View source for VSG:Usage:Version

This page is about the different {{VLC}} versions. 

= Windows =
== Version compatibility summary ==

{| width="800" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | VLC version
! scope="col" | 0.8.6 
! scope="col" | 0.9.x/1.0.x
! scope="col" | 1.1.x <br>
! scope="col" | 2.0.x/2.1.x
! scope="col" | 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 
| It is recommended to install SP3
|-
| Windows 2003 
| {{No}} 
| {{Yes}} 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}, SP1 or newer 
| It is recommended to install SP3
|-
| 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}} 
| We recommended to install SP1, for your own 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 [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=64425 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 ==

{| width="800" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | <br>
! scope="col" | 0.8.6 
! scope="col" | 0.9.x
! scope="col" | 1.0.x/1.1.x <br>
! scope="col" | 2.0.x
! scope="col" | Remarks
|-
| Panther X.3
| {{Yes}} 
| {{No}} 
| {{No}}
| {{No}} 
| Use 0.8.6i. Use Mac OS X 10.3.9 and QuickTime 7
|-
| Tiger X.4
| {{Yes}} 
| {{Yes}} 
| {{No}}
| {{No}} 
| Use 0.9.10. Use Mac OS X 10.4.9 and QuickTime 7
|-
| Leopard X.5
| {{Yes}} 
| {{Yes}} 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| It works both for PPC and Intel
|-
| Snow Leopard X.6
| {{No}} 
| {{Yes}} 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} 
| It is necessary to use 10.6.3 and over
|-
| Lion X.7
| {{No}} 
| {{No}} 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} 
| 10.7.2 is strongly recommended
|-
| Mountain Lion X.8
| {{No}} 
| {{No}} 
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} 
| 10.8.2 is 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 =

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: small; text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto; border : 2px"
|+ '''*nix''' 
|-
!width="15%"| [[Linux]]
|width="12%"  {{Yes}} || VLC works perfectly under linux.
The team supports the [[Debian]] version. However [[Ubuntu]], [[Gentoo]], [[SuSE|OpenSuse]], <br />
[[Mandriva]], [[RedHat|Fedora Core]] are often tested by the team, <br />
but the packages are not made by the VideoLAN team. 
|-
! [[FreeBSD|*BSD]]
| {{yes}} || VLC should work without any problem. 
|-
! [[Solaris|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.
|-
|}


{{VSG}}