After disappearing the better part of three years ago, the VLC media player app for iOS has made its triumphant return to Apple’s App Store. Its version number has been bumped to 2.0, and the app now includes features like Wi-Fi and Dropbox syncing as well as the ability to download files from the Web.

A version of VLC created by the company Applidium first made its debut on the App Store back in November 2010, but it was pulled in January 2011 due to a licensing dispute. All versions of VLC were then open-source and licensed under GPLv2; the App Store imposes its own licensing and DRM restrictions on apps. One of VLC’s original developers, Rémi Denis-Courmont, claimed that the licensing policies did not mesh and filed a complaint against the app. It was shortly removed.

VLC 2.0 for iOS is licensed under both the Mozilla Public License v2 as well as the GNU General Public License v2 (or later). “The MPLv2 is applicable for distribution on the App Store,” Felix Paul Kühne of VideoLAN told Ars.

In addition to Wi-Fi and Dropbox syncing, the app also supports access by third-party apps through the share dialog, network streams for PC operating systems, and filters for adjusting gamma, contrast, hue, saturation, and brightness.

The app has already rolled out to the Australian and New Zealand App Stores, and it will be available in the US around 11pm EDT tonight.