media player, streaming client, streaming media server, and audio and video converter (transcoder), free/libre and open-source cross-platform software
Q171477 is Plex, a software application that lets you organize, play, and stream your personal collection of movies, music, and TV shows across different devices. It matters because it's free and works on many platforms, making it easier for people to access their media library anywhere without relying on commercial streaming services.
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Written inCore: C GUI: C++ (with Qt), Objective-C (with Cocoa), Swift, Java Bundled Extensions: Lua Operating systemWindows, Windows Phone, ReactOS, macOS, Linux, Android, Android TV, ChromeOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, Xbox system software PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARM, ARM64, MIPS, PowerPC Available in106 languages TypeMedia player LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later with some libraries under LGPL-2.1-or-later
MPL 2.0 (VLC for iOS) Websitevideolan.org/vlc Repository code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc
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