VSG:Usage:Version

This page is about the different VLC media player versions.

Windows

Version compatibility summary

VLC version	0.8.6	0.9.x/1.0.x	1.1.x	2.0.x/2.1.x	Remarks
Windows 95/98/ME	Yes	No	No	No	Use KernelEx to use latest versions.
Windows NT 4.0	Yes	Yes	No	No
Windows 2000	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Installation of SP4 is mandatory
Windows XP	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, SP2 or newer	Installation of SP3 is recommended
Windows 2003	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, SP1 or newer	Installation of SP3 is recommended
Windows Vista	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	It is highly recommended to install the Platform Update
Windows 2008 / 2008R2	No	No	Yes	Yes
Windows 7	No	No	Yes	Yes	Installation of SP1 is recommended, for safety
Windows 8	No	No	No	Yes, since 2.0.4

VLC 1.0.0 does not work on Vista or 7

This is a know limitation. Please use VLC 1.1.11 or more recent

VLC 0.9.0/1.0.0/1.1.0 doesn't work on Win9x

This is by design. You need at least Windows 2000 to run latest VLC 1.1.x.

For earlier Windows release, use VLC 0.8.6i or check out this forum post for tips running latest VLC under Windows 98 or Windows Me.

VLC 2.0.0 doesn't work on Windows 2000 or Windows XP SP1

This is by design. You need at least Windows XP SP2 to run latest VLC 2.0.x.

Please upgrade your Windows or use VLC 1.1.11.

Mac OS X

Version compatibility summary

	0.8.6	0.9.x	1.0.x/1.1.x	2.0.x	2.1.x	Remarks
10.3 Panther	Yes	No	No	No	No	Use 0.8.6i on Mac OS X 10.3.9 with QuickTime 7
10.4 Tiger	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Use 0.9.10 on Mac OS X 10.4.11 with QuickTime 7
10.5 Leopard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	It works both for PPC and Intel
10.6 Snow Leopard	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, 64bit only	10.6.3 or later strongly recommended
10.7 Lion	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	10.7.2 or later strongly recommended
10.8 Mountain Lion	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	10.8.2 or later strongly recommended

Mac OS X 10.1 can run up to VLC 0.7.0.

Mac OS X 10.2 can run up to VLC 0.8.4a, with QuickTime 6.5.2.

*nix

*nix

Linux	Yes	VLC works perfectly under linux. The team supports the Debian version. However Ubuntu, Gentoo, OpenSuse, Mandriva, Fedora Core are often tested by the team, but the packages are not made by the VideoLAN team.
*BSD	Yes	VLC should work without any problem.
Solaris / OpenSolaris	Middle	VLC is buildable under Solaris after some adaptations. Reports have said that those were doable.
Other Unixes	Middle	Same as Solaris
BeOS	Yes	Only old versions.

This page is part of the informal VLC Support Guide.

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