Vlc 3.0.12 comes with native support for Apple Silicon Mac computers. New versions of the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air, and the Mac mini with Apple’s own M1 processor.
For an app like VLC, the improvements to performance and efficiency could be notable. Apple’s Rosetta 2 lets software compiled for x86 processors run surprisingly well on the newer ARM-based hardware.
Vlc 3.0.12 is now out! Support for Apple Silicon (Mac M1) and Big Sur, improvements for Dash, Rist, Bluray support, fixes for MacOS audio, Windows GPU, crashes and security issues.
The regular VLC app has to be updated to 3.0.12, then again to 3.0.12.1 on an Apple Silicon Mac in order to get the optimized version.