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VLC Streamer Lite on Windows Pc

Developed By: Hobbyist Software Ltd

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 3.092 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.55
Size 14.7 MB
Release Date September 11, 24
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (10)]

What's New:
Bugfixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
VLC Streamer lets you sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your Android.

VLC Streamer streams movies from your computer (Mac or PC) over your wifi to your An... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download VLC Streamer Lite and install on Windows PC. VLC Streamer Lite is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Hobbyist Software Ltd. Latest version of VLC Streamer Lite is 2.55, was released on 2024-09-11 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of VLC Streamer Lite is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3,092 users, 490 users had rated it 5*, 1,788 users had rated it 1*.

How to install VLC Streamer Lite on Windows?

Instruction on how to install VLC Streamer Lite on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install VLC Streamer Lite on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install VLC Streamer Lite using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "VLC Streamer Lite" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install VLC Streamer Lite on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "VLC Streamer Lite" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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VLC Streamer lets you sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your Android.

VLC Streamer streams movies from your computer (Mac or PC) over your wifi to your Android.

You can watch anything from your movie collection.

No need for complex conversion processes.

No need to manually transfer movies to your device.

The free version is ad-supported - we hope you'll like it enough to get the full one.

Features include
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* Free helper app gets you streaming quickly and allows you to browse local drives, and Windows network shares
* Live streaming of video after a few seconds of processing
(assumes a reasonably powered computer)
* Support for multiple resolutions and streaming quality levels
* Supports Mac OS 10.10 and above
* Supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

There are a huge number of movie formats, and VLC can convert most of them - but it can't convert everything. If you have any doubts, then please try the free version of this application first.

VLC Streamer will not play DRM protected videos. (Videos from the iTunes store do include DRM).

VLC Streamer is designed to work on your local wifi network, and the free helper app has to run on your Mac or PC.
Bugfixes
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.