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VLC media player vs DivX Software: catalog facts
VLC media player	DivX Software
Free Free software from a non-profit; there is no paid tier and no advertising in the player.	Free The DivX Software download is free.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS
Plays an unusually wide list of codecs and containers out of the box, including MPEG-1/2, H.264, H.265, VP8/VP9… No spyware, no advertising and no user tracking, stated on the project feature page	Plays DivX, AVI, MKV and HEVC up to 4K Includes a video converter
The stable desktop line is still 3.0.23; the 4.0 interface rewrite has not shipped The interface is functional rather than modern, and advanced options are buried in preference dialogs	Closed source Promotional website with little technical detail
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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