VLC media player for Linux

VideoLAN · Open source

VLC media player is a free and open-source multimedia player developed by the VideoLAN project. It operates across multiple platforms and plays most audio and video formats, DVDs, and streaming protocols without requiring external codec packs.

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flathub.org · Official website

✓ Community package (Flathub)
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026

Version: 3.0.24
Release date: Sept. 17, 2026
License: GPL-2.0
Installer type: flatpak

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Open a terminal, paste the command and press Enter. Flatpak and Flathub must be set up; Linux Mint has them by default, for other distributions see flathub.org/setup.

flatpak install flathub org.videolan.VLC

How to install

Open your terminal and run 'flatpak install flathub org.videolan.VLC', or follow the download link to Flathub.
Confirm the installation prompt and wait for the package to download.
Launch VLC media player from your application launcher.

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