VLC Player Skin file
application/octet-stream
Magic Bytes
Offset: 0
1F 8B 08 00
VLC Player Skin (VLT) is a specialized archive format developed by the VideoLAN project for customizing the appearance of the VLC media player. These files contain XML configuration data and image assets that define the player's graphical user interface, including button layouts and control windows. Using standard compression methods, the format is inherently safe for distribution, though users should download skins from verified community repositories to avoid potential asset spoofing or malicious modifications.
Validation Code
How to validate .vlt files in Python
Python
def is_vlt(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""Check if file is a valid VLT by magic bytes."""
signature = bytes([0x1F, 0x8B, 0x08, 0x00])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
return f.read(4) == signatureHow to validate .vlt files in Node.js
Node.js
function isVLT(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
const signature = Buffer.from([0x1F, 0x8B, 0x08, 0x00]);
return buffer.subarray(0, 4).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsVLT(data []byte) bool {
signature := []byte{0x1F, 0x8B, 0x08, 0x00}
if len(data) < 4 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[:4], signature)
}API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/vlt
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/vlt