2 Ways on How to Play WMV on Mac

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”Hi, I just downloaded a WMV file on my Macbook and it’s not supported by QuickTime. How can I play it on Mac OS?”

WMV, short for Windows Media Video, is the name of a series of video codec and their corresponding video coding formats developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Windows Media framework. For Mac users, WMV is not supported by QuickTime, Apple’s preloaded media player for its Mac computers. If you are a Mac user and want to know how to play WMV on Mac OS, please check out this post with solutions to this problem.

Part 1: Play WMV on Mac in QuickTime with Codec
Installing a codec pack for QuickTime media player is one of the easiest solution as to how to play WMV on Mac. It would enable QuickTime to play WMV on Mac easily. Here’s a practical codec for you to play WMV on Mac.

The Flip4Mac is a collection of QuickTime components that allow you to play, import and export Windows Media files. It can be used with most of the QuickTime related applications like QuickTime Player, iMovie and Final Cut Pro.


Part 2: Play WMV on Mac with Free WMV Player for Mac
Actually there’s an obvious solution as to how to play WMV on Mac. That is to install a Mac WMV player. There are a lot of Mac WMV player that would allow you to play WMV on Mac OS. Compared to QuickTime, a third-party Mac WMV player would serve better as a WMV player for Mac.

In the following content, a few WMV players for Mac would be listed. Check them out and see which one works better for you as a WMV player for Mac.

Leawo Free WMV Player

Leawo Free WMV Player for Mac, officially known as Leawo Free Blu-ray Player for Mac, is an all-inclusive free Mac video player for Mac users to play videos and audios in 180+ formats on Mac. It’s the best alternative to QuickTime player in media playback. As its official name suggests, this Free WMV Player for Mac could act as region free Blu-ray player to play Blu-ray and DVD disc on Mac regardless of disc protection and region restrictions. Also, it’s free DVD player, free HD video player to play up to 4K and 1080P videos, free audio player, and free ISO player for Mac.

Nice Player

NicePlayer aims to be a multi-engine player designed for playing movies nicely for a person who likes to watch or present movies on their computer (such as the casual viewer or the video artist). This program features full-screen or borderless floating windows, convenient controls for scrubbing or queuing movies, and on-the-fly playlist creation.

VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player is one of the most versatile and most powerful media players out there. VLC Media Player could not just be able to play WMV files on Mac, but also open almost any other video and audio formats. It’s cross-platform compatible, quick and completely free. Overall, VLC Media Player is a great option for Mac users that have trouble on playing WMV files.
 
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