VLC for Apple Silicon?

[ThisIs🐵]

There are 2 versions on VLC website compatible with Apple Silicon Macs:
- VLC for Macs with Apple Silicon chips
- VLC for Mac (Universal Binary)

Which one should i download for my M2 Pro MacBook - which one will offer better performance or basically what’s the difference?

 

[robotica]

The first one you listed. The one for apple silicon

 

[Nermal]

what’s the difference?

Good question. One is made specifically for Intel machines, the other for Arm (Apple). The universal one works on both. So why have the separate ones in the first place? There must be a reason...

 

[chabig]

I'd be sure to download from the official page:

Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN

www.videolan.org

 

[ThisIs🐵]

I'd be sure to download from the official page:

Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN

www.videolan.org

It is the official page, here: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

 

[bogdanw]

Good question. One is made specifically for Intel machines, the other for Arm (Apple). The universal one works on both. So why have the separate ones in the first place? There must be a reason...

My guess is that VLC plans to support Intel releases longer than Apple will.
So it makes sense to have separate ones. The arm64 will be for the most recent macOS. The intel64 will be for the last macOS officially released by Apple for Intel. The universal one will be discontinued.

On a Mac with Apple Silicon, it’s probably best to use the arm64 version. The arm64 binary (VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC) is almost half the size of the universal one.

 

[sam_dean]

Good question. One is made specifically for Intel machines, the other for Arm (Apple). The universal one works on both. So why have the separate ones in the first place? There must be a reason...

Naming convention.

"Apple Silicon" is associated with currently marketed non-Intel Macs.

"Universal (1) binaries" are associated with PPC & Intel Macs.

Universal 2 binaries are "Apple Silicon".

Whoever decided on VLC's naming convention needs help with labeling things.

 

[bogdanw]

Naming convention.

"Apple Silicon" is associated with non-Intel Macs.

"Universal (1) binaries" are associated with PPC & Intel Macs.

Universal 2 binaries are "Apple Silicon".

Whoever decided on VLC's naming convention needs help with labeling things.

Apple: "Building a Universal macOS Binary
Create macOS apps and other executables that run natively on both Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers."
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/building-a-universal-macos-binary

 

[sam_dean]

Apple: "Building a Universal macOS Binary
Create macOS apps and other executables that run natively on both Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers."
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/building-a-universal-macos-binary

Universal 2 Binaries | Apple Developer Forums

developer.apple.com

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[bogdanw]

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/650256

I love you so much. You made my day.

Apple does not call them "Universal 2" in the official documentation.
VLC clearly names the releases for PowerPC.
“Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Use VLC 2.0.10. Get it for PowerPC or 32bit Intel.”

 

[sam_dean]

Apple does not call them "Universal 2" in the official documentation.
VLC clearly names the releases for PowerPC.
“Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Use VLC 2.0.10. Get it for PowerPC or 32bit Intel.”

Give it up

- https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_2
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...ap-for-moving-the-first-macs-away-from-intel/
- https://www.engineering.com/story/apple-drops-intel-announces-custom-silicon
- https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Apple's_transition_to_ARM_processors
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/apple-silicon-future-mac
- https://www.idownloadblog.com/tag/rosetta/
- https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/24/form...-turning-point-for-apples-arm-mac-transition/

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Give it up

- https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_2
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...ap-for-moving-the-first-macs-away-from-intel/
- https://www.engineering.com/story/apple-drops-intel-announces-custom-silicon
- https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Apple's_transition_to_ARM_processors
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/apple-silicon-future-mac
- https://www.idownloadblog.com/tag/rosetta/
- https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/24/form...-turning-point-for-apples-arm-mac-transition/

This does not make the point you think it does.
In macOS itself, they are simply just called “Universal” applications.
Yes, when it was introduced, it was called “Universal 2”. You are correct there.
But nothing VLC is doing is incorrect, when Apple themselves these days in their operating system simply just calls it “universal”.