Official Announcement: VLC Media Player Now Supports Apple Silicon

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Since Apple unveiled Apple Silicon in November, the software development community has been tirelessly working to enhance support for the new chips to fully utilize the performance improvements they offer. Now, it's VideoLAN's turn, the creator of the widely popular VLC media player, to declare support for Apple Silicon.

Starting from version 3.0.12, VLC can run on Apple devices with M1 chips, while also introducing a range of other improvements, such as RIST protocol support, bug fixes for Direct3D video filters, and audio distortion correction encountered when starting content playback on macOS.

VLC Media Player Officially Supports Apple Silicon

Ensuring a Mac application is compatible with Apple Silicon implies that the software can fully leverage the new hardware for faster performance and improved efficiency, providing an excellent experience for MacBook users.

The performance metrics associated with Apple Silicon are truly impressive. During the unveiling event of the new chip last November, the company stated:

'It features the world's fastest CPU cores with low-power silicon, the best CPU performance per watt, the fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer, and breakthrough machine learning performance with the Apple Neural Engine. As a result, the M1 delivers CPU performance up to 3.5 times faster, GPU performance up to 6 times faster, and machine learning speeds up to 15 times faster, all while doubling the battery life compared to previous-generation Macs. With such a significant increase in performance and efficiency, the M1 represents the biggest leap forward for Macs to date.'

Unfortunately, VLC has not yet provided a Universal version (software that can run on all devices), meaning the application currently has two different versions: one for Macs with Intel chips and one for Macs with M1 chips. After updating the VLC application for macOS to version 3.0.12, you'll need to check for updates and install version 3.0.12.1 - compiled for ARM-based machines.

VLC is provided free of charge and can be downloaded from the official VideoLAN website. The mobile version of VLC for iOS is also available for free on the App Store.

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As you may know, for screen recording and activities on the computer screen, we have many options such as using professional video recording software or built-in tools on Windows. However, few are aware that VLC also supports this feature. Check out how to record screen video with VLC to see that.

Learn more: How to Record Screen Video with VLC

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