VLC.app dmg package; Other Systems; Version 3.0.11.1. macOS. 48 MB. Devices and Mac OS X version. VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 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.
Devices and Mac OS X version
VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 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.
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.
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
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.
Download MakeMKV beta
MakeMKV for Windows and Mac OS X is available for download below. MakeMKV for Linuxis available on the forum page.
- Requires Windows XP or later, x86 or x64.
- Requires x64 Mac OS X 10.7 or later.
NOTE: MakeMKV is not signed by Apple, you might need to adjust gatekeeper options in order to install the program.
- Files integrity may be checked using hash file
Revision history
MakeMKV v1.15.3 (1.10.2020 )- Massive internal rewrite, many bugfixes
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Brand new network code, it is now possible to set proxy server in preferences, to access network over TOR/VPN
- MakeMKV now can extract Dolby Vision metadata from elementary stream data and rebuild missing or invalid DV descriptors
- Drive speed control update - MakeMKV now forces low speed when reading data around disc edges, working around firmware bugs
- Bug fixes:
- Program could hang or crash when converting files with many audio streams
- On some multi-segment sources with LPCM audio program failed to produce MKV file
- Program could crash when producing testdump or when conversion failed
- On 32-bit x86 system program could run out of memory on big mult-segment sources
MakeMKV v1.15.2 (20.7.2020 )- Massive internal rewrite, some improvements and small bugfixes
- Muxer updated to the latest matroska specification
- Advanced usage changes:
- Sdftool included as standalone executable
- Drive speed control option
MakeMKV v1.15.1 (15.4.2020 )- Added support for AACS v76 (for those poor souls without LibreDrive)
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Many internal improvements and small bugfixes
- Bug fixes:
- For some HD audio streams frames were dropped incorrectly on segment boundaries
MakeMKV v1.15.0 (3.3.2020 )- User interface update
- New preferences page for LibMMBD integration
- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Better tolerance for corrupted input data
- Many internal improvements
MakeMKV v1.14.7 (4.12.2019 )- Bug fixes:
- Better compatibility for decrypted AACS 2.1 FMTS files
- Fixed variable expansion bug for default file name template
MakeMKV v1.14.6 (2.12.2019 )- Added support for AACS 2.1
- Many small bugfixes and improvements
MakeMKV v1.14.5 (9.6.2019 )- Some small miscellaneous improvements
MakeMKV v1.14.4 (6.6.2019 )- Added support for AACS v70 (for those poor souls without LibreDrive)
- Many small improvements, program should work a bit faster now
MakeMKV v1.14.3 (10.3.2019 )- Added support for AACS v68
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
MakeMKV v1.14.2 (1.12.2018 )- Support for BDAV AVCREC discs
- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Some small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes for 1.14.0 regressions:
- On DVD discs some titles could fail to open, sometimes even crashing the program
- Opening most 3D blu-ray discs could fail in both backup and MKV mode
- Bug fixes:
- Program failed on interlaced h.264 video streams with exotic encoding
MakeMKV v1.14.1 (9.11.2018 )- Bug fixes:
- MakeMKV could crash during non-decrypted full disc backup
- Some discs caused extensive reads and very slow operation at the start of MKV file creation
MakeMKV v1.14.0 (5.11.2018 )- Added support for AACS v66
- MakeMKV now extracts closed captions and saves them as text subtitles
- New video processing engine, MakeMKV should be much more tolerant for MPEG files with errors (BDAV)
- libmmbd: Added compatibility for latest libaacs API (Kodi no longer crashes)
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes for 1.12.3 regressions:
- With some discs MKV creation failed with DBG_ASSERT or DEBUG_CODE 45045000
- With 3D blu-ray invalid hashcheck errors were produced
- Audio transcoding could fail with newer ffmpeg versions
- Bug fixes:
- MKV creation failed for BDAV discs authored in a certain way
- Transcoding to AC3 displayed incorrectly with custom conversion profiles
- MakeMKV GUI could crash on exit
- MakeMKV could hang at the very end of MKV file creation in some rare cases
- Linux: Fixed compilation errors with ffmpeg 4
- Expert mode features:
- Default output file name can be customized using template
- VC1 video can be saved as raw elementary stream, without FOURCC AVI encapsulation
- Obsolete features:
- Removed UPNP streaming (Use VLC or Kodi with libmmbd instead)
- Linux: Removed mmdtsdec/libdcadec (Use latest ffmpeg instead)
MakeMKV v1.12.3 (24.7.2018 )- Improved handling for discs with mastering errors
- Improved handling for Japanese BDAV discs
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
MakeMKV v1.12.2 (28.4.2018 )- Added support for AACS v65
- Improved handling for DVD and BDAV discs with mastering errors
- Added support for DTS LBR (XSA) decoding
- Bug fixes:
- Hashed keys could be skipped randomly
- Linux: Fixed compilation issues with newer openssl and ffmpeg libraries
- Windows: Fixed broken dialogs on Windows XP
- Various stability fixes
MakeMKV v1.12.0 (3.2.2018 )- Internal bug fixes mostly for UHD issues
MakeMKV v1.10.10 (18.1.2018 )- Added support for AACS v64
- Many bug fixes affecting stability
MakeMKV v1.10.9 (8.1.2018 )- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
MakeMKV v1.10.8 (18.11.2017 )- Added support for (non-encrypted) UHD discs
- Added support for HEVC in MKV files
- Improved support for discs with BD-Java protection
- Many small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Restored compatibility with OS X 10.6
MakeMKV v1.10.7 (4.9.2017 )- Improved support for discs with BD-Java protection
- Updated BD+ engine
- OS X: Fixed incompatibility with High Sierra
- Small miscellaneous improvements
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MakeMKV v1.10.6 (25.5.2017 )- Added support for AACS v63
- Updated BD+ engine
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Program could hang with ASSERT on certain multi-segment titles
MakeMKV v1.10.5 (25.3.2017 )- Improved handling for DVD discs with mastering errors
- Better track AV sync management, especially for badly mastered discs
- Small miscellaneous improvements
- Bug fixes:
- Program could crash randomly at the end of conversion
- Opening HD-DVD disc with AC3/E-AC3 audio caused program to hang
- Support for some BDAV discs was accidentally broken in 1.10.3
- Fixed various build issues for OSS code
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System Requirements
- Supported OS
- Windows XP or later
- Mac OS X 10.6 and later
- Linux x86 or amd64
- 512 MB of RAM, 1 GB recommended. MakeMKV will run on computers with low memory amountbut conversion speed will be very slow.
- 10 MB of hard drive space for program files.
- Adequate hard drive space for converted content. Typical DVD movie takes 6 GB onhard drive. Typical Blu-ray movie takes 30 GB.
Beta version restrictions
MakeMKV BETA has several major restrictions.
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- Program is time-limited -- it will stop functioning after 60 days. You can alwaysdownload the latest version from makemkv.com that will reset the expiration date.
- HD-DVD support is limited - some discs may fail to open and not all audio and subtitletracks will be preserved.
- Blu-ray and DVD discs are fully supported.
- Computer administrator privileges are required on Windows to run the beta version.This is limitation of Windows SCSI application programming interface. EventuallyMakeMKV will not require administrator privileges to run.
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Aside from restrictions above, the program is fully functional. Produced MKV filesare not degraded in any way and have no time or usage restrictions.