How to Open Two Videos Side by Side in VLC Media Player

There might arise a need when we have to open two videos side by side using VLC Media Player. We might have to open two videos simultaneously to compare them. Or, we might need a mashup where we use the audio from one video and the visuals from the other one. With the modern version of the VLC, it can natively open and synchronously play two media files. Before, the same result was achieved by opening two instances of VLC and aligning them to share the screen and play them. So, an extra media file (video or audio) will load and play at the same time. We can add a third or even a fourth video. Doing it might be a bit tricky and the results achieved might differ in different versions of VLC Media Player. But if everything is done correctly, we will have two videos playing in sync in VLC Media Player.

Here are the steps to open two videos side by side in VLC Media Player:

• Go to Media > Open Multiple Files [CTRL + SHIFT + O].
• Click on Add to browse and add the first video.
• Check the ☑ Show more options checkbox.
• Click and check the ☑ Play another media synchronously (extra audio file, …) checkbox.
• Click on Browse next to Extra media.
• Press Add to locate and add the second video.
• Hit Select.
• Finally, click on Play.

Now, if you have the right version of VLC Media Player, it will work. Otherwise, you should go to Video > Video Track and choose Track 2. It should work for most of us. Some people have reported that the feature works in VLC 2.2.* but from VLC 3 onwards.

Additionally, the third and more videos can be added by manually adding additional path information to the Edit Options field. It should follow the format-