base on VLC for Android, Android TV and ChromeOS # VLC for Android This is the official **Android** port of [VLC](https://videolan.org/vlc/). VLC on Android plays all the same files as the classical version of VLC, and features a media database for Audio and Video files and stream. - [Project Structure](#project-structure) - [LibVLC](#libvlc) - [License](#license) - [Build](#build) - [Build Application](#build-application) - [Build LibVLC](#build-libvlc) - [Contribute](#contribute) - [Pull requests](#pull-requests) - [Translations](#translations) - [Issues and feature requests](#issues-and-feature-requests) - [Support](#support) ## Project Structure Here are the current folders of vlc-android project: - extension-api : Application extensions SDK (not released yet) - application : Android application source code, organized by modules. - buildsystem : Build scripts, CI and maven publication configuration - libvlc : LibVLC gradle module, VLC source code will be cloned in `vlc/` at root level. - medialibrary : Medialibrary gradle module ## LibVLC LibVLC is the Android library embedding VLC engine, which provides a lot of multimedia features, like: - Play every media file formats, every codec and every streaming protocols - 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 - Ability to cast and stream to distant renderers, like Chromecast and UPnP renderers. And more.  You can use our LibVLC module to power your own Android media player. Download the `.aar` directly from [Maven](https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.videolan.android/libvlc-all) or build from source. Have a look at our [sample codes](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlc-android-samples). ## License VLC for Android is licensed under [GPLv2 (or later)](COPYING). Android libraries make this, de facto, a GPLv3 application. VLC engine *(LibVLC)* for Android is licensed under [LGPLv2](libvlc/COPYING.LIB). ## Build Native libraries are published on bintray. So you can: - Build the application and get libraries via gradle dependencies (JVM build only) - Build the whole app (LibVLC + Medialibrary + Application) - Build LibVLC only, and get an .aar package ### Build Application VLC-Android build relies on gradle build modes : - `Release` & `Debug` will get LibVLC and Medialibrary from Bintray, and build application source code only. - `SignedRelease` also, but it will allow you to sign application apk with a local keystore. - `Dev` will build build LibVLC, Medialibrary, and then build the application with these binaries. (via build scripts only) ### Build LibVLC You will need a recent Linux distribution to build VLC. It should work with Windows 10, and macOS, but there is no official support for this. #### Setup Check our [AndroidCompile wiki page](https://wiki.videolan.org/AndroidCompile/), especially for build dependencies. Here are the essential points: On Debian/Ubuntu, install the required dependencies: ```bash sudo apt install automake ant autopoint cmake build-essential libtool-bin \ patch pkg-config protobuf-compiler ragel subversion unzip git \ openjdk-8-jre openjdk-8-jdk flex python wget ``` Setup the build environment: Set `$ANDROID_SDK` to point to your Android SDK directory `export ANDROID_SDK=/path/to/android-sdk` Set `$ANDROID_NDK` to point to your Android NDK directory `export ANDROID_NDK=/path/to/android-ndk` Then, you are ready to build! #### Build `buildsystem/compile.sh -l -a <ABI>` ABI can be `arm`, `arm64`, `x86`, `x86_64` or `all` for a multi-abis build You can do a library release build with `-r` argument #### Medialibrary Build Medialibrary with `-ml` instead of `-l` ## Contribute VLC is a libre and open source project, we welcome all contributions. Just respect our [Code of Conduct](https://wiki.videolan.org/CoC/), and if you want do contribute to the UI or add a new feature, please open an issue first so there can be a discussion about it. ### Pull requests Pull requests must be proposed on our [gitlab server](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/). So you must create an account, fork vlc-android project, and propose your merge requests from it. **Except for translations**, see the section below. ### Translations You can help improving translations too by joining the [transifex vlc project](https://www.transifex.com/yaron/vlc-trans/dashboard/) Translations merge requests are then generated from transifex work. ## Issues and feature requests VLC for Android bugtracker is hosted on [VideoLAN gitlab](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/issues) Please look for existing issues and provide as much useful details as you can (e.g. vlc app version, device and Android version). A template is provided, please use it! Issues without relevant information will be ignored, we cannot help in this case. ## Support - For usage support, use the in-app feedback option in the `About` screen - Android mailing list: [email protected] - bugtracker: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/issues - IRC: *#videolan* channel on [libera](https://libera.chat/) - VideoLAN forum: https://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=35 ", Assign "at most 3 tags" to the expected json: {"id":"14104","tags":[]} "only from the tags list I provide: [{"id":77,"name":"3d"},{"id":89,"name":"agent"},{"id":17,"name":"ai"},{"id":54,"name":"algorithm"},{"id":24,"name":"api"},{"id":44,"name":"authentication"},{"id":3,"name":"aws"},{"id":27,"name":"backend"},{"id":60,"name":"benchmark"},{"id":72,"name":"best-practices"},{"id":39,"name":"bitcoin"},{"id":37,"name":"blockchain"},{"id":1,"name":"blog"},{"id":45,"name":"bundler"},{"id":58,"name":"cache"},{"id":21,"name":"chat"},{"id":49,"name":"cicd"},{"id":4,"name":"cli"},{"id":64,"name":"cloud-native"},{"id":48,"name":"cms"},{"id":61,"name":"compiler"},{"id":68,"name":"containerization"},{"id":92,"name":"crm"},{"id":34,"name":"data"},{"id":47,"name":"database"},{"id":8,"name":"declarative-gui "},{"id":9,"name":"deploy-tool"},{"id":53,"name":"desktop-app"},{"id":6,"name":"dev-exp-lib"},{"id":59,"name":"dev-tool"},{"id":13,"name":"ecommerce"},{"id":26,"name":"editor"},{"id":66,"name":"emulator"},{"id":62,"name":"filesystem"},{"id":80,"name":"finance"},{"id":15,"name":"firmware"},{"id":73,"name":"for-fun"},{"id":2,"name":"framework"},{"id":11,"name":"frontend"},{"id":22,"name":"game"},{"id":81,"name":"game-engine "},{"id":23,"name":"graphql"},{"id":84,"name":"gui"},{"id":91,"name":"http"},{"id":5,"name":"http-client"},{"id":51,"name":"iac"},{"id":30,"name":"ide"},{"id":78,"name":"iot"},{"id":40,"name":"json"},{"id":83,"name":"julian"},{"id":38,"name":"k8s"},{"id":31,"name":"language"},{"id":10,"name":"learning-resource"},{"id":33,"name":"lib"},{"id":41,"name":"linter"},{"id":28,"name":"lms"},{"id":16,"name":"logging"},{"id":76,"name":"low-code"},{"id":90,"name":"message-queue"},{"id":42,"name":"mobile-app"},{"id":18,"name":"monitoring"},{"id":36,"name":"networking"},{"id":7,"name":"node-version"},{"id":55,"name":"nosql"},{"id":57,"name":"observability"},{"id":46,"name":"orm"},{"id":52,"name":"os"},{"id":14,"name":"parser"},{"id":74,"name":"react"},{"id":82,"name":"real-time"},{"id":56,"name":"robot"},{"id":65,"name":"runtime"},{"id":32,"name":"sdk"},{"id":71,"name":"search"},{"id":63,"name":"secrets"},{"id":25,"name":"security"},{"id":85,"name":"server"},{"id":86,"name":"serverless"},{"id":70,"name":"storage"},{"id":75,"name":"system-design"},{"id":79,"name":"terminal"},{"id":29,"name":"testing"},{"id":12,"name":"ui"},{"id":50,"name":"ux"},{"id":88,"name":"video"},{"id":20,"name":"web-app"},{"id":35,"name":"web-server"},{"id":43,"name":"webassembly"},{"id":69,"name":"workflow"},{"id":87,"name":"yaml"}]" returns me the "expected json"