Jan 21, 2021 VLC 3.0.12 is here, with lots of goodies, including native support for Apple Silicon (M1 processor) Macs. Version 3.0.12 will also bring some improvements to how it handles Blu-ray tracks and fixes some Windows-related crashes when using Direct3D 11. You can check out all the new features available in 3.0 here. So while Apple’s own apps like Safari, Pages, FinalCut Pro, and Logic Pro are updated to run on M1, apps from third-party developers need to updates to run on Apple silicon. Browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Opera have been updated alongside many commonly used apps like Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, VLC, Slack, and Discord. The popular VLC Media Player has been updated with native support for Apple Silicon, visual improvements for macOS Big Sur, and other improvements. What's New in 3.0.12 VLC 3.0.12 is the. 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.
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.
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.
Vlc M1 Mac
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
QuickTime 6.5.2 or later is required
Vlc Apple Silicon M1
Use VLC 0.8.6i. Get it for PowerPC.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Use VLC 0.8.4a. Get it for PowerPC.
Vlc For Apple Silicone
Vlc For Apple Silicon App
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma
Vlc For Apple Silicon Valley
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.