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.

Powered by the open source media player mpv, IINA can play almost every media file you have. With the support of youtube-dl and our browser extensions, you can also play a. Media Player Classic is a popular multimedia player that supports many file formats. Since Media Player Classic for Mac has not yet been developed, Mac users can make use of these alternatives. These programs are feature-rich and reliable media players that can play all kinds of video and audio files, just like Media Player Classic for Mac.

Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player is an application for Mac that allows you to open Windows Media files: WMA (Windows Media Audio) and WMV (Windows Media Video).

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

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Use VLC 2.2.8. Get it here.

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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

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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

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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.