Stream Reddit Videos on your PC via VLC Player!!
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Published: 2021-11-17 16:33:56

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title: Stream Reddit Videos on your PC via VLC Player!!
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date: 2021-11-17 13:06:34 UTC
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The [VLC media player](https://vlc.guru/vlc/windows-10-vlc/download-vlc-player-for-windows-10-pc/) is a widely used free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software. It allows you to play any video or audio format. You can watch your videos as you need. We all know that [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/) is a  **social sharing**  website. It helps to view news,  **connect with people**  of similar backgrounds. Generally, it works like a newspaper, and every people in this community can vote on it. The most viewed content rises to the top, and others become less visible.

This post will learn some simple instructions to  **stream ** [**Reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/) ** videos on your Windows PC via a ** [**VLC media player**](https://vlc.guru/vlc/how-to/play-soundcloud-on-pc-using-vlc-media-player/). Let us jump into this post.

![Play Reddit videos on VLC](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design-2.png)
_Play Reddit videos on VLC_

## Features of VLC Player

- This software  **almost supports every video and audio file format**  and plays every media.
- It is used to  **convert any medial file formats**  without using additional plugins.
- VLC can  **stream media over the local network**  as well as on  **the internet**.
- It supports many platforms like  **Windows** ,  **Mac, ** and  **Linux**.
- This program helps to  **watch videos in a crisp and precise manner**.
- It is ranked amongst the  **most advanced**  and  **progressive ** softwares.

## Stream Videos from Reddit to your PV through VLC

You can follow the below-given instructions to stream videos from Reddit to your Windows device using [VLC](https://vlc.guru/vlc/how-to/use-vlc-player-to-stream-youtube-videos-on-your-pc/).

- Initially, it would help to head ** over to the ** [**online video streaming website**](https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/) “[**Reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/)” that you want to play on your PC.
- Then, you have to  **copy the link or URL**  of the video from your browser’s address bar.
- For example, we use the following URL from the Reddit website.

```
[https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/qvowir/two\_kittens\_i\_picked\_up\_from\_the\_highway\_dont/](https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/qvowir/two_kittens_i_picked_up_from_the_highway_dont/)
```

![Copy the path](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Copy-the-path-2.png)
_Copy the path_

- You have to  **press the CTRL + U shortcut**  to  **open ** the  **Source page**  of that video.
- Kindly  **check ** in the  **Line Wrap box**  located at the top left of the page in the source page.

![Source page](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Source-page.png)
_Source page_

- Now, you need to  **click ** the  **CTRL ** +  **F ** shortcut to open the Find box.
- In the search field, you have to  **enter ** “ **.mpd**.”
- Then, it will navigate to the  **dashURL ** section, and you need to  **copy that URL**.
- Here, we have given the sample dashURL of the selected video.

```
[https://v.redd.it/ttjssjtpi2081/DASHPlaylist.mpd](https://v.redd.it/ttjssjtpi2081/DASHPlaylist.mpd)
```

![Get the Dash URL](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Get-the-Dash-URL.png)
_Get the Dash URL_

- **Launch** the **[VLC Media Player](https://vlc.guru/vlc/how-to/how-to-edit-shortcuts-on-vlc-media-player/)** program on your PC. 
- You have to  **click ** on the  **Media ** tab and  **select ** the  **Open Network Stream**  option from the menu.

![Open Network Stream](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Open-Network-Stream.png)
_Open Network Stream_

- Then, you have to paste the URL in the “ **Please enter a network URL** ” field.
- **Hit ** the  **Play ** button at the bottom of the window.

![Hit the Play button](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Hit-the-Play-button-2.png)
_Hit the Play button_

- At last, it will **start streaming video** on your computer through VLC. 

![Streaming Video](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Streaming-Video-2.png)
_Streaming Video_

## VLC for Android

- Firstly, you have to  **click ** the  **hamburger menu**  (three dots) on the VLC window.
- Then, you need to  **click ** the  **Stream ** option.
- You have to  **enter your video URL**  in the  **Enter network address**  section.
- Now,  **click ** the  **Go ** button to play or stream the video.

## Wind-Up

I hope that this post might be helpful to you to know how to **stream Reddit videos on your Windows PC via a VLC** media player. You can check out more VLC related posts on our site, [**vlc.guru**](https://vlc.guru/).

**Video Tutorial**

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