Screenbox
A LibVLC-based video and audio player for Windows built on the Universal Windows Platform.
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About Screenbox
Screenbox is a media player for Windows that uses LibVLC for playback, so it handles the wide range of formats VLC does, inside a modern Universal Windows Platform interface.
The project is actively developed on GitHub with thousands of stars and over two thousand commits. It suits people who want VLC-level format support with an interface that fits current Windows.
Strengths
- Broad format support through LibVLC
- Native Windows interface
- Actively developed
Limitations
- Windows only
- Fewer advanced options than full VLC
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- huynhsontung
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users wanting a modern-looking player with VLC format support
- Categories
- Media players
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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