WebM videos are often found on the Internet, and can be downloaded easily. But once that’s done, how to play WebM on Mac? Browsers can open a .webm, but you might want more features than that, and QuickTime doesn’t support the format. In the end, your best bet is a third-party video player for Mac. Allow us to present some options.
Elmedia is the best way to play WebM on Mac. With the capability to add external audio and subtitle tracks, adjust their delay, create bookmarks, and save playlists, Elmedia Player enhances your WebM viewing experience. There’s a video tuner and an audio equalizer to make it even better. If you want to, WebM files can be streamed to a Smart TV, or any similar DLNA, AirPlay 2 or Chromecast device. The possibilities are endless.
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1. Download Elmedia Player to your Mac.
2. Open the app and begin adding your WebM files:
3. Enjoy your videos!
Now, if you’ve been a media consumer on Mac for any length of time, you’ve probably used or at least heard of an app called VLC Player. This WebM player for Mac has been arguably one of the longest-standing apps available not only on Mac - but on Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android. It’s loved by many for its ease of use and just overall reliability with various kinds of formats. While admittedly, not the best in design and user experience, this app comes with a host of playback and user-friendly features that you’d simply have to give this a try to really see for yourself.
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5KPlayer is another top contender in this space when it comes to reliable ways to play WebM videos on Mac. And for good reason. Similar to other players, this app can also handle a plethora of various file video and audio file formats, support playback of 5K full HD videos, and can act as a video downloader from popular sites like YouTube, Dailymotion, and more. We definitely recommend giving this WebM Mac player a try.
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IINA is an open-source project - a WebM player Mac app that you can download and install free-of-charge. The creators care about the visual aspect. The interface is pleasant, and you can interact with it in more ways - for example, gesture controls and Touch Bar navigation. Other than that, it’s an ordinary player.
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Cisdem is a minimalistic, cheap and reliable player. It won’t amaze you, but it will play WebM on Mac just fine. One feature that stands out is conversion - you can even edit the files’ metadata. As it is a simple player, Cisdem has no difficulties playing HD and other high-res, high-bitrate media.
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WebM is less like a standalone format, and more like a restricted, standardized subset of MKV. Due to its specific restraints, the format is supported across most browsers, and frequently used for online video because of this. The most prominent example is YouTube, which uses WebM as an alternative to MP4 for any resolution.
WebM was initially created to contain VP8 and OGG Vorbis. With recent developments, it can also be encoded in VP9 and Opus.
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