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VLC Media Player 7 Billion Downloads Passed

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VLC Media Player 7 Billion Downloads Passed
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In recent years of digital media consumption, open-source solutions such as Netflix, Disney+ and Spotify continue to stay on top rankings on the user’s preferred list. The player proves this success by reaching the number of 7 billion downloads.

Basic reasons behind this tremendous success of VLC:

  • Complete free and no hidden fee or subscription model
  • Support almost all video and audio formats
  • offline usage without internet connection
  • Support numerous platforms like Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android
  • Active development and security updates for more than 20 years Home

Streaming services are increasingly shredded and price increases, leads users to alternative solutions. VLC has become an indispensable tool for billions of users who want to manage personal video libraries at this point and play various formats.

This success shows how strong and necessary of open source software.

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