VLC media player confirms Apple Vision Pro app is in the works

March 14, 2024

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Apple Vision Pro still lacks many of the apps that iOS and macOS users are already familiar with, and some big developers have already said they have no interest in bringing their apps to Vision Pro for now. However, one app that is coming to visionOS is the popular VLC media player – at least according to VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf.

VLC coming to Apple Vision Pro

In an interview with Lowpass to celebrate VLC’s five billion downloads, Kempf confirmed that VideoLAN (the non-profit organization behind the app) has been working on a version of VLC for Apple Vision Pro. “We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro,” the developer said.

Unfortunately, it might be a while before the app becomes available in the App Store, as Kempf himself admits that there’s no motivation to actively develop a visionOS app due to the small user base. “I’m not sure there is any use case yet,” Kempf pointed out while arguing that the number of people who own a Vision Pro is really small.

Interestingly, the president of VideoLAN also confirmed that he was open to working on a VLC app for Meta’s Quest headsets. However, the plans were shelved as there are already “many good players” available for the platform.

For those unfamiliar, VLC is a free and open source media player available for multiple platforms, including iOS, macOS, and even tvOS. VLC supports many of the most popular audio and video codecs and is commonly used to play media files that players such as Apple’s QuickTime are unable to play.

VideoLAN has been working on VLC 4.0, which will be a major update that will rewrite “the whole core” of the app. You can find the links to download VLC on the app’s official website.

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VLC media player confirms Apple Vision Pro app is in the works

March 14, 2024

, Published By Editorial Team

VLC app

Apple Vision Pro still lacks many of the apps that iOS and macOS users are already familiar with, and some big developers have already said they have no interest in bringing their apps to Vision Pro for now. However, one app that is coming to visionOS is the popular VLC media player – at least according to VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf.

VLC coming to Apple Vision Pro

In an interview with Lowpass to celebrate VLC’s five billion downloads, Kempf confirmed that VideoLAN (the non-profit organization behind the app) has been working on a version of VLC for Apple Vision Pro. “We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro,” the developer said.

Unfortunately, it might be a while before the app becomes available in the App Store, as Kempf himself admits that there’s no motivation to actively develop a visionOS app due to the small user base. “I’m not sure there is any use case yet,” Kempf pointed out while arguing that the number of people who own a Vision Pro is really small.

Interestingly, the president of VideoLAN also confirmed that he was open to working on a VLC app for Meta’s Quest headsets. However, the plans were shelved as there are already “many good players” available for the platform.

For those unfamiliar, VLC is a free and open source media player available for multiple platforms, including iOS, macOS, and even tvOS. VLC supports many of the most popular audio and video codecs and is commonly used to play media files that players such as Apple’s QuickTime are unable to play.

VideoLAN has been working on VLC 4.0, which will be a major update that will rewrite “the whole core” of the app. You can find the links to download VLC on the app’s official website.

Read also

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.

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We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We StartupNews.fyi want to be transparent with our readers about any potential conflicts of interest that may arise in our work. It’s possible that some of the investors we feature may have connections to other businesses, including competitors or companies we write about. However, we want to assure our readers that this will not have any impact on the integrity or impartiality of our reporting. We are committed to delivering accurate, unbiased news and information to our audience, and we will continue to uphold our ethics and principles in all of our work. Thank you for your trust and support.

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