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.

Early VLC 4.0 previews Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the VideoLAN foundation Presiden, is mulling an ad-supported video service (similar to the one Plex started in 2019) as a way to support the project.