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LibVLCSharp
LibVLCSharp is a cross-platform audio and video API for .NET platforms based on VideoLAN's LibVLC Library. It provides a comprehensive multimedia API that can be used across mobile, server and desktop to render video and output audio. Mono, .NET Framework and .NET Core runtimes are supported. This package contains the core features of LibVLCSharp (libvlc loading and initialization, .NET-friendly classes to ease the use of libvlc...). All other `LibVLCSharp.*` packages depend on this one. Features: - Play every media file formats, every codec and every streaming protocols - Run on every platform, from desktop (Windows, Linux, Mac) to mobile (Android, iOS) and TVs - Hardware and efficient decoding on every platform, up to 8K - Network browsing for distant filesystems (SMB, FTP, SFTP, NFS...) and servers (UPnP, DLNA) - Playback of Audio CD, DVD and Bluray with menu navigation - Support for HDR, including tonemapping for SDR streams - Audio passthrough with SPDIF and HDMI, including for Audio HD codecs, like DD+, TrueHD or DTS-HD - Support for video and audio filters - Support for 360 video and 3D audio playback, including Ambisonics - Able to cast and stream to distant renderers, like Chromecast and UPnP renderers. This package also contains the views for the following platforms: - Android - iOS - Mac - tvOS - UWP If you need Xamarin.Forms support, see LibVLCSharp.Forms. LibVLC needs to be installed separately, see VideoLAN.LibVLC.* packages.
LibVLCSharp
The official .NET wrapper around LibVLC.
This package contains the core features of LibVLCSharp (libvlc loading and initialization, .NET-friendly classes to ease the use of libvlc...).
All other LibVLCSharp.* packages depend on this one.
This package also contains the views for the following platforms:
- Android
- iOS
- Mac
- tvOS
- UWP
This package has multiple target frameworks, which means it will pick the right features for your project (you will only get the mac view if you are building a mac project).
BE CAREFUL: This project does not include LibVLC itself! You will need to install it separately! See the Installation documentation for more info.
Why should I reference this package in my project?
If you are in one of these situation, this package is made for you.
- You want to build a console application that leverages the power of VLC for transcoding/streaming/recording/playing audio... without displaying the video anywhere
- You want to build a Xamarin.iOS/Android/Mac/tvOS/UWP app (not Xamarin.Forms, for that, see LibVLCSharp.Forms )
For other platforms, see the main documentation
FAQs
LibVLCSharp is a cross-platform audio and video API for .NET platforms based on VideoLAN's LibVLC Library. It provides a comprehensive multimedia API that can be used across mobile, server and desktop to render video and output audio. Mono, .NET Framework and .NET Core runtimes are supported. This package contains the core features of LibVLCSharp (libvlc loading and initialization, .NET-friendly classes to ease the use of libvlc...). All other `LibVLCSharp.*` packages depend on this one. Features: - Play every media file formats, every codec and every streaming protocols - Run on every platform, from desktop (Windows, Linux, Mac) to mobile (Android, iOS) and TVs - Hardware and efficient decoding on every platform, up to 8K - Network browsing for distant filesystems (SMB, FTP, SFTP, NFS...) and servers (UPnP, DLNA) - Playback of Audio CD, DVD and Bluray with menu navigation - Support for HDR, including tonemapping for SDR streams - Audio passthrough with SPDIF and HDMI, including for Audio HD codecs, like DD+, TrueHD or DTS-HD - Support for video and audio filters - Support for 360 video and 3D audio playback, including Ambisonics - Able to cast and stream to distant renderers, like Chromecast and UPnP renderers. This package also contains the views for the following platforms: - Android - iOS - Mac - tvOS - UWP If you need Xamarin.Forms support, see LibVLCSharp.Forms. LibVLC needs to be installed separately, see VideoLAN.LibVLC.* packages.
We found that libvlcsharp demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 15 Apr 2025
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