VLC for Android

VLC for Android is a multimedia player for Android devices. It is the Android port of VLC media player and handles video, audio, network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISO files. It is intended for people who want to play local media and connected sources through one application.

The player supports formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv, and AAC. It includes codecs without requiring separate downloads. Video playback supports subtitles, Teletext, closed captions, multi-track audio and subtitles, auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments, and gesture controls for volume, brightness, and seeking. Users can browse folders directly or organize audio and video through the media library.

VLC for Android also works as a full audio player with a database, equalizer, filters, cover art, and an audio media library. Audio controls include a widget and support for audio headset controls. The application can use network streams, including adaptive streaming, and disk shares as media sources.

Its Android platform fit includes support for Android TV, storage-based media access, network connection checks, volume changes, ringtone setting, and popup view. MirrorNest links directly to the official release instead of hosting a mirrored copy. In this catalog, VLC for Android is listed in Video & Media Players with a demo trial license, while the underlying project is open source and its source code is available freely.

Free to use — a paid version with additional features is also available.