Here are some reasons I donate money to videolan.org (the non-profit behind VLC player). VLC is versatile and available on multiple platforms for free. It’s pro

Here are some reasons I donate money to videolan.org (the non-profit behind VLC player). VLC is versatile and available on multiple platforms for free. It’s probably the easiest to recommend to anyone who wants to play many formats (including those that are not or won’t be supported natively by some proprietary platforms). VLC may probably not be the most performant of players (depending on the platform and one’s needs), but it’s feature rich to cover most needs. Software like this needs to exist and continue to exist even in the era of YouTube and streaming services (which, honestly, are becoming more user hostile with time even when you’re paying them with your information and habits or directly with money).