Open-source licences

Built with open source.

VIEW Media Player (com.xp.view.media.player) · Last updated: 5 October 2026

VIEW is made with the open-source projects below. Thank you to everyone who builds them. Each is used under its own licence, linked here with the project’s source code.

About the LGPL parts (libVLC and FFmpeg)

libVLC and FFmpeg are covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later. VIEW uses them unchanged, as separate libraries inside the app. Their full source code is available from the links below, and you are free to use, study, change and share them under that licence. If you would like a copy of the exact source code of the versions in VIEW, write to [email protected].

Projects

libVLC (VLC for Android)

VideoLAN and the VLC authors · Plays every video and song, network folders and streams.

Licence: GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 or later · Project and source code

FFmpeg

The FFmpeg developers · Reads video pictures and details (inside libVLC and the thumbnail reader).

Licence: GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 or later · Project and source code

FFmpegMediaMetadataRetriever

William Seemann · Thumbnails and details for videos Android can’t read itself.

Licence: Apache License 2.0 · Project and source code

libtorrent

Arvid Norberg and the libtorrent authors · The torrent engine.

Licence: BSD 3-Clause License · Project and source code

libtorrent4j

Alden Torres · Connects libtorrent to Android.

Licence: MIT License · Project and source code

NanoHTTPD

The NanoHTTPD authors · The small web server behind Wi-Fi transfer.

Licence: BSD 3-Clause License · Project and source code

OkHttp

Square, Inc. · Network requests (streams, downloads, subtitles).

Licence: Apache License 2.0 · Project and source code

ZXing

The ZXing authors · The QR code for Wi-Fi transfer.

Licence: Apache License 2.0 · Project and source code

Android Jetpack (Compose, AndroidX, WebKit, SwipeRefreshLayout)

The Android Open Source Project · The app’s screens and browser parts.

Licence: Apache License 2.0 · Project and source code

Material Symbols and Icons

Google · Icons.

Licence: Apache License 2.0 · Project and source code

Firebase Analytics

Google · Anonymous usage statistics (see the privacy policy).

Licence: Firebase / Google APIs Terms of Service · Project and source code