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As of August 31, 2026, the total number of downloads of the open-source video player VLC Media Player has exceeded 7 billion. This figure, reported by TechCrunch, marks a new milestone for VLC in terms of user base. As a cross-platform and royalty-free media player, VLC is popular among users worldwide due to its wide compatibility and support for various audio and video formats. This increase in downloads reflects its continued influence in the fields of streaming and digital content consumption.
由非营利组织 VideoLAN 开发的免费离线 VLC 媒体播放器已突破 70 亿次下载量。Jean-Baptiste Kempf，VLC 的总裁兼首席开发者，通过邮件发布了这一消息。该里程碑距离 2025 年 1 月达到 60 亿次下载仅过去约 18 个月。Kempf 表示，公司近期已将 VLC 移植到 Amazon 的新 Vega OS（用于电视），并正在支持所有其他平台和编解码器。VLC 正准备推出版本 4，但开发进度较慢。去年 VideoLAN 曾展示过基于本地模型的 AI 驱动翻译和字幕功能，但目前尚不清楚这些特性是否已正式发布。