VLC media player
★ 3.3What it actually doesVLC is a multi-format media player that plays video and music in most codecs with support for network sources and subtitles, but experiences crashes during certain operations and compatibility issues.
Actually does
- ✓Video player60% of reviews
- ✓Music player35% of reviews
- ✓File sharing20% of reviews
- ✓DLNA/UPnP трансляция25% of reviews
- ✓Open source5% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free10% of reviews
- ✓Поддержка MKV(bonus)15% of reviews
- ✓Выбор аудиодорожек15% of reviews
- ✓Playback Speed Control15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Поддержка субтитров (в т.ч. SSA)
- ⚠Воспроизведение с облачных сервисов (Dropbox, GDrive, OneDrive, iCloud)
- ⚠Chromecast Support
Common complaints
- ✗Crashes during DLNA playback15% of mentions
«Crashes when viewing via DLNA»
- ✗Freezes on incoming calls10% of mentions
«If I'm watching a movie and I get a phone call, the app freezes and I have to restart the phone»
- ✗Critical rapid battery drain8% of mentions
«Drained the battery to 0 in 2.5 hours on iPad»
- ✗No Picture-in-Picture mode20% of mentions
«Would like to see Picture-in-Picture mode. Can't minimize playback and switch to another app»
- ✗Playback UI hides after 1 second of inactivity8% of mentions
«The playback UI constantly hiding after 1 sec of inactivity is so annoying»
What people praise
- ★Support for a wide range of formats (especially MKV on iOS)
«This app lets you connect an SSD drive to iPad and watch movies in .mkv format from it. Perfect»
- ★Completely free and ad-free
«Good app with no ads»
- ★Stable operation and responsive support
«Thanks to the developers for the feedback! The issue was fixed quickly. The app runs stably»
- ★Versatility and ease of use
«Convenient and versatile app»
- ★Playback from network sources
«Great player, lots of different features»