VLC Media Player for macOS Updated With Native M1 Support

[MacRumors]

Popular media player VLC for macOS was today updated to version 3.0.12, bringing native support for Apple silicon Macs, including Apple's latest M1-equipped MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini models.

VLC 3's capabilities include automatic hardware decoding for 4K and 8K playback, support for 10-bit HDR, 360-degree video and 3D audio, and Chromecast streaming with support for non-native formats, so the fact that the app's now optimized for Apple silicon should bring some considerable performance and energy efficiency benefits when using these features.

In addition to adding native support for Apple silicon, 3.0.12 includes visual improvements to bring it into line with the macOS Big Sur design signature and fixes to audio distortion when starting playback.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1351222869167058955

As noted by 9to5Mac, the new VLC isn't a yet a universal binary, so the M1-optimized code isn't part of the app package. However, if you run VLC on Apple Silicon and select VLC Media Player -> Check for Update..., you will be offered the subsequent 3.0.12.1 update that actually installs the native application on your Mac.

VLC 3.0 is a free downloaded for Mac from the VideoLan website. Apple recently shared a list of popular apps optimized for Macs with the M1 chip that are also available in the Mac App Store, such as Pixelmator Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Affinity Designer, Darkroom, Fantastical, BBEdit, Instapaper, and Twitter.

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[calstanford]

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[femike]

Good news.
Now all I need is an M1 mac

 

[Le0M]

F*ck yeah!!

 

[diddl14]

"including Apple's latest M1-equipped MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini models."
so basically all M1 Macs

 

[BollywooD]

I'm not a fan of VLC's UI...
Im hoping iina gets M1 support soon.

 

[ArPe]

I’m behind the times and haven’t used VLC for about 15 years. Can it play all Blu-ray movies? If so what Blu-ray drive is best for using with a MBP?

 

[2ilent8cho]

Cool, will get a package made for JAMF Self Service today then, we have 20 M1 Mac's now in our fleet, have been holding off updating the VLC package until this happened

 

[xXRainKingXx]

They still need to update the icon to a rounded square icon so it matches the other Big Sur apps.

 

[Gnomeo86]

Yet, still no Dolby Atmos...

 

[TwoBytes]

Really a fan of https://iina.io
it's really lightweight and feels a lot less sluggish than VLC. Maybe because it's new code written in Swift.

 

[NewUsername]

I wonder why VLC makes separate builds for Intel and Apple Silicon instead of putting them together in a Universal Binary. Google Chrome and Zoom do the same. All other apps just distribute a single Universal Binary.

 

[MacinMan]

I'm not a fan of VLC's UI...
Im hoping iina gets M1 support soon.

As far as I know, IINA has M1 support. At least it was updated for Big Sur, but I thought it received both.

 

[haruhiko]

Good news. But I have to first update to the 3.0.12 version which is not M1-optimised, and then run the update again to update to 3.0.12.1 with M1 support.

 

[haruhiko]

As far as I know, IINA has M1 support. At least it was updated for Big Sur, but I thought it received both.

no M1 support for the latest version of IINA. And I'm in the beta channel. It is running on Rosetta 2.

 

[MacinMan]

no M1 support for the latest version of IINA. And I'm in the beta channel. It is running on Rosetta 2.

OK, when I updated to the latest stable, I know they had given it a Big Sur style icon, and thought they had given it M1 support as well. My main media player is Movist Pro, and I know that has been updated. Though IINA had as well.

 

[skogkatt]

Very good news! Been using VLC since forever.

 

[Frank Philips]

Now, waiting for MPV... and MakeMKV... and Retroarch...

 

[Squuiid]

VLC 3.0 is a free downloaded for Mac from the VideoLan website. Apple recently shared a list of popular apps optimized for Macs with the M1 chip that are also available in the Mac App Store, such as Pixelmator Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Affinity Designer, Darkroom, Fantastical, BBEdit, Instapaper, and Twitter.

Your link above leads to the old 3.0.0 version page which does not have the new features/fixes.
Probably worth changing to avoid confusion.
Old version: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/3.0.0.html
New version: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
or: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/
or: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/3.0.12.html

 

[Oblivious.Robot]

I deleted VLC once I found out about IINA through a reddit post, never looked back.

 

[Kylo83]

Iina is better it’s real colour vlc is over saturated

 

[Nozgog]

I wonder why VLC makes separate builds for Intel and Apple Silicon instead of putting them together in a Universal Binary. Google Chrome and Zoom do the same. All other apps just distribute a single Universal Binary.

I think in order to avoid additional space usage. I guess if the developer doesn’t mind the extra work it might be a smart choice for Intel and M1 users not having a both binaries.

 

[adamw]

More Apple Mac M1 support by developers is always welcomed!

 

[Eric5h5]

The article is not accurate. Correct link: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html You can download either Intel or Apple silicon versions directly from the drop-down menu.

 

[MacinMan]

Iina is better it’s real colour vlc is over saturated

Well, and the core application "MPV" is cross platform, so if a mac isn't available, you still get the same basic interface regardless of the OS, give or take a few mac specific features.