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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.
Screenshot:
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Simple, fast and powerful
- Plays everything - Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams.
- Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed - MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3...
- Runs on all platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS, Android ...
- Completely Free - no spyware, no ads and no user tracking.