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The latest stable version of VLC is 3.0.23 (2024). You can download it free from our download page.
Yes. VLC 3.0.23 fully supports Windows 10 and Windows 11, both 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
Yes. There is a native Apple Silicon build (arm64.dmg) for M1, M2 and M3 Macs, and a separate Intel (intel64.dmg) build.
VLC plays virtually all video formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, MPEG, WebM, 3GP, TS, M2TS, VOB and hundreds more — without needing any codec packs.
VLC supports MP3, FLAC, AAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, ALAC, AIFF, AC3, DTS, MP2 and many other audio formats.
A black screen usually means hardware decoding conflict. Go to Tools → Preferences → Input/Codecs and set Hardware-accelerated decoding to Disable. Save and restart VLC.
Drag and drop the subtitle file (.srt, .ass) onto the VLC window while playing. Or go to Subtitle → Add Subtitle File. Press V to cycle subtitle tracks.
Press Ctrl+Up arrow to increase volume beyond 100% (up to 300%). You can also scroll the mouse wheel over the VLC window.
Go to Video → Take Snapshot or press Shift+S (Windows) / Cmd+Alt+S (Mac). Screenshots are saved to your Pictures folder by default.
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