VLC is one of the greatest achievements of the modern era imho (along with Linux, Wikipedia, etc).
A good dev who didn't sell out, fully FOSS, always up-to-date before-the-date, no nonsense or bloatware, no UI changes every month to get more engagement, etc.
This is how all products of humanity with our level of tech should be like (even non-software).
good cross platforms too.
I've used it from win, osx, linux, android.
It just finds the DLNA and CIFS shares from my nas so naturally in the library - better than thunar.
I just wish my "smart" TV had it.
Yeah, I know, and the new streaming formats technically supporting ads ... What can I say - the world is a fuck & we must manage (or not manage, I'm not your boss, Im barely my boss).