Play any media file with VLC Player VLC media player is probably the best media player for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. Boasting nearly 130 million downloads,  VLC can play almost any type of format you throw at it including DivX and MKV, and provides fully featured media streaming capabilities.  

It also supports playing of DVD, Audio CDs, and VCDs.   So no more more hunting around for that missing codec. And with such a huge user base,  VLC is certainly one of the most stable players we’ve used for a long time.  It is probably the only media player you’ll need. It’s streaming capabilities allow you to easily stream music and video around the home,  and its resyncing features certainly help you deal with any time-lag issues.  Finally, as you would also expect,  it’s also highly skinnable.

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