Vlc Media Player For M1 Mac

Devices and Mac OS X version

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.

The popular VLC media player is now also available in a version optimized for the new Apple silicon chips. The update to version 3.0.12 adds support for the M1 Macs, which are currently the latest MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Mini. The variants of an app optimized for the M1 Macs stand out above all through a dramatic increase in speed. M1 Macs have been hot out the gate thanks to a bevy of applications that continue to be updated for Apple Silicon. And today we've got more good news for M1 Mac owners: the excellent VLC media.

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.