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# VLC 3.0.18 Release Brings RISC-V Support
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/vlc-3-0-18-release/
- Published: 2022-11-29T04:02:30.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-29T04:02:30.000Z
- Description: VLC 3.0.18 finally adds RISC-V support among other improvements.
- Author: Rishabh Moharir
- Tags: Application Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

VLC Media Player is a popular open-source and cross-platform media player by VideoLAN that has been around for quite some time. Undoubtedly, it's also one of the best media players for Linux. 

[13 Best Open Source Video Players for LinuxWondering which video player should you use on Linux? Here’s a list of top open source video players available for Linux distributions.![](https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-Logo-redsigned-without-name-270x270.png)It's FOSSAnkush Das![](https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Video-Players-for-Linux.png)](https://itsfoss.com/video-players-linux/)

VLC's latest maintenance update, specifically v3.0.18, includes a set of enhancements and bug fixes.

Let's look at some of the key highlights of this release.

## VLC 3.0.18: What's New?

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/VLC-v3-0-18.png)

VLC Media Player v3.0.18

- **Support for RISC-V architecture**
- **Significant updates to adaptive streaming, including multiple timelines and WebVTT (Web Video Text Tracks Format)**
- **Y16 chroma support**
- **DVBSub support inside MKV files**

### RISC-V Support

Users with devices based on the RISC-V hardware can now enjoy using VLC.

If you're not aware, RISC-V is a popular open-source hardware architecture. And you can expect more hardware to feature RISC-V in the near future.

### Other Changes

As briefed above, there are several other enhancements as well, these include:

- Improved FTP compatibility
- Better playback of FLAC files
- Improved seeking in OGG and fragmented MP4 files

Tons of bugs were fixed as well. Here are some of the most notable ones that were addressed.

- Video-related issues and crashes related to OpenGL, DirectX and VAAPI
- Performance and rendering issues with older graphics cards
- Password search in the KWallet module
- Throttled YouTube video playback using a Lua script

Some native bugs related to the macOS have also been addressed.

- 10-bit accelerated video filters
- Inaccurate translations
- Decoding errors on HEVC files

On the other hand, Windows users should see fixes for UPnP and Windows Media Player compatibility.

Check out the [official changelog](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/raw/3.0.x/NEWS?ref=itsfoss.com) for detailed information.

## Download VLC 3.0.18

For now, the latest version is only available through [Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.videolan.VLC?ref=itsfoss.com). You cannot find the latest packages for Windows/macOS on the website yet.

However, you can get the source tarball through the [official website](https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/3.0.18/?ref=itsfoss.com) (thanks to [9to5Linux](https://9to5linux.com/vlc-3-0-18-is-out-with-risc-v-support-dvbsub-support-inside-mkv-smbv2-improvements?ref=itsfoss.com) for spotting this)

Hopefully, VLC's official site gets updated soon to reflect the latest maintenance release.

Ubuntu users can check out our step-by-step guide too if you need help:

[How to Install VLC in Ubuntu Linux \[Latest Release\]This beginner’s tutorial shows the steps for installing VLC on Ubuntu. You’ll also learn to install the latest VLC version from its official PPA.![](https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-Logo-redsigned-without-name-270x270.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/vlc-ubuntu.png)](https://itsfoss.com/install-latest-vlc/)