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title: Install VLC on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of VLC for Linux - The ultimate media player
url: https://snapcraft.io/vlc
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# VLC

[VideoLAN](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/videolan "View all snaps from VideoLAN")

* [VideoLAN](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/videolan "View all snaps from VideoLAN")
* [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video)

latest/stable 3.0.24-rc1

Install latest/stable of VLC

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install vlc
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* vlc

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 22 September 2026 - latest/stable
* Today - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.videolan.org](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ "https://www.videolan.org/vlc/")

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### Contact

* [www.videolan.org](https://www.videolan.org/support/ "https://www.videolan.org/support/")

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### Donations

* [videolan.org](https://videolan.org/contribute.html "https://videolan.org/contribute.html")

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### Source code

* [code.videolan.org](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc "https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc")

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### Report a bug

* [code.videolan.org](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/work_items "https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/work_items")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/vlc#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/vlc#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/vlc#tab-security)

#### The ultimate media player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework
that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various
streaming protocols.

Simple, fast and powerful

* **Plays everything** : Files, Discs, Webcams¹, Devices and Streams.
* **Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed**: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3...
* **Completely Free** : no spyware, no ads and no user tracking.

*1) Camera and microphone access are required for recording features.*

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## Install VLC on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/vlc/ubuntu)