Three Methods to Play AVI on Mac (Including the Free Ones)

Overview

AVI, as an Audio Video Interleave format, is a video container format developed by Microsoft for using in Microsoft environment. However, some users want to play the AVI file on Mac. Is that possible? Yes, it is possible if users use some other third tools. The following article will introduce three popular tools for users to easily play the AVI file on Mac.

Method One: Install VLC Player on Mac

The reason why AVI can not be played on Mac is that the AVI file is not natively supported by Mac QuickTime player. And if we install a third AVI player, let's say VLC player, and use it to play AVI on Mac, the problem will be easily solved. VLC player is a free AVI player and is known for playing many other unsupported video formats on Mac, including FLV, MKV, WMV, ASF, WTV, WEBM, 3GP, etc. Also, you will be surprised to find that VLC player can be installed on Windows, iPhone, iPad, Android, etc to enable these devices to play the video format that you did not even know existed. So we can say that VLC is a powerful player and can play almost all video formats. Users should download it from its official website.

Method Two: Install Flip4Mac Plugin to QuickTime

Flip4Mac is a powerful QuickTime component which can help users to easily play AVI file on Mac. Except for playing AVI on Mac, this FlipMac also helps users to play WMV, WMA and other video and audio formats on Mac. Of course, for now FlipMac only works on Snow Leopard or later systems. And users need to download FlipMac from its official website and users had better turn its antivirus on if they want to remove any virus when downloading FlipMac from the unreliable source.

Method Three: Use an AVI to Mac Video converter

In this method, users will need a professional AVI to Mac converter, like iDealshare VideoGo.
• iDealshare VideoGo can easily convert the unsupported AVI to Mac QuickTime best supported MOV for users to compatibly play the unsupported AVI on Mac computer.
• Besides converting AVI to Mac supported MOV or MP4, iDealshare VideoGo also helps to directly play AVI on Mac without converting the video format.
• Except for helping to play the unsupported AVI on Mac, this AVI to Mac converter also works to convert other unsupported FLV, WMV, MKV, WTV, WEBM, etc to Mac supported video formats.
• Also this powerful AVI to Mac converter can help to play any unsupported video format on or in any device, player or editor by converting the unsupported video formats to the device, player or editor supported video formats.

Guide on How to Convert AVI to Mac Supported MOV or MP4

The following guide will show you how to convert the unsupported AVI to Mac more supported MOV or MP4.

Make Preparation: Free download AVI to Mac Video Converter

Free download the best AVI to Mac Video Converter - iDealshare VideoGo(for Mac, for Windows), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Add AVI File

Clicking the "Add File" button or using the drag and drop feature can easily get this AVI imported to this AVI to Mac converter.

Step 2 Set Mac supported video format

Click "Profile" button to select MOV QuickTime as output video format from "General Video" category.

Step 3 Convert AVI to Mac video format

Click "Convert" button to convert AVI to Mac more supported MOV