Files VS VideoLAN Client (VLC)

Compare Files vs VideoLAN Client (VLC) and see what are their differences.

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Files VideoLAN Client (VLC)
181 380
32,525 13,258
1.8% 2.0%
9.8 0.0
3 days ago about 2 months ago
C# C
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Files

Posts with mentions or reviews of Files. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-05.

VideoLAN Client (VLC)

Posts with mentions or reviews of VideoLAN Client (VLC). We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-22.
  • VideoLAN Security Bulletin VLC 3.0.21
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Jun 2024
    > Security Bulletin VLC 3.0.21

    > Summary: Vulnerability fixed in VLC media player

    > Date: June 2024

    > Affected versions: VLC media player 3.0.20 and earlier

    > ID: VideoLAN-SB-VLC-3021

    > Details

    > A denial of service through a potential integer overflow could be triggered with a maliciously crafted mms stream (heap based overflow)

    > Impact

    > If successful, a malicious third party could trigger either a crash of VLC or an arbitratry code execution with the privileges of the target user.

    > While these issues in themselves are most likely to just crash the player, we can't exclude that they could be combined to leak user informations or remotely execute code. ASLR and DEP help reduce the likelyness of code execution, but may be bypassed.

    > We have not seen exploits performing code execution through this vulnerability.

    > Threat mitigation

    > Exploitation of those issues requires the user to explicitly open a maliciously crafted mms stream.

    > Workarounds

    > The user should refrain from opening mms streams from untrusted third parties (or disable the VLC browser plugins), until the patch is applied.

    > Solution

    > VLC media player 3.0.21 addresses the issue.

    > Credits

    > Reported by Andreas Fobian of Mantodea Security GmbH

    Updates for all supported platforms available at:

    https://www.videolan.org/vlc/

  • Hz in Music and changing it
    1 project | /r/WeAreTheMusicMakers | 8 Dec 2023
    No. You can use a music player such as VLC Media Player to play music back tuned up or down slightly if you wish. But if people are affected by some frequencies and not others, that would be new.
  • I Am SOLO | S1E01 - Ep. 1 | 2021-07-14
    1 project | /r/IamSolo | 17 Nov 2023
    I watched S1E01 using the AI-generated subs and they were surprisingly good! You just need to download both the sub file (.srt) and the raw video (.mkv) and watch it using a video player like VLC (https://www.videolan.org/vlc/). Subs and raw files at the links below thanks to u/MNLYYZYEG
  • For those who transcribe music by ear
    2 projects | /r/piano | 22 Jul 2023
  • A collection of useful Mac Apps
    32 projects | /r/macapps | 13 Jul 2023
    VLC - Price: Free Free and open-source media player that plays most multimedia files and DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. (UX/UI feels outdated imo)
  • unable to play youtube links
    1 project | /r/VLC | 10 Jul 2023
  • Request: Shrek as Gaeilge
    1 project | /r/teilifis | 9 Jul 2023
    It might be the media player you use. I recommend using VLC media player.
  • C++ is everywhere, but noone really talks about it. What are people's thoughts?
    8 projects | /r/cscareerquestions | 8 Jul 2023
    Seems to be C, not C++ to me. The C++ code is GUI wrappers to C++ GUI systems.
  • Need help on how to repair this issue
    2 projects | /r/AV1 | 7 Jul 2023
    Hi there! Try with VLC or mpv players, and see if they can play the corrupted video.
  • MP4 File that was recorded back in 2020 turned into 0 Bytes
    1 project | /r/24hoursupport | 6 Jul 2023
    Try the repair option in VLC media player.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Files and VideoLAN Client (VLC) you can also consider the following projects:

NanaZip - The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience

mpv - 🎥 Command line video player

qttabbar - QTTabBar is a small tool that allows you to use tab multi label function in Windows Explorer. https://www.yuque.com/indiff/qttabbar

iina - The modern video player for macOS.

MicaForEveryone - Mica For Everyone is a tool to enable backdrop effects on the title bars of Win32 apps on Windows 11.

Anime4K - A High-Quality Real Time Upscaler for Anime Video

PersistentWindows - fork of http://www.ninjacrab.com/persistent-windows/ with windows 10 update

Invidious - Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

vscode-vibrancy - Enable Acrylic/Glass effect for your VS Code.

celluloid - A simple GTK+ frontend for mpv

winfetch - 🛠 A command-line system information utility written in PowerShell. Like Neofetch, but for Windows.

mpd - Music Player Daemon

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