Meet Jean-Baptiste Kempf, VLC Media Player Creator Who Refused Tens Of Millions Of Dollars Just To Keep VLC Ads-Free.

Quick Facts About VLC Media Player 

1. Developed by VideoLAN, it’s completely free and open-source. 

2. Plays almost any audio or video format — no extra codecs needed. 

3. Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, and more. 

4. Has hidden features like streaming online videos and converting files. 

5. Supports subtitles, customizable skins, and even playback speed control.

The logo of VLC media player is a traffic cone because the creators of the program had a traffic cone collection in their laboratory.

The software was originally created by the students of the Parisian École Centrale. And the iconic VLC emblem is a tribute to the group of students, as they had a traffic cone collection in their lab