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Sync Devices
Put media on your Android, Apple, or other player — or import from it
Discover and Subscribe to Podcasts
Stay up to date with your favorite podcasts, and discover new ones with Miro Guide
Buy New Music
Get free and purchased music from the integrated Amazon MP3 Store
Queue Tracks
Queue the track, album, or podcast you want to listen to next, or let the Auto DJ take over
Smartly Shuffle
Listen to songs in random order, a song, album, or artist at a time, or with higher ratings preferred
Automatic Cover Art
Cover art is immediately fetched for your music from a variety of sources
Powerful Search, Smart Playlists
Find exactly what you want, fast

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  • Banshee 2.9.1 released!

    Banshee 2.9.1 has been released!

    Banshee 2.9.1 is the second release in the 2.9 development series leading up to 3.0.

    Read the release notes for more info.

  • Banshee 2.6.2 released!

    February 18, 2020

    Banshee 2.6.2 has been released!

    Banshee 2.6.2 is a stable, bug-fix-only release building on Banshee 2.6.1.

    Read the release notes for more info.

  • Banshee 2.9.0 released!

    Banshee 2.9.0 has been released!

    Banshee 2.9.0 is the first release in the 2.9 development series leading up to 3.0.

    Read the release notes for more info.

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Devices and Mac OS X version

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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.

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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

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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

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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.


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Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma

Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.