Synopsis: VLC is a media player that supports a large number of multimedia formats. It functions independently of the system codecs, so this is the tool for you if you are tired of spending hours messing around with codecs simply to play a video file your friend sent you. It can also be used as a streaming server for delivering video in unicast or multicast mode.

You may also like to check out VLC Media Player Portable for a portable package of VLC that is optimized for USB memory sticks.