Devices and Mac OS X version
VLC for Apple Silicon is here - download it now for your M1 Mac mini or MacBook. Apple Silicon, better known as the company's own 'M1' processor, is a game-changer. The new Mac computers. Jan 19, 2021 The updated version of VLC is 3.0.12. Along with full support for M1 Mac computers, the update also adds enhancements to work correctly for macOS Big Sur. Other tweaks to the latest version of the.
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- VLC 3.0 'Vetinari' is a new major update of VLC. VLC 3.0 activates hardware decoding by default, to get 4K and 8K playback! It supports 10bits and HDR. VLC supports 360 video and 3D audio, up to Ambisonics 3rd order. Allows audio passthrough for HD audio codecs.
VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. It runs on any Mac with a 64-bit Intel processor or an Apple Silicon chip. Previous devices are supported by older releases.
Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. Please use version 2.0.10 linked below.
If you need help in finding the correct package matching your Mac's processor architecture, please see this official support document by Apple. You can also choose to install a Universal Binary.
Web browser plugin for Mac OS X
Support for NPAPI plugins was removed from all modern web browsers, so VLC's plugin is no longer maintained. The last version is 3.0.4 and can be found here. It will not receive any further updates.
Older versions of Mac OS X and VLC media player
We provide older releases for users who wish to deploy our software on legacy releases of Mac OS X. You can find recommendations for the respective operating system version below. Note that support ended for all releases listed below and hence they won't receive any further updates.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Use VLC 2.2.8. Get it here.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Use VLC 2.0.10. Get it for PowerPC or 32bit Intel.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later is required
Use VLC 0.9.10. Get it for PowerPC or Intel.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
QuickTime 6.5.2 or later is required
Vlc Apple M1
Use VLC 0.8.6i. Get it for PowerPC.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Use VLC 0.8.4a. Get it for PowerPC.
Vlc For A Mac
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma
Vlc M1 Mac Version
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.