchronization, subtitles, or licensing.

VideoLAN publishes SHA-256 and OpenPGP sidecars in its versioned directories. All four displayed digests were compared with the corresponding VideoLAN sidecars on 11 September 2026; no installer execution, signature verification, codec matrix, encrypted-disc test, stream test, or conversion comparison was performed.

Try a practical task

Load and adjust an external subtitle file

Use a short video you own and a matching subtitle file to check readability and timing before watching a longer programme.

Before you start

  • Have a local video and a permitted .srt subtitle file for the same cut.
  • Do not download a codec executable merely because a subtitle is missing.

  1. Open the video

    Use Media > Open File, or the corresponding File menu on macOS, and select the local video. Confirm basic playback first.

  2. Load the subtitle

    Use Subtitle > Add Subtitle File and choose the matching .srt. Select the loaded track if more than one is available.

  3. Check timing

    Watch a line near the beginning and another later in the clip. Use the subtitle delay controls for a constant offset.

  4. Recheck later dialogue

    If the delay grows over time, check whether the subtitle belongs to a different edit or frame-rate version rather than applying a larger constant offset.

Expected result

The correct subtitle track appears and stays acceptably aligned at the tested points.

If the result is different

Characters display incorrectly
Check subtitle encoding and language settings before replacing the video file.
No subtitle text appears
Check the selected track, subtitle timestamps and whether the file contains text rather than an HTML download page.

Adjusting playback delay does not rewrite the subtitle file or prove it matches every part of a long video.

Continue with the publisher’s instructions

Guide updated . Steps describe the linked documentation and our sample task. Only demonstrations with a stated environment record an observed run; this is not an installation test of every VLC Media Player package listed above.

Product features

  • Publisher-built Windows and macOS packages; Linux link is source code
  • Bundled playback components for many common formats, with codec and profile limits
  • DVD playback support does not imply turnkey encrypted Blu-ray playback
  • Local playback can remain local; streaming and online metadata require network access
  • Conversion, capture, subtitle, and audio controls with format-specific results

Installation notes

Grouped by the package types recorded on this page — not a claim that every listed build was independently tested on every supported platform.

Windows Windows installer (EXE)

  1. 1

    Download the recorded file (vlc-3.0.23-win64.exe). If it has a digital signature, inspect the signer and validation result in Properties → Digital Signatures. If no signature is present, follow the publisher's documented verification method; a missing signature does not authenticate the file.

  2. 2

    Check any Windows warning before proceeding. A SmartScreen reputation warning is not signature verification; stop if the publisher is unexpected or the file is reported as malicious.

  3. 3

    Follow the publisher's setup prompts to finish; options vary by release, so review each screen rather than clicking through.

macOS macOS disk image (DMG)

  1. 1

    Open the disk image and follow the publisher's instructions for its contents. It may contain an app to copy to Applications or a separate installer.

  2. 2

    Check first-launch security prompts. For damaged, revoked, or unverified software, stop and check the publisher's current package and Apple's guidance before proceeding.

Linux Source code archive (build required)

  1. 1

    This archive contains source code, not a ready-to-run program — do not expect an installer inside.

  2. 2

    Building it requires the project's compiler toolchain and development dependencies; follow the publisher's own build documentation.

  3. 3

    If you do not intend to compile, use your distribution's package or one of the prebuilt options listed above instead.

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