VLC
The cone-shaped player that plays almost any file, with no ads or account.
Instead of Windows Media Player, streaming apps
M · ToolOpen sourceNonprofitNo account
VLC plays nearly every video and audio format, on nearly every device, from a nonprofit that has made it since the early 2000s. It has no ads, no account and no tracking, and it is open source.
Its design looks dated, which is the only real complaint. Power is a 4 because a small group steers it.
- Plays almost any file, on almost any device
- No ads, no account, no tracking
- Made by a nonprofit since the early 2000s
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For comparison, we also reviewed Spotify (14/30) as a benchmark.
