Video Explorer

This is the default view of VLC for Android. Here you can arrange your videos in grid/lists, create a playlist, delete, share etc. The Explorer View is as below.

Video Explorer Screen

At the bottom there are 5 tabs. By tapping on them you will be taken to their respective screen. At the top-right there are many icons Search Media (search_icon), Resume Playback (resume_play), Sort by (sort_icon), Display in grid/Display in list (grid_icon/list_icon) etc. You can see all options by tapping on More Options (kebab_menu) icon.

  • cast_icon/cast_icon_on :Wireless Cast - If a wireless cast receiveing device(e.g Chromecast) is detected, you can tap on this icon to cast your videos to your TV.

  • search_icon Search Media - Tapping on this icon will open a search bar, you can search media that are currently indexed by VLC for Android.

  • resume_play Resume Playback - Tapping this icon will resume last played video.

  • sort_icon Sort by - You can sort your videos by Name, Length, Recently Added, and Media Number. Tap the option a second time to change the order(ascending/descending) of sorting.

  • grid_icon/list_icon Display in grid/Display in list - Videos can be arranged either in list or grid.

Grid View

List View

grid_view

list_view

  • Group videos - You can group your videos by Name and by Folder. Grouping keeps videos of similar type together and thus makes searching easy. Tap Do not group videos to show videos individually.

  • Refresh - This options refreshes the current media list.

More Options

In both views, three information are shown with the video. These are Title, Resolution, and Length of the Video. When you tap More Options you will be shown different context menu depending on Sort and Group. Given below are all the options you get and how to use them.

  • play Play - Play the current video.

  • play_start Play from start - Play the current video from start instead of resuming.

  • play_all Play all - Play all videos in a group.

  • play_as_audio Play as audio - Play video as audio only.

  • append Append - Append the video to current play queue (in PiP or Casting mode).

  • insert_next Insert next - Insert the video just after the current video in current play queue.

  • information Information - Shows information about the video file. It includes File size, Video Codec, Language, Resolution, Frame rate, Audio Bitrate, Audio Codec, Audio Channels, Audio Sample Rate and other info.

  • down_subtitle Download subtitles - This option opens a subtitle downloader pop-up and tries to automatically search for subtitles for the current video. You can also manually search for subtitles by filling search parameters.

  • add_playlist Add to playlist - This option adds current video/group to a new/existing playlist.

  • delete Delete - This option deletes the current video file.

  • share Share - This option opens a pop-up to share the current video via Social Media, Email, Wi-Fi, bluetooth etc.

  • add_video_group Add to video group - This option adds the current video to a group.

  • auto_group Regroup automatically - This option automatically add the current video to suitable group.

  • edit_icon Rename video group - Renames the current video group.

  • delete Ungroup - Ungroup the current group.

  • mark_played Mark as played - This option will mark the current video as completed. If Show seen video marker option is checked under Interface settings, using this option will show the marker on video thumbnail.

  • mark_all_played Mark all as played - This option will mark all videos in current group as completed.

You can also see some or all of these options while in ActionMode. ActionMode is launched when you tap and hold/long tap individual video or group. See examples below.

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video_action

These are just examples, there can be more or less options visible depending on your screen size and orientation, you can see all options by tapping More Options (kebab_menu) whenever available.