Requirements: macOS 10.12
, 103.67MB of free space
Version 8.1(2848) (28 Jul, 2021) Release notes
Category: MultimediaApplication
Sometimes, having a CD drive is not enough to watch Blu ray on Mac. This is where video players come in handy. We’ve picked out 7 high-quality apps for you to choose from. Get the free Mac Blu ray player that will be best for you - and play any disc, or file, that you want.
Our top choice for watching Bluray on Mac is Elmedia. Most features of Elmedia will be useful when playing Blu ray on Mac. As a leading Mac video player, it offers the ability to open external audio and subtitle tracks. This way, you can view Blu-ray clips in different languages and with alternative voiceovers. If you want to watch Blu-ray on a Smart TV, it’s easily done, too - streaming in Elmedia can be done just by choosing the target device.
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1. Download a version of Elmedia Player.
2. Open your Blu-ray file in Elmedia.
These are some ways in which you can do it:
3. That’s all you need to open a Blu-ray.
Leawo is a free app that’s designed to play any Blu-ray you come across. It’s compatible with any region code, can open additional audio tracks and subtitles, ISO images, IFO files and DVD discs. The interface is convenient, and not hard to learn. This Bluray software for Mac can also open several standard formats, such as MP4 and AVI.
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Macgo is a paid app, but there’s a 30-day guarantee period where you can get your money back. The Bluray Mac player updates quickly, and it’s one of the first Blu-ray players to reach Catalina (macOS 10.15) compatibility. It opens Blu-rays with menus, conventional formats like VOB and WMV, and also ISO files, BD and BDMV folders.
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Aurora is also a specialized CD/DVD player that will have no issue running Blu-ray files, whether it’s an ISO or an actual disc. This Bluray player Mac app ups the ante by allowing AC3/DTS output - indeed, you can have a surround sound setup with Aurora. It’s paid software, but there’s a free trial if you need to try before you buy.
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This player will be familiar to most people. And it can help you watch Blu ray on Mac. VLC opens both unencrypted and copy-protected Blu-ray files with menus. The whole array of VLC functions - playback speed, image and audio settings - can be used for DVD playback, producing an optimal experience. On the other hand, options may be hard to find, and inconvenient.
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Notably, Aiseesoft - a Mac Bluray player - supports 4K UHD, so you can watch some high-quality DVD recordings. That includes Blu-ray 3D! It plays common video formats, supports surround-sound passthrough, and runs on macOS Big Sur. Aiseesoft is available both for free and as a paid upgrade.
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You can get a surprising amount of free features with this Bluray Mac player. It supports all kinds of DVDs - 5K and 3D included. It even includes some conversion features. Reportedly, this player may be intrusive, launching with your system with no way to disable this behavior.
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Blu-ray is a format used for HD DVD storage. It commonly contains h.264 or h.265 encodings, making it somewhat easy to decode, but the container itself is hard to play. This is especially true for encrypted and copy-protected discs - which include most Blu-ray DVDs. Blu-rays may be ripped into various files, including ISO. Rippers remove the encryption, so such files are supported by more media players.
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