When an app runs headless, it offloads the heavy job of rendering the entire user interface. This is so useful that there are ...

The easiest way to do it is to right-click the app's icon on the Dock, then click the "Quit" button. The Santa hat should be ...

While tech giants kept building bloated media apps, a scrappy open-source project called VideoLan quietly ate their lunch by playing every weird file you could throw at it. Here's how to get the most ...

The volume levels of certain media files playing on your computer can often be underwhelming — even at 100%. There are several reasons for this. Some media is simply recorded at a low volume level, ...

While plenty of fantastic streaming services exist, everyone knows the pain of your favorite movie suddenly becoming unavailable. Owning your media solves this problem, but you'll need to choose a ...

VLC Player has been my go-to video app for years, dating back to the good ol’ Windows XP days. That loyalty progressed to Android, and I still use it across desktop and mobile for my video content ...

To install MPV Player on Windows 11, download a portable build (Zhongfly or Shinchiro) from mpv.io, unzip it, and run the install batch file as admin. Configure it via mpv.conf. Windows 11 has a ...

VLC isn’t just one of the most capable video player apps out there, but one of the most popular PC apps of all time. It’s entirely free, it’s open-source, and it’s so widely loved by nearly everyone.

In the vast expanse of digital media technology, few names are as recognisable or as enduring as VLC Media Player. An emblem of open-source success, VLC has evolved significantly since its inception, ...

VideoLAN teased the technology at CES 2025 and shared some videos of it in action. Essentially, VLC will use AI to automatically generate subtitles for videos. The AI will also be able to translate ...

VLC, the swiss army knife of video players that can handle almost any type of content you throw at it, is about to get even more versatile. At the CES tech show in Las Vegas, which ends on January 10, ...

VideoLAN shows off the creation and translation of subtitles in more than 100 languages, all offline. VideoLAN shows off the creation and translation of subtitles in more than 100 languages, all ...