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.
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Get it for PowerPC or 32bit Intel. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later is required. Get it for PowerPC or Intel. Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. QuickTime 6.5.2 or later is required. Get it for PowerPC.
- Download VLC 2.2.1 for Mac from our software library for free. The unique identifier for this program's bundle is org.videolan.vlc. Our antivirus check shows that this Mac download is malware free. The software is included in Audio & Video Tools. The latest installer takes up 33.7 MB on disk.
Install the VLC app on your Mac OS. Click here to download the app. Open VLC and then select File, Open Network. Download, Mac OS, VLC, YouTube. Connect with us. Portable VLC OS X is the VLC video stream and multimedia palyer packaged as portable application so you can carry around with you on any portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive. Download VLC player 2.1.3 dmg for free. Audio & Video tools downloads - VLC media player by VideoLAN non-profit organization and many more programs are available for instant and free download.
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
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
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Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.
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Older versions
Sometimes, the latest version of an app may cause problems or not even work. While the developer is fixing the problem, try using an older version. If you need the previous version of VLC Media Player, check out the app's version history which includes all versions available to download. Download prior versions of VLC Media Player for Mac. All previous versions of VLC Media Player are virus-free and free to download at Uptodown.