How to play Windows Media Video (WMV) on Mac OS X |
| Mac OS X does not come with WMV-compatible software by default, but there are other options available to you on Mac which you can play WMV files. |
I recently made the switch from PC to Mac and everything is great, but one thing I am missing is WMV video. Is there a way to play WMV video on an Apple Mac?
Do you have the same question? In 2006, Microsoft discontinued making Windows Media Player for Macs meaning there was no longer a tailor made player for the WMV format for OS X. Fortunately, there are a few free and easy solutions to this problem: How to play WMV files on Mac?
- Turn it up in Mac - Windows Media Player for Mac, everything can be easy.
- Play most Video and Audio files on Mac
Windows Media Player for Mac can play Windows Media(NetShow)、ASF、MPEG-1、MPEG-2、WAV、AVI、MIDI、VOD、AU、MP3、and QuickTime.
- Powerful extra function
Favorites menu can save your favorite websites so that you can replay it in the future. Windows Media Player for Mac can auto detect and download the codec you'll need.
The cross-platform open-source multimedia framework, player and server
- Play uncompleted media files
VLC media player for Mac is such a powerful media player which can play uncompleted video files you downloaded from Internet.
- Support most of the popular media formats
VLC Media Player for Mac supports input formats like MPEG, AVI,ASF,WMV,WMA,MP4,MOV,3GP,OGG,OGM,Annodex,MKV,Real, WAV,DTS,AAC,AC3,A52,RawDV, FLAC,FLV,MXF,Nut,MIDI,SMF
- Totally free
VLC Media Player for Mac is easy to use but powerful. What's more, it is totally free. It is a really highly portable multimedia player.
Since Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows Media Player for Mac, they have made the Flip4Mac program available in its wake. Flip4Mac is a program offered by Microsoft and Telestream that gives Quicktime the power to play WMV videos. You can download Flip4Mac from Microsoft’s website.
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