Follow the instructions given below to download and install VLC on your Mac. Go to the official website for the recent version of VLC media player. Download the VLC.dmg file from the official website (Click the arrow on the orange button and choose the VLC app.dmg package). Now open the file you have downloaded to install on your computer. 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. This free application is developed for Mac OS X 10.5.0 or later. The following versions: 2.1 and 2.0 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users. The application is sometimes distributed under different names, such as 'VLC 2', 'VLC 32bit', 'VLC -'.
- Download Old Version of VLC Player for Mac for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Skip Development Versions tead. VLC Player 0.8.6i.
- The program is free to download and install on any Macintosh computer running Mac OS X Leopard. VLC Media Player is one of the most popular multimedia players for various audio and video formats.
Devices and Mac OS X version
VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.6 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.
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.
If you need help in finding the correct package matching your Mac's processor architecture, please see this official support document by Apple.
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
Vlc Player For Mac Os X 10.6.8
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.