

It also has the ability to search out subtitle files for video that you have.If you have received a video files, such as an AVI file, but cannot play it, it may be because you do not have the appropriate codecs installed on your computer. It supports streams, DVD images and the usual audio and video formats. Now it is actively supported again and is back on my Mac. I used to use this player until it went a couple of years without being updated. UMPlayer is another free cross-platform video player that works with AVI files. Double click on a media file and VLC picks it up and runs with it. It plays AVI files seamlessly and supports subtitles, streams and more.Īs you would expect, once installed VLC Media Player for Mac OS X just works. The program is much the same as its Windows counterpart and plays most files with included codecs but can work with others too. Fortunately, there are some third party options to consider. Considering the quality of the rest of the apps within OS X it is a little disappointing. Macs own media player, Quicktime 10 isn’t the best media player around and doesn’t natively support AVI files.

It even includes special effects, an audio equalizer, bookmarking and other neat features. Install VLC, set it as the default player, double click on any video or audio file and VLC takes care of it. It can even stream video files from the internet. It’s a small install, does not use many resources, can record, play and do all sorts with a video file.

It plays anything, comes fully packaged with most codecs and just runs right out of the box. VLC for WindowsĪs far as I’m concerned, VLC is the best media player full stop. If you have a copy of Windows Media Player, it will play AVI files fine but isn’t the best option. Try playing one in the Films & TV app and you will likely see an error. Despite initially being introduced by Microsoft, AVI files are not natively supported in Windows 10.
