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.
Web browser plugin for Mac OS X
In my case, after upgrading to El Capitan, VLC crashed unconditionally a couple of seconds after opening any media. It was not a security issue because I have Allow apps downloaded from: anywhere in system settings. Happened both with the latest official version downloaded manually from the videolan.org or via homebrew. The fix was building manually from git according to the instructions at. Yesterday, I decided to play an Indian movie dvd on my Macbook Pro running Mac Os El Capitan. I launched the VLC media player on my Mac, opened the disc, only to see the movie displaying vertically. After playing with VLC settings, I was able to rotate the video by flipping it horizontally.
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
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.
Play 4K Video in VLC Player via Mac OS X El Capitan
Category : 4K Formats , Desktop Player
People love to watch movies to enrich their spare times. Thanks to the creation of 4K technology, a lot of 4K movies spring up to meet people’s needs. Taking House of Cards 2 as an example, it is so popular that it has attracted thousands of 4K movies lovers. But playing super high definition 4K videos is a Herculean task. Well, in this article we focus on how to play 4K video in VLC Player on Mac OS X El Capitan.
VLC media player 2.1 has been in support playing Ultra HD / 4K videos, viewing 4K files in VLC is not so easy as we image. As the problems I occurred, the latest VLC media player still does not support 4K video playback perfectly: there is stutters, not showing audio, etc issues. Well, don’t let it be your playback hurdle.
What you can do is to scale the 4K resolution and tweaking a setting. What’s more, if your 4K videos in a VLC unsupported format, it won’t work at all. In this case, what you need is to convert 4K video to VLC playable format first.
If you are Mac users, to resolve all the issues, we can recommend you Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac , which is an all-in-one tool that can help you to convert and downscale 4K videos within one stop.
Just like the way it is dealing with 1080p videos, it is surely in the support of converting 4K videos in any formats faultlessly. With it, you can fast convert 4K Ultra HD videos in MP4, MKV, MXF, XAVC, WMV, AVI, or any other extension to VLC playable format with least quality loss. Plus, this 4K video converting software provides the optimal presets for portable devices like iPad, iPhone, Galaxy Tablet, Surface Tablet, Kindle Fire HDX; editing programs like Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Avid MC, etc for better enjoying, editing 4K files. It is also available to customize the output resolutions to any size the users want. (Read review)
Free Download or Purchase Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Mac:
How to play, view 4K videos in VLC Player on Mac OS X El Capitan
STEP 1. Load 4K footage
Launch the 4K to VLC Converter Mac. Drag & drop 4K files to the program directly and your files would be added instantaneously. Or you can head to the “Add video” button to locate the 4K videos you want to add.
STEP 2. Select output format
Click format you choose MP4 as target format. Choose “HD Video -> H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” as the output format.
STEP 3. Tweak video, audio settings
Click “Settings” button; you can adjust video and audio settings, including codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel. To down-convert ultra HD 4K to 1080p for easier playback, you just need to adjust video size to 1920*1080.
Download Vlc Media Player Mac Os X
STEP 4. Start 4K to VLC conversion
Hit the “Start conversion” button to let this smart converter start encoding 4K to VLC on Mac OS X El Capitan. When the conversion is done, you can open and play the converted 4K videos in VLC player without hassle.
Vlc Video Player For Mac
Additional Tips: If you are Windows users, you can download and install Media Player Classic for playing 4K videos. Take a simple click, it’s super easy to play 4K videos in full screen mode. But to have a smooth 4K playback on Mac/Windows, this professional 4K HD Converter above is the best choice.