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VLC is one of the greatest achievements of the modern era imho (along with Linux, Wikipedia, etc).
A good dev who didn't sell out, fully FOSS, always ~~up-to-date~~ before-the-date, no nonsense or bloatware, no UI changes every month to get more engagement, etc.
This is how all products of humanity with our level of tech should be like (even non-software).
Plus it puts on a Santa hat around Christmas.
good cross platforms too.
I've used it from win, osx, linux, android.
It just finds the DLNA and CIFS shares from my nas so naturally in the library - better than thunar.
I just wish my "smart" TV had it.
I love how when I stream music to my car a little VLC icon appears on the screen, under the album art. So proud.
haha, that is cool
The 4.0 version will make drastic changes to the UI ):
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/vlc-4-0-sneak-peek-a-look-at-its-work-in-progress-new-interface/
I am quite worried about that direction design.... Feels like a departure of the sleek video player that we all know and love.
Great thing is that since it's open source someone can just fork the project and continue development in a different direction.
It would be easy enough to put a toggle in the settings for a 'classic' mode. I can see him doing that.
Doesn't look bad tbh. Though I don't use VLC too often.
Yeah, I know, and the new streaming formats technically supporting ads ... What can I say - the world is a fuck & we must manage (or not manage, I'm not your boss, Im barely my boss).