diff --git a/bash_profile b/bash_profile
index 9743d38..8b3c82f 100644
--- a/bash_profile
+++ b/bash_profile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ alias dud="du -d 1"
 alias loc="cloc *"
 alias ls="ls -la"
 alias sloccount="sloccount --addlang makefile --addlang html --multiproject --duplicates --crossdups --autogen"
+alias vlc='/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC'
 
 case $TERM in
     screen*)
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 103b0e3..164fcde 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ alias dud="du -d 1"
 alias loc="cloc *"
 alias ls="ls -la"
 alias sloccount="sloccount --addlang makefile --addlang html --multiproject --duplicates --crossdups --autogen"
+alias vlc='/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC'
 PROMPT="[%{$fg[red]%}%n%{$reset_color%}@%{$fg[blue]%}%m %{$fg_no_bold[yellow]%}%1~%{$reset_color%}]\$"
 
 expand-or-complete-with-dots(){