VLC for Windows 8 - Nightly Build Screenshot

VLC for Windows 8 is the version of the famous media player designed for Windows 8's metro interface. Just like the desktop version, the app lets you play your multimedia files thanks to extended support for audio and video formats. Perfect for almost all your video files By using VLC for Windows 8, you'll have no problem playing the vast majority of your movies, TV series and music. Basically, the app supports most formats, including OGG, FLAC, MKV, MP3, MP4, WMV and MOV. VLC for Windows 8 is equally at home with external devices and multimedia servers. It happily reads content from USB keys, external hard drives and files served through home servers, for example. Unfortunately, when it comes to options, VLC for Windows 8 is really behind big brother VLC media player. In short, they're few and far between. There's a search engine, to find your content, options to manage subtitles, audio tracks and playback speed. That's it. A well-organized player The interface integrates well with the Windows 8 style and is ergonomic and easy to use. VLC for Windows 8 organizes multimedia files by type divided into categories for music and video. When you're playing audio files, you'll be able to sort by artist, title and favorite albums. The homepage displays your recently played items and a selection of videos and music from your collection. The Windows 8 version needs time to mature VLC's arrival on Windows 8 is excellent news for users of the OS. The interface of VLC for Windows 8 is a total success, navigation is comfortable and the app plays the great majority of files with no problems at all. Unfortunately, the app is cobbled by the total lack of features. You can't create playlists, for example, or personalize the interface. You won't be able to tweak audio files, and there isn't even a settings windows. It's really far from matching - or even approaching - the excellent features of the desktop version of VLC for Windows 8. Another point to bear in mind - VLC for Wind