Devices and Mac OS X version
The.wmv file plays just fine, however the avi file will not play. A message keeps poping up stating I do not have the correct codecs. How do I fix this? If you wish to play the AVI file in QT, then your system's codec component configuration must include whatever audio and video compression formats were used to create your AVI file. This Mac AVI player fully supports to embed subtitles. Mac users can play HD videos up to 4K. This AVI player for Mac allows you to search for the videos and play directly. 5KPlayer is a completely new type of video player software which enables users to play AVI on Mac computer. To enable you play AVI files with QuickTime on Mac, we have listed 3 free methods, have a reference at them one by one. Method one: Use VLC The best and also the simplest way to play AVI files on Mac is to download and install the free and open source cross-platform multimedia player VLC media player for Mac OS X. Macgo Mac Media Player Macgo Mac Media Player is a totally free media player for macOS which is capable of replaying DVD, VideoCD, AVI, MKV, MOV, FLV, WMV, MP4, MP3, WMA and other formats on Mac computer in high quality. And this free AVI video player for Mac fully supports to embed subtitles and allow users to search for the videos and play.
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
Play Avi On Mac Free
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.
Play Avi On Mac Without Converting
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Use VLC 0.8.4a. Get it for PowerPC.
Play Avi On Macbook Pro
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma
Play Avi On Mac M1
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.