How to Play Windows Media Video (WMV) on Mac OS X

Since Mac OS X doesn't come with any software that can play WMV files, if you have got some WMV videos and want to play them on your Mac, you may be wondering how to play WMV on Mac for free. The good news is that there are many software you can download to get the job done. Here the top 3 free WMV players for Mac are recommended to play WMV videos for free on Mac.

Part 1. Free WMV players for Mac

1. Windows Media Player for Mac

Windows Media Player is available for Apple Macintosh. Microsoft no longer maintains or supports their WMP for Mac software, but they still provide it for you to download. You can download the software at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx. When you go to the Windows Media Player 9 for Mac download page, you'll be given a choice between a .bin file and a .hqx file. If you have an older Mac, you should download the .hqx file. If you don't, then it doesn't really matter. Just make sure you get the English version.

2. Flip4Mac

Since Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows Media Player for Mac, they have made the Flip4Mac program available in its wake. Flip4Mac is a program offered by Microsoft and Telestream that gives Quicktime the power to play WMV videos. You can download Flip4Mac from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx. With Flip4Mac WMV installed, Windows Media files are associated with QuickTime.

3. VLC media player

VLC is a media player like QuickTime and Windows Media Player. Many view VLC is a good alternative to the these traditional media players because VLC is available for many different operating systems and is an open source software project that is supported by many dedicated programmers across the world. You can download VLC from the VLC media player for Mac OS X download page: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

Part 2. Play WMV on Mac with QuickTime and iTunes

As we know, QuickTime and iTunes are perfect for playing videos on Mac. However, WMV format is not supported by QuickTime or iTunes. Fortunately, with the help of Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, you can easily and fast convert WMV to QuickTime and iTunes MOV or MP4 with the video quality preserved. Besides, this Mac video converter can also convert WMV and any other popular video format to M4V, MKV, FLV, ASF, AVI, MPG, MTS, TS, etc. Get it now and play WMV videos anywhere you like!

Free download WMV converter for Mac:

The main interface of the Mac WMV converter is as below. As you can see, it can also serve as a good WMV player for Mac since you can preview the loaded video files on the viewing window.

To convert WMV on Mac, simply click "Add Video Files" to import videos to the program. Then choose 'Video Formats' and select the preferred video format as output format. When all the settings are done, press the "Start" button to convert WMV videos on Mac for playing and sharing the videos anywhere you like.

Free download WMV converter for Mac: