VLC Player Download FREE DOWNLOAD VLC media player (commonly known as VLC ) is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player and streaming media server developed by the VideoLAN project. ... VLC supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including DVD-Video, video CD and streaming protocols. The VideoLan software originated as an academic project in 1996. VLC used to stand for "VideoLAN Client" when VLC was a client of the VideoLAN project. But since VLC is no longer merely a client, that initialism no longer applies. [18] [19] It was intended to consist of a client and server to stream videos from satellite dishes across a campus network. Originally developed by students at the École Centrale Paris , it is now developed by contributors worldwide and is coordinated by VideoLAN , a non-profit organization. Rewritten from scratch in 1998, it was releas...