---
title: "VLC"
description: "VLC is an app for Home Assistant. It has 10.9k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 26, 2026."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/vlc"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/vlc.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# VLC

> VLC is an app for Home Assistant. It has 10.9k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 26, 2026.

VLC is a Home Assistant app that turns the device it runs on into a media player using VLC. It adds VLC playback to Home Assistant through the VLC media player via Telnet integration, which is expected to be discovered automatically when the app is installed. If discovery does not happen, removing stale integration entries and reinstalling the app triggers it again. The app has its own page in the sidebar that opens inside Home Assistant. It requires Home Assistant OS, runs on aarch64 and amd64 systems, and needs no special permissions.

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[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/supervisor_app/?app=core_vlc)

Apps need Home Assistant OS. Container and Core installs cannot run them.

## Supports

- **Opens in the sidebar**: Its own page opens inside Home Assistant.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

Install it under Settings, Apps, then start it.

## Permissions

Needs no special permissions.

## At a glance

- Kind: App
- Brand: [VLC](https://vulpo.app/integrations/vlc.md)
- Number: 10.9k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Connection not stated
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Needs Home Assistant OS
- Runs on: 64-bit ARM, x86-64
- Latest version: 1.1.0, last updated October 26, 2026
- Source: <https://github.com/home-assistant/apps>

## Other ways in for VLC

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [VLC media player via Telnet](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/vlc-telnet.md) | Built-in integration | 9.9k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant |

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/vlc

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