- Jan 19, 2021 VLC is a free download for Mac and Windows users. It’s also available for iOS devices via the App Store. Anyone wanting to learn more about the new Apple M1 Mac computers can check out our M1.
- VLC is one of the most popular multi-platform media players, and its macOS version is getting a major update today with full support for M1 Macs. Users can now enjoy VLC running at maximum.
Vlc-m1 Mac
The latest version of VLC, 3.0.12, brings some major improvements for macOS users. Especially those who got an M1-powered Mac, since this is the first version of the video player to natively support Apple silicon.
PSA: The ubuntu VLC apt packages have not been updated to fix the recent vulnerability. I noticed my ubuntu box was still stuck on 3.0.9.2-1 over a week after the recent vulnerability disclosure. After some digging I notice that the ubuntu apt package manager is indeed still not updated to 3.0.12. This shouldn't apply as it is a security fix.
Note that after updating to v3.0.12 you will still have the x86 app. You need to hit Check for updates from the menu again, then you’ll be shown v3.0.12.1, which is the actual ARM version of the app.
Even if you have an Intel-powered Mac, you should download this update as it fixes the audio distortion issues that happened on macOS. It has some UI improvements for Big Sur as well.
VLC 3.0.12.1 gains native support for running on the Apple M1 chip (image credit)Macs aside, the latest VLC adds support for the RIST protocol, improves how settings for adaptive streaming resolution are handled, updates the YouTube and Vocaroo scripts, touches up the web interface and patches several security issues. Also, crashes with Direct3D video filters have been fixed.
You can find download links and the full changelog at the Video LAN website.
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Reader comments
- mhe
what a trouble name! use arm or arm64 instead of apple silicon
- Anonymous
- YQP
Vlc M1 Mac
The what lol, vlc is more stable than default media player that comes with Android and windows
- Anonymous
- YQP
It shows French can make good piece of software as well along with their excellent hardware