VideoLAN VLC Player Download for Mac, MacBook, iPhone and iPad

The VLC Player is a real all-rounder for playing multimedia files, streaming content, receiving Internet radio, converting videos, music and other files, opening exotic files and so on. Most of the time the answer to the question “How can I open this video / media file?” Is very simple: VLC! Here I will show you how you can download the VLC Player from VideoLAN for the Mac, iMac, MacBook, iPhone or iPad. In addition, a note for the download that you should pay attention to!

VLC Player should be part of the basic equipment of every computer!

For almost 10 years now, the VideoLAN VLC Player has been one of the programs that I install on a new computer or a computer that has been newly equipped with an operating system. Be it my computer or an Apple Mac / Windows PC belonging to friends, acquaintances or relatives: so that the question “How can I watch this video?” Does not come up after a few days, one for all is installed as a precautionary measure; the VLC player. If you ended up looking for him here, then congratulations - there are also scammers among the Google search results!

Download: Download VLC Player only from VideoLAN or from the App Store!

The official website of the developer is called VideoLAN.org. If I see other links with "VLC player" or "VLC download" in the name in a search engine, then I'm always careful. On the one hand, there are serious offers that App yes also allowed to offer, since it is open source and free for developers. On the other hand, there are also some cavorting Trojans or other deceptive content in some derivatives of the Software. That's why I personally recommend only these links for downloading VLC media player:

• Download from the VideoLAN page: for Mac / for Windows PC / for other systems
• Download from the App Store for iOS devices
• Download from the Google Play Store for Android devices

All functions at a glance

On VideoLAN page In addition to the formats supported by the VLC media player, you will also find the individual functions that make the media experience with this special player so universal. Because in addition to the features already mentioned above, videos can also be optically adjusted, scaled, rotated, the sharpness and the color, the contrast and much more can be set.

Here is an overview of the supported formats and media (according to the website):

• Video formats: MPEG-1/2, DivX® (1/2/3/4/5/6), MPEG-4 ASP, XviD, 3ivX D4, H.261, H.263 / H.263i, H.264 / MPEG -4 AVC, Cinepak, Theora, Dirac / VC-2, MJPEG (A/B), WMV 1/2, WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1, Sorenson 1/3, DV, On2 VP3/VP5/VP6 , Indeo Video v3 (IV32), Real Video (1/2/3/4), MPEG (ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3), AVI, ASF / WMV / WMA, MP4 / MOV / 3GP, OGG / OGM / Annodex, Matroska (MKV), Real, WAV (including DTS)
• Audio formats: MPEG Layer 1/2, MP3 – MPEG Layer 3, AAC – MPEG-4 part3, Vorbis, AC3 – A/52, E-AC-3, MLP / TrueHD>3, DTS, WMA 1/2, WMA 3, FLAC, ALAC, Speex, Musepack / MPC, ATRAC 3, Wavpack, Mod, TrueAudio, APE, Real Audio, Alaw/µlaw, AMR (3GPP), MIDI, LPCM, ADPCM, QCELP, DV Audio, QDM2/QDMC, MACE, Raw Audio: DTS, AAC, AC3/A52, Raw DV, FLAC, FLV (Flash), MXF, Nut, Standard MIDI / SMF, Creative™ Voice
• Subtitles and comments: DVD, Text files (MicroDVD, SubRIP, SubViewer, SSA1-5, SAMI, VPlayer), Closed captions, Vobsub, Universal Subtitle Format (USF), SVCD / CVD, DVB, OGM, CMML, Kate, ID3 Tags, APEv2, Vorbis comment
• Supported media: UDP / RTP Unicast, UDP / RTP Multicast, HTTP / FTP, MMS, TCP / RTP Unicast, DCCP / RTP Unicast, File, DVD Video, Video CD / VCD, SVCD, Audio CD (no DTS-CD), DVB ( Satellite, Digital TV, Cable TV), MPEG encoder, video acquisition

Conclusion: View, Listen, Connect

By the way, VLC stands for “View, Listen, Connect” - and that's exactly what you can do with the VLC Player from VideoLAN for Mac, PC, Linux, Android and iOS. I have not yet found such all-encompassing software for videos, films, music, podcasts, internet radio, video and audio enhancement, and conversion. What is your opinion about this? Feel free to leave a comment! :)

Johannes Domke

After graduating from high school, Johannes completed an apprenticeship as a business assistant specializing in foreign languages. But then he decided to research and write, which resulted in his independence. For several years he has been working for Sir Apfelot, among others. His articles include product introductions, news, manuals, video games, consoles, and more. He follows Apple keynotes live via stream.