

Related: Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for VLC Media PlayerĪside from native support for Apple silicon Macs, the app features a refreshed interface that closely follows Apple's updated aesthetic in macOS Big Sur. The app used to run on M1 Macs via Rosetta emulation, Apple's translation environment that allows non-optimized Mac apps written for Intel chips to run on Apple silicon. The same goes for other resource-heavy VLC features, like rendering surround sound audio or decoding 10-bit HDR and 360-degree video. VLC as of version 3.0 takes advantage of your Mac's GPU to accelerate decoding of 4K and 8K video, and this will now benefit from native code execution. Owners of M1 Macs will enjoy a much snappier performance in VLC, especially when watching high-resolution video.

VLC is available to download through the VideoLAN website.
