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VLC Media Player Potentially Coming to Apple Vision Pro

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VideoLAN is working on bringing its popular open source VLC media player to Apple Vision Pro, according to tech newsletter Lowpass.

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The non-profit organization said it was currently developing a version for Apple's spatial computing headset. "We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro," VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf told Lowpass writer Janko Roettgers.

However, one of the reasons the app hasn't already been released is that the potential user base is still considered too small. "I'm not sure there is any use case yet," added Kempf.

VLC recently surpassed five billion downloads across desktop and mobile platforms, according to the organization. The cross-platform media player and framework launched 23 years ago as a student project, and continues to attract millions of new users thanks to its support for multiple codecs and its ability to play multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

Meanwhile, work continues on VLC 4.0. Development has taken longer than anticipated, according to Kempf, with the core of the app being completely rewritten. Recent nightly builds put the focus on content, with the default player window replaced by a view of the user's library. However, Kempf said that some changes could be reverted before the app's official release.

Kempf said that VLC may even add access to FAST channels and other ad-supported online media in the future, potentially allowing users to start watching something right away.

VLC 3.0.20 is a free downloaded for Mac from the VideoLAN website.

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I wonder at what point Apple will consider AVP a “failure” due to such low demand. It is quite clear that developers have the same sentiment that the user base of AVP is so low they choose not to invest in making a compatible app. It is slowly becoming apparent that Apple is marketing the device away from consumers to enterprise. Will AVP go the way of HoloLens and Magic Leap One?
 
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Abobrek said:
I wonder at what point Apple will consider AVP a “failure” due to such low demand. It is quite clear that developers have the same sentiment that the user base of AVP is so low they choose not to invest in making a compatible app. It is slowly becoming apparent that Apple is marketing the device away from consumers to enterprise. Will AVP go the way of HoloLens and Magic Leap One?
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It’s barely been a month.

Born Again said:
Wow AVP users pop the champagne VLC is aboard!!! I remember them 15+ years ago when people used to download videos.

Guess this makes up for Netflix not supporting AVP? /s

What’s next guys? A native calculator app?! Apple is so all in with the AVP!
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This Avp hate is hilarious
 
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Abobrek said:
EXCEPT if you read the article, the app hasn’t been released and the developers’ find the user base too small, and not sure there is a use case yet. Don’t get too excited.
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Too late ;)
 
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MacRumors really did the Vision Pro dirty and put the caution cone right where the Vision Pro screen cracks are happening. 😭

EDIT: They fixed it.
 
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Abobrek said:
EXCEPT if you read the article, the app hasn’t been released and the developers’ find the user base too small, and not sure there is a use case yet. Don’t get too excited.
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"We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro,"

They already have running version, so I highly doubt they would throw it off the table completely now. Yes, the user base may be small meaning polishing may take time and it's not their number one priority, which is understandable. But I don't understand it as they're not releasing VLC on AVP at all.
 
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VLC is great but it’s probably an inevitability that it will eventually morph into data-mining bloatware in a similar fashion to what happened to Plex.
 
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Abobrek said:
EXCEPT if you read the article, the app hasn’t been released and the developers’ find the user base too small, and not sure there is a use case yet. Don’t get too excited.
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I’m not even sure there is a use case. I don’t see a need for VLC. We already have video players. We need a web video player like Play’a which is already being worked on but thats really it.
 
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Skyscraperfan said:
I do not like the idea that the VLC Media Player now also wants to create a library. That is one feature that already annoys me about the Windows Media Player. I prefer using traditional folders and not a library that keeps track of all the adult content on my SSD.
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That’s been my thought on apple photos since day 1. And subsequently Lightroom.
 
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VLC can't even finish 4.0 on desktop, it's been like 5 years and it's still in alpha. Despite all the donations they get, the development is basically not moving forward at all. And now they claim they'll make a Vision Pro? Dunno why people still have faith in that company. Besides MPV is wayyyy better.
 
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More proof that developers are in control of which platforms they support and generally are more interested in the ones that have larger install bases.
 
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Another reason might be the current block on downloading your own media files onto the Vision Pro from a Mac.

It can be as futuristic as it likes but I’m not paying $3500 for a device I can’t even load MP3’s onto without paying a subscription to Apple for the privilege.
 
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The non-profit organization said it was currently developing a version for Apple's spatial computing headset. "We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro,"
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Than release it! Why do some developers feel so entitled these days? It's not going to cost you anything (being not for profit) and you already have it running in test flight.
 
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