You might have used VLC and other multimedia players. But if you want to play video and music in any type of format and experience crystal-clear picture, then it becomes a little tricky.

Unlike VLC, which throws the kitchen sink when it comes to features, MPV has more of a modular approach. By default, it's a bare-bones media player that's essentially a fork of MPlayer and mplayer2.

VLC media player could gain access to free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, a representative said. This would be an optional feature for users, though, and the decision hasn’t been ...

These are the best free MP4 player apps for Windows 11/10. Download these media player apps and play MP4 files on your computer.

Tech Mobile Why I like: VLC media player Simple interface, no ads and it supports almost every media type under the sun without any fuss. Is it possible?

Longtime favorite free and self-contained media player VLC finally makes it to version 1.0.0--and brings a host of new features.

Our Verdict As always, VLC is the free media player you want on your system…but the differences in 2.1, while real and welcome, are hard to spot.

The free VLC Media Player app for iPad can handle just about any video format you throw at it. Screenshot by Rick Broida If you were excited last month by the arrival of CineXPlayer, which lets ...

Developers of the VLC media player have released a new version that takes care of several bugs and adds other improvements. The latest version is now 1.1.3, which repairs a memory corruption ...

How to play AVI format video files on a Mac The free video player VLC can handle AVI video files – see the entry for 3GP files, above, for more explanation of how to download and use VLC.