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VLC iOS Browser

Browse, download and upload the files in VLC for iOS from your Mac, with no web-page fiddling.

Download the app (vlc_web.py) Double-click launcher for Mac (optional) Command-line "download everything" script
How to use it
  1. On the iPhone, open VLC → Network → turn on Sharing via Wi-Fi. Keep VLC open.
  2. On the Mac, run python3 vlc_web.py in Terminal (or use the launcher).
  3. Your browser opens localhost:8099. Enter the phone's address (e.g. 192.168.1.50:8080) and press Connect.

It must run on your own computer: a web page on the internet cannot reach a phone on your home network. VLC's server can list, download and upload only. It cannot delete, rename, move or create folders.