VLC for Fire

by VLC Mobile Team

159,870 customer ratings

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Price: Free Download

Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc

Works with: Game Controllers,Fire TV Voice Remote

Languages Supported: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese

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Latest updates

What's new in version 3.5.4

* New wigets!
* Redesign of the audio list, album and about screens
* Improve tablet and foldable support
* Network indexation
* Improved accessibility
* a lot of fixes and improvements

Product Details

Release Date: 2015

Date first listed on Amazon: March 20, 2015

Developed By: VLC Mobile Team

ASIN: B00U65KQMQ

Customer reviews:
159,870 customer ratings

Developer info

Product features

VLC for Kindle plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), like the desktop version of VLC.
VLC for Kindle has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.
VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments, hardware acceleration and gestures to control volume.
It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.

Product description

VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.

This is the port of VLC media player to the Fire platform. VLC for Android can play most video and audio files, as well as network streams and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.

VLC for Fire is also a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.

VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free.

Features
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VLC for Fire plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.

All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads.

VLC for Fire has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.

VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments and gestures to control volume, brightness and seeking.

It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.

Permissions
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VLC for Fire needs access to :
• "Device & app History" to be able to read logs, to help understand crashes and issues, so we can improve VLC.
• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :)
• "Other" to check network connections and hide the streaming parts when needed.

Permission Details :
• It needs "read phone status an identity", in order to pause music during outgoing and incoming calls.
• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.
• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files.
• It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams.
• It needs "control vibration", in order to provide UI feedback when seeking in the video and audio players.
• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video.
• It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume.
• It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone.
• It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not, to hide the streaming parts.

- For Fire TV app only:
• It needs "record audio " for audio search using your microphone.
• It needs "to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen.

User Data Privacy

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Technical details

Size: 34.3MB

Version: 3.5.4

Developed By: VLC Mobile Team ( Privacy Policy

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Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )

Access information about networks
Connect to paired bluetooth devices
FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Open network sockets
MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Modify global audio settings
POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Read from external storage
Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
Record audio
Open windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other applications
Access the vibration feature
PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
Write to external storage
Read or write the system settings
com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA
com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA

Minimum Operating System: Android 4.2

Approximate Download Time: Less than 5 minutes

Customer reviews

159,870 global ratings

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Customers like the performance, ease of use, and video quality of the mobile application. They mention it works well, is easy to install, and is a great video player. Customers also appreciate that it plays most formats.

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Works well Great app Easy to use Great video player Plays all formats Quality Lag Stability

1,655 customers mention "Works well"1,313 positive342 negative

Customers like that the product works well. They mention it runs great, never fails to play any movie, and is one of the most efficient and capable players on many platforms. They also say the navigation works ok and it's reliable.

"...Runs great. Comparable to the PS4 media player. have not seen any pop ups or adds either. Recommend for your smart tv. Lot of scam bait out there...." Read more

"...Scanning through a video and quick and efficient as well...." Read more

"...And in that regard, it works extremely well. I was able to throw AVI, FLV and MP4 files at it and it began streaming in less than a few seconds...." Read more

"...VLC is one of the most efficient and capable players on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Android and more...." Read more

776 customers mention "Great app"773 positive3 negative

Customers like the great app. They mention it's awesome, free, and a great app for playing network media files. They also say it'll be one of the best music apps they've ever had. Customers appreciate the open source project and the added bonus of it being free. They appreciate the many neat features and add-ons.

"Freeware, and actually does what it says it will. I needed something to watch movies from my home streaming media server...." Read more

"This app is awesome and glad the VLC team made an official app for TVs with FireTV built in...." Read more

"...Great app and thanks to the Best Buy rep and the developer(s). Thank you!!!" Read more

"vlc has always been a robust, and really impressive multimedia program. I use it a lot on a lot of my computers...." Read more

548 customers mention "Easy to use"457 positive91 negative

Customers find the mobile application easy to use. They mention the user interface is quite easy and simple, and it works instantly without further tweaks. Some say it has a superior playlist and loop function.

"...My mp4 videos load up fast and play smoothly without any trouble, and image quality is a clear and sharp...." Read more

"Pros:-clean simple interface.-recognizes my shared hard drive attached to my router automatically...." Read more

"...Smart interface and built knowing what a tablet needs showing and hiding it when its not...." Read more

"...It easily connects (after a log-in) to my NAS. The GUI is ok but could use a better set-up, especially when it comes to navigating my 1700+ movie..." Read more

487 customers mention "Great video player"479 positive8 negative

Customers like the video player. They say it's excellent, great on computers, and the most decent player in terms of design and features. Customers also mention it'll play anything, even the most obscure formats.

"...VLC is one of the most efficient and capable players on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Android and more...." Read more

"...So it's very good, but not perfect...." Read more

"...It sees all the movies on the external hard drive, & plays them effortlessly. These are 1080 HD movies, and the picture and sound are crisp & clear...." Read more

"...The VLC player itself is always good, its a Basic media player without all the clutter and reads almost any type of video format out there,..." Read more

398 customers mention "Plays all formats"345 positive53 negative

Customers like the app's ability to play most formats. They mention it's the best media player and can watch videos in different formats on their kindle. They also appreciate the many video playback options, including many screen sizes.

"...Can add favorites so not so much shuffling around, but it picks up the server, and plays with no lag. Runs great. Comparable to the PS4 media player...." Read more

"...For what it's worth, it does a great job with MPG files, which is better than having to convert them because Amazon refuses to make a user-friendly..." Read more

"...Pros:Plays all video formats and picks up all devices on the network to play media from, even my Plex server so I don't have to use that app..." Read more

"...with no servers required on the PC (e.g. Plex) and files are played in original format without transcoding...." Read more

156 customers mention "Quality"110 positive46 negative

Customers like the quality of the mobile application. They say it's well-made, solid, and serviceable. Customers also mention it'll remain so through many changes.

"...There is, quite simply, nothing that can compare to it. A brilliantly designed application. Best of all? IT'S FREE!!!" Read more

"...Free and quality are what vlc is all about." Read more

"...doesn't like formats like AVI, it has to transcode the video, reducing quality and slowing down the stream...." Read more

"Quality product and so far it appears to be working out well. Still plenty to learn from it but have not had issues." Read more

190 customers mention "Lag"104 positive86 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the lag of the mobile application. Some mention that it has many screen size options, slow or faster playback speed, and the option of easy volume. However, others say it's slow and painful to use. They mention it takes awhile to load sometimes, and horizontal rows of thumbnails make it slow and cumbersome finding files.

"...so not so much shuffling around, but it picks up the server, and plays with no lag. Runs great. Comparable to the PS4 media player...." Read more

"...Both the native and experimental player are slow and because the native player doesn't like formats like AVI, it has to transcode the video,..." Read more

"...It even will remember where you left off on a videos. Scanning through a video and quick and efficient as well...." Read more

"...-Needs simple vertical list view. Please add this. Horizontal rows of thumbnails makes it slow & cumbersome finding finding files...." Read more

122 customers mention "Stability"45 positive77 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the stability of the mobile application. Some mention it's rock-solid, highly trusted, and has no bugs. Others say it seems to crash at times due to glitchy playback and has its failures.

"...Cons:-can't play some hevc 10bit files. Crashes.-Needs simple vertical list view. Please add this...." Read more

"vlc has always been a robust, and really impressive multimedia program. I use it a lot on a lot of my computers...." Read more

"...back just about any Blu-Ray rip with any kind of bitrate causes random crashes every 10 to 30 minutes of playback where the movie stops and suddenly..." Read more

"...Download Subtitles has never worked for me, once.4. Has stability issues when seeking, occasionally the video can freeze, but the audio..." Read more

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Jim Morrison

Exactly what i was looking for.

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023

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Freeware, and actually does what it says it will. I needed something to watch movies from my home streaming media server. Can add favorites so not so much shuffling around, but it picks up the server, and plays with no lag. Runs great. Comparable to the PS4 media player. have not seen any pop ups or adds either. Recommend for your smart tv. Lot of scam bait out there. This one was good.

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James Wilson

Great

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2024

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For people who thought this was a video maker its not its a way to download movies

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Ken G

A must have for anyone with a FireTV device

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2019

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This app is awesome and glad the VLC team made an official app for TVs with FireTV built in. I have Toshiba FireTV and the built in media player is horrible and freezes up constantly just when trying to play a file but not with VLC app.My mp4 videos load up fast and play smoothly without any trouble, and image quality is a clear and sharp. It even will remember where you left off on a videos. Scanning through a video and quick and efficient as well. This should be the first app you download if you have one of these type of TVs and you will be set in having it as a viable offline media player solution from your USB flash drive or external hard drive. Just be sure they are formatted as FAT32 or else the drive won't recognized.

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Steve Warner

I've seen several posts saying that this version of VLC is useless on the FireTV Stick

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016

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Let's start by clearing up some confusion. I've seen several posts saying that this version of VLC is useless on the FireTV Stick. But that's not true. Yes, there is no attached storage for the FTVS. And yes, it has trouble finding my network attached media. But it works extremely well as a replacement player for Plex. I've got Plex on my stick and the built in player leaves a lot to be desired. Both the native and experimental player are slow and because the native player doesn't like formats like AVI, it has to transcode the video, reducing quality and slowing down the stream.

VLC for Fire is a great replacement player for Plex. And in that regard, it works extremely well. I was able to throw AVI, FLV and MP4 files at it and it began streaming in less than a few seconds. It also was fast to seek, something that the native Plex player is awful at. The videos being played by VLC simply look better than the ones coming from the Plex player. And so again, I think this version of VLC for the FireTV stick is totally useful.

It's not perfect though. As others have noted, there are troubles accessing your network media. Also, when using it with Plex, I lost audio when fast forwarding through the video. (This was resolved by tinkering with the settings.) The biggest complaint I have is that it does not support multi-part files, so some of my older videos which were split into two parts will not play in full. I'm not sure if this is a Plex issue or a VLC issue, but I know that both Plex and Kodi handles these files without a problem, so I'm guessing it's a VLC issue. Also, even though I had the "resume" option turned on, videos sent to VLC from Plex did not get the "Do you want to resume where you left off?" option. That's annoying, but not a deal breaker.

In summary, if you have a FireTV or FireTV Stick, this makes an excellent external player. It's not perfect, but hopefully future updates will resolve the very minor issues it has right now.

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Jim Simon

Not Suitable for Fire TV

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015

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I think this app is a perfect example of why Amazon needs separate app stores, one for Fire TV/Stick, and one for other devices. The use and capabilities of Fire TV are fundamentally different than Kindle and other devices. For starters, Fire TV has no keyboard, so any type of alphanumeric input requires the app maker to build a 'keyboard' into the app. There are too many apps that assume the user is on a tablet and thus already has a keyboard, yet these apps are still made available to Fire TV despite not being able to function properly.

Secondly, this app may work great for Kindle and other devices which have user accessible storage, but the Fire TV has no such storage. All media playable on the Fire TV has to come from somewhere else, namely servers. Netflix servers, YouTube servers, Amazon servers, and for our personal media, from a local server. That's just the way it is with Fire TV. EVERYTHING comes from a server. Yet like so many other users, all I got was VLC spinning round and round without actually connecting to my local server, despite being able to see them just fine. Which males this app useless on the Fire TV.

It may work beautifully on the Kindle, but despite it's name, it's just not suitable for Fire TV.

(Please Amazon, we need a separate store for Fire TV/Stick, including ONLY those apps which are fully functional on these devices.)

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BRUNO VIANI COUTO

Ótimo player!

Reviewed in Brazil on November 28, 2023

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Player muito bom e ótimo para poder assistir os vídeos que ficam no computador na TV. Era essa funcionalidade que eu estava procurando. Tenho vários arquivos de vídeos no PC e queria ver na TV da sala, bastou fazer o compartilhamento das pastas no PC e acessar esse compartilhamento no VLC.

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WonDer_wOm@N

NI VIDEO NI AUDIO QUE SE LE RESISTA

Reviewed in Spain on July 12, 2024

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Conozco la aplicación desde que tengo uso de razón allá cuando se descargaba por emule y no había formato que se le resista...
Ahora instale la aplicación en un proyector y sigue siendo igual de buena o mejor, no se necesitan instalaciones a parte o suscripciones para para acceder a todas la funciones.
Espero que os haya sido de utilidad mi experiencia y consejos sobre este producto.
Saludos.

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