Where to download VLC player for Windows phone 8.1

[richard2047]

Hi
Can anyone tell me where to download VLC for Windows 8.1 please? On my phone the videolan.org/index.php site tries to download from itunes.apple.com; download.cnet.com directs to the Windows store and Windows store doesn't accept requests from Windows Phone 8.1 any more; www.vlcmediaplayer.download gives me the error 'We can't download this file, because Windows Phone doesn't support this file type'. If I try to download using my Windows 10 computer, the Windows store tells me I already own the app so I can't download another copy.
A simple link to a website would be very helpful.
Thanks
Richard

[ediv22]

Maybe here?:
https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/

[richard2047]

Thanks for prompt response and my tardiness in responding. When I go to that page do you know which package I need?

If I select the last in the list I get to
https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/3.1.0/
offering me 4 choices, and if I pick the last, VLC_WinRT.Windows_3.1.0.0_Test/ I get to
https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/3.1.0/VLC_WinRT.Windows_3.1.0.0_Test/
offering me 8 choices, the last of which is
https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/3.1.0/VLC_WinRT.Windows_3.1.0.0_Test/VLC_WinRT.Windows_3.1.0.0_x86_arm_bundle.appxupload.zip
is this really what I need for Windows Phone 8.1 - it seems like a very large package???

Any link to the actual package I need would be great.
R.

[ediv22]

richard2047, I'm sorry but my knowledge about windows phone is pretty next to nothing. I just casually saw your post and since I know about the address get.videolan.org, which I use to check for vlc windows versions, I searched a little and thought that the folder I found is the one you might need and you could use it to find your ways.

As far as I know apps to be installed on windows phone have the file name extension 'xap' or 'appx' or 'appxbundle'. I guess this could be the guide to find the correct file.
Also, I see the folders are characterized by some 'ARM', 'x64', and 'x86' "tokens", and also 'WinRT'. In the android world that refers to the microprocessor inside your phone, something like arm brand or intel brand 32 bits or intel brand 64 bits. You might check your windows phone to see the kind of processor it has (something like "about this phone" on the settings). This is my guess on the right files you should download, anyway the wrong ones will show up with an error the moment you try to install them, I think.

https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/3.1.0/VLC.Universal_3.1.0.0_ARM_Test/VLC.Universal_3.1.0.0_ARM.appx
or
https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/3.1.0/VLC.Universal_3.1.0.0_x64_Test/VLC.Universal_3.1.0.0_x64.appx
or
https://get.videolan.org/vlc-winrt/3.1.0/VLC.Universal_3.1.0.0_x86_Test/VLC.Universal_3.1.0.0_x86.appx

I don't know if these rather random links might help you:

VLC for Windows Phone
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/vlc-for-windows-phone/9wzdncrcv5tl

How to install appxbundle on windows phone
https://gist.github.com/rakhimoni/a2f6a2fdf1c25a85721135a089f4a85f

appx/appxbundle installer for phones (but works everywhere anyway)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/windows-10-mobile-apps-and-games/appx-appxbundle-installer-phones-t3669665

Perhaps a charitable soul reads your post and comes to your help.