Isnt youtube opening in your go-to-player, the VLC player?
Nowadays, its a common bug for VLC media player.
Youtube doesnt seem to work in VLC, let alone download it.
As a VLC user myself, I also faced this problem.
I came here with a few simple methods that will solve this issue.
VLC youtube issue, Youtube video download issue in VLC, and the methods of solving these issues.
What is the VLC player, and how is youtube working on it?
VideoLAN Client, popular as VLC player, is a cross-platform media player and a streaming server.
It is available on multiple platforms like Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, etc.
Using VLCs built-in plugin, you’re able to directly play videos from the VLC player.
you’re able to change the quality of the video.
It can choose the start time and play another audio/video synchronously.
you’re free to also download youtube videos through VLC.
But recently, some users reported that youtube could not play in the VLC player.
Sometimes its not working with android; sometimes, users cannot download videos from youtube.
Lets find the reason for youtube not working on the VLC player.
Check out our separate post on how toFix VLC is unable to open MRL file Error.
Why doesnt youtube work in the VLC Player?
There is no specific reason for this issue.
However, there are a few reasons for Youtube not working in VLC.
These are the main reason for Youtube not working in VLC.
As we know, the reason behind the problem.
Let us jump into the solution directly.
How do you fix the youtube doesnt work at VLC player issue?
As the problem doesnt cause for any specific reason.
So there is no particular solution for solving this issue.
You have to follow some methods for fixing this issue.
So, before finding any other solution, you should revamp your VLC player first.
For updating VLC, you have to follow some steps.
Here they are:
These steps help you to tune up your VLC player.
Now take a stab at play youtube on VLC player.
Hope youtube will play perfectly.
If not, then go to the next solution.
Enabled Cookies forwarding can interrupt Youtube on the VLC media player.
So you should Disable these controls for Run youtube in your VLC.
Here are the steps of disabling cookies forwarding parameters:
Hope cookies Forwarding will disable successfully.
Changing the value of your file caching option will fix the youtube issue on the VLC player.
Replacing your youtube.lua file can fix the youtube issue of VLC.
you’ve got the option to also rename the Lua file for the solution.
Check out our expert-recommended guide onhow long does YouTube take to process HD video?
If you dont want to replace the Lua file, just change the Lua files name.
That will also help you to open youtube videos at VLC player.
This is the method of renaming the lua file of VLC.
Hope renaming of the Lua file for the solution.
If not, now get into the final solution.
So, the superfetch service is using a lot of CPU?
Check out how todisable SuperFetch on Windows 11.
If no solutions are working yet, you should uninstall your VLC player and Reinstall it.
After you uninstall your VLC player, You have to follow some instructions for installing it.
Here they are:
In the newly installed version, you will play youtube videos perfectly.
Conclusion
In recent times, Youtube doesnt work perfectly in VLC players.
People dont even watch or download any video from youtube under the VLC player.
Hope this post will help you run youtube perfectly in your VLC player on any platform.
