--- title: VLC crosses 7 billion downloads | daily.dev description: VLC media player has surpassed 7 billion downloads across all platforms, about 18 months after crossing the 6 billion mark in January 2025. VideoLAN president... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-crosses-7-billion-downloads-5j20kknme twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: VLC crosses 7 billion downloads | daily.dev og:description: VLC media player has surpassed 7 billion downloads across all platforms, about 18 months after crossing the 6 billion mark in January 2025. VideoLAN president... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-crosses-7-billion-downloads-5j20kknme og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5J20kKnme.png og:image:alt: VLC crosses 7 billion downloads og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # VLC crosses 7 billion downloads **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary VLC media player has surpassed 7 billion downloads across all platforms, about 18 months after crossing the 6 billion mark in January 2025. VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf shared the milestone, noting the company recently ported VLC to Amazon's Vega OS for TVs and continues working on broader platform and codec support. VLC 4 is still in development, and it remains unclear whether previously teased AI-powered translation and subtitle features using local models were ever released. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many downloads does VLC media player have in total? VLC has surpassed 7 billion downloads across all platforms, according to an update from VideoLAN president and lead developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf. This comes about 18 months after VLC crossed the 6 billion download mark in January 2025, showing continued strong adoption of the free, offline media player developed by the non-profit VideoLAN. _Follow milestones like this on daily.dev to keep tabs on open source projects you rely on._ ### Is VLC 4 released yet? No, VLC 4 has not been released yet. VideoLAN confirmed it is preparing for the VLC 4 release, but development is taking longer than expected, with no firm release date announced. _Track release progress for tools like VLC on daily.dev before planning an upgrade._ ### Does VLC support Amazon's Vega OS for TVs? Yes, VideoLAN recently ported VLC to Amazon's new Vega OS for TVs. The company is also working on expanding support to additional platforms and codecs as part of its ongoing development efforts. _daily.dev helps developers stay current on cross-platform support changes for tools like VLC._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [VLC’s First Update This Year Adds Qt6 Support, Dark Style \+ More](https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-s-first-update-this-year-adds-qt6-support-dark-style-more-ilaxfi4wn) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [After 20 years together, VLC and I are finally breaking up, and it's because of this app](https://daily.dev/posts/after-20-years-together-vlc-and-i-are-finally-breaking-up-and-it-s-because-of-this-app-3cugbisim) · XDA Developers · 67 upvotes · 13 comments - [VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong](https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-s-keeper-of-the-cone-nets-european-free-software-gong-gvplb1oos) · The Register · 13 upvotes · 0 comments - [VLC for Unity now supported on Linux](https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-for-unity-now-supported-on-linux-wuu6vgrdc) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-crosses-7-billion-downloads-5j20kknme) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"VLC crosses 7 billion downloads","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-crosses-7-billion-downloads-5j20kknme","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/vlc-crosses-7-billion-downloads-5j20kknme"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T16:12:48.204Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T16:13:12.771Z","description":"VLC media player has surpassed 7 billion downloads across all platforms, about 18 months after crossing the 6 billion mark in January 2025. 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