VLC Media Player is available on several popular platforms. This free and awesome player is readily available for Apple computer users. The software is freely available for Mac OS X systems. Different versions of the player is required for a different Mac OS X version and the VideoLAN team has got it covered. Read the instructions below to understand how you will be able to install VLC in your Mac.
Downloading for Mac
Basically, you download a dmg package for your Mac computers from the following page:
You will see different download links for:
VLC for Mac OS X: 64 bit VLC dmg package download link which works for Mac OS X 10.6 and later.
Universal Mac Get VLC for Mac Mac OS X 10.6 or later Size: 27.2 Mb. Download VLC for Mac to Play Any MeDIA. Software Name: VLC Player Name: VLC for Mac OS X Software version: V2.1.3 Update Time:2014-02-04 Software Category: Media Player Language: English. 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. 13 Apr 2007 VLC for Mac OS X (Intel 32-bit) v0.8.6b Test 1 10 Dec 2006 VLC for Mac OS X (Intel 32-bit) v0.8.6 01 Dec 2006 VLC for Mac OS X (Intel 32-bit) v0.8.6 RC1. 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.
32 bits Intel Mac: This dmg package is for 32 bit Intel Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users.
PowerPC Mac: Dmg package for 32 bit PowerPC Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users.
You will also see two web browser plugin download links. Those are for playing/streaming videos straight from your browser. The plugins are available for Intel Mac and Power Mac users. They require the OS X version to be 10.5 or lower.
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Installing in Mac OS X
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- Download VLC installation file from the location mentioned above (VideoLAN website).
- Locate the downloaded file which will be named something like vlc-2.1.0.dmg
- Open the file. After verifying the contents of the file, it will open.
- Click and drag the VLC icon to the applications folder. Release it.
- VLC will be copied to your applications folder.
- Double click on VLC media player (the icon with the cone). Provide it the permissions if your Mac computer asks for it.
- VLC Media Player will launch for the first time. Use it to play all your media with ease.