VLC Player shows off subtitle tool using open source AI

Classic video player VLC Player has shown off its new automatic subtitle adding tool that uses artificial intelligence. This feature was introduced at CES 2025 this Tuesday (07).

As shown in the demonstration, VLC Player transcribes and translates scene content. Processing takes place with open-source artificial intelligence models.

According to VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the plan will include support for more than 100 languages. “The most important thing is that it works locally, offline and without any cloud services,” the manager emphasized.

VLC automatic subtitle creation and translation based on native and open source AI models that run offline on your machine and support multiple languages!
You can find the demo on our website #CES2025 The stand in Eureka Park. pic.twitter.com/UVmgT6K4ds

— VideoLAN (@videolan) January 8, 2025

Transcribing and translating content are not new functions for VLC Player, but the application stands out by opting for a local rendering solution without internet.

Unfortunately for video player users, The release date of the subtitle tool has not been announced.

VLC Player with 6 billion downloads

Last Wednesday (08), VideoLAN celebrates record 6 billion VLC Player downloads. “This milestone is testament to VLC’s impact as the most beloved media player trusted by hundreds of millions of users worldwide,” the company’s official LinkedIn profile said.

THE The VideoLAN application was born as a school project in 1996 Students from the École Centrale Paris engineering school. The program supports a wide variety of content formats.

Right now, VLC media player available for download It’s at version 3.0.21 on Windows. There is also compatibility with macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.