VLC media player, the popular open source software developed by nonprofit VideoLAN, has topped 6 billion downloads worldwide and teased an AI-powered subtitle system.

The developers at VideoLAN showcased an early demo of real-time AI-generated subtitles for VLC media player at CES 2025

The AI-generated captions and translation will happen locally on the PC, meaning people can view the subtitles even if they're offline, VLC says.

VLC media player was at CES 2025 to demonstrate two new features—AI-generated subtitles and translation. Both of these work offline.

VLC has reached 6 billion total downloads, announced at CES 2025. Real-time translation feature showcased at CES is a proof of concept, potentially revolutionizing movie subtitles and conversations. VLC embraces AI for automatic subtitle creation and translation, leading the way for more open-source solutions in the future.

VLC's CES 2025 demo reveals mind-blowing real-time AI subtitles and translations, changing how we watch and communicate across languages.

VideoLAN has unveiled VLC's new AI-powered subtitle feature at CES 2025, enabling real-time multilingual translation and offline functionality.

The open source media player VLC is to be able to generate subtitles for videos locally using artificial intelligence with a new function.

AI will start making videos on popular media player VLC more accessible, the company announced at CES. VLC is adding a new feature that uses AI to generate subtitles and translations in real time. No more digging through shady subtitle databases or syncing files.

T he popular open-source VLC video player was demonstrated on the floor of CES 2025 with automatic AI subtitling and translation, generated locally and offline in real time. Paren