TechCrunch · Startups · 2026-08-31
VLC crosses 7 billion downloads
VLC crosses 7 billion downloads In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads. VLC crosses 7 billion downloads. In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player, developed by the non-profit VideoLAN, has crossed 7 billion downloads across all platforms. Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the president and lead developer of VLC, sent this update in an email.
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