VLC Media Player is a free, portable audio and video player app. VLC supports Windows 10/8/7/XP, Mac (32bit/64bit), Android, iOS and more platforms.
VLC for Mac OS X VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols. Functional Inconveniences of VLC Media Player for Mac: VLC Media Player for Mac broken in Mac OSX 10 and above like Mavericks, Yosemite etc. VideoLAN - Download official VLC media player for Mac OS X. VLC Media Player is the most popular and robust multi format, free media player available.
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VLC Media Player Features
App Name | VLC |
App Size | Windows (38 MB), Mac (33 MB), Android (24 MB), iOS (56 MB) |
App Developer | VideoLAN |
License | Free |
Type | Media Player |
Available in | 48 languages |
VLC Media Player is the most popular video players across all the platforms. Developed in 2001 by VideoLAN, it has successfully managed to upgrade and remain popular among all the users. Downloaded more than 3 billion times, the VLC Player has grown tremendously. It supports 48 languages and is available across all the platform including Linux, Windows, Android, Mac OS, iOS, Chrome OS, Windows Phone and Apple TV.
VLC Media Player supports various plugins and is a modular platform and therefore supports, all the video formats. If the NPAPI plugin is clubbed with VLC Media Player, the users can also play the embedded videos of the websites. One can check the download preview of an incomplete file using this player.
- It plays all videos including webcams, devices and streams.
- Plays almost all the codecs without the use of any additional codecs.
- It runs on almost all platforms.
- VLC Player can be without spending a buck.
- You can customise the VLC Player by changing its skin and installing extensions.
- It has plenty of music visualisation options.
- It can play even incomplete and broken video and audio files.
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Devices and Mac OS X version
VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. It runs on any 64bit Intel-based Mac. 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.
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.
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
Use VLC 0.8.6i. Get it for PowerPC.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Use VLC 0.8.4a. Get it for PowerPC.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.