VLC Media Player 3.0.13 update available
The new version includes functionality updates and bug fixes.
David FischerThe popular VLC media player is one of the tools that almost everyone has on their computers. The updated version 3.0.13 of the open source software is now available. The update is available for Windows, Linux and macOS.
The new version includes functionality updates and some bug fixes, which you can read about in in detail in the official change log.
The open source media player will soon support Apple AirPlay natively. This could be used, for example, to stream videos from VLC on Android smartphones directly to an Apple TV or other devices with AirPlay support.
The official change log mentions the following minor bug fixes and improvements:
- Fix regression on some MP4 files for the audio track
- Fix MPGA and ADTS probing in TS files
- Fix Flac inside AVI files
- Fix VP9/Webm artefacts when seeking
- Fix rotation on Android rotation
- Fix WebVTT subtitles that start at 00:00
- Improve SMB2 integration
- Fix Blu-ray files using Unicode names on Windows
- Disable mcast lookups on Android for RTSP playback
- Rework the D3D11 rendering wait, to fix choppiness on display
- Fix crash on exit on macOS
- Fix sizing of the fullscreen controls on macOS
- Fix subtitles/OSD under Windows XP
- Added native support for Apple Silicon
- Fixed audio distortion when starting playback on macOS
- Fixed crashes with Direct3D video filters
- Fixed adaptive streaming resolution settings handling
- Several web interface fixes
- YouTube & Vocaroo scripts updates
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David Fischer
I am a technology writer for UpdateStar, covering software, security, and privacy as well as research and innovation in information security. I worked as an editor for German computer magazines for more than a decade before starting to be a team member at UpdateStar.