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Is there K-Lite Codec for Mac?

Recently switched to Mac computer but have problem of playing MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MTS, MXF, etc with default Quicktime player? You probably have used the popular K-Lite Codec Pack (with full name “K-Lite Mega Codec Pack”) on Windows and thought there might be a K-Lite Mega Codec Pack for Mac OS X.

Actually there is not a K-Lite Codec pack for Mac at the time of this writing. However, after testing, Techisky found there is a K-Lite Codec for Mac alternative/equivalent that works similar to K-Lite Codec on mcOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.12 Sierra, OS X EL Capitan 10.11, Yosemite 10.10, Mavericks(10.9), Mountain Lion(10.8), Snow Leopard(10.7), Leopard(10.6), etc.

What is K-Lite Codec Pack?

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack or K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video formats. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack includes the Full K-lite codec pack as well as Quicktime and Realplayer codecs and BS Player. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack includes codecs for the most popular compressions like Divx and Xvid as well as some of the less popular but still necessary codecs.

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The best K-Lite Codec for Mac – Perian

Perian is one stop codec resource on Mac similar to K-Lite Codec Pack on Windows. Perian is a free, open source, QuickTime component that extends QuickTime support for many popular types of media, including MKV, FLV, WMV, AVI, DivX, and XviD.

How to download and install K-Lite Codec for Mac – Perian?

Perian is just 3 MB in size. So it is very fast to download. Click the the download button below to start download from Perian Office site.

After you downloa the DMG file, double click on Perian.1.2.3.dmg file to install it. Then you will be able to play audio and video files with QuickTime player. Enjoy!.

I download Perian, but still can’t play MKV, MP4, AVI, etc.

If you installed Perian, but still have problem of playing video files such as MKV files with FLAC codec, MP4 files with AC3 codec, video files with multi-channel audios. You can fee download Total Video Converter for Mac to convert your video and audio files to QuickTime supported video.

Perian No Longer Working in Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, EL Capitan, Yosemite or OS X 10.9 Mavericks?

Perian No Longer Working in mcOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, MacOS Sierra 10.12, OS X 10.11 EL Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks? Click to refer to the related article Can QuickTime X Play AVI,WMV,FLV,MKV,DivX in OS X EL Capitan, Yosemite and Mavericks(OS X 10.9)?

You can generally watch AVI videos on a Mac’s QuickTime player without any issues. All you have to do is open Quick Time Player located in the Applications folder and double click on the file. In fact, most of the latest versions of Quick Time support a wide variety of video formats and codecs. But in some cases, QuickTime may have difficulty playing the AVI file and may display errors like

‘The file.avi is not in a format that QuickTime understands. You may need to install additional software to open this file’.

Why does Quick Time have issues playing certain AVI files? Let’s find out reasons for the same.

  • When the AVI files are compressed using codecs not compatible with QuickTime
  • Many DivX files have a .avi extension, but QuickTime is not designed to support DivX codec natively

Due to these reasons, QuickTime Player may have issues playing the AVI file and produce error messages. In order to solve this problem and play your AVI file smoothly, we provide some simple solutions.

1. Download necessary plug-ins

If you want to play the AVI file in Quick Time player, then you can install a plugin called Perian. Perian is a free component that is referred to as a Swiss Army knife for QuickTime player. With Perian installed, you can view various types of video formats that Quick Time Player otherwise doesn’t support. Although Perian is no longer being developed and does not work with QuickTime 10 or above, it can still be used with QuickTime 7 and such.

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2. Convert the AVI file to a format compatible with QuickTime player

Converting the AVI file to a file format that is compatible with QuickTime player is the next best solution. The best format you can convert the AVI file to is the MOV format as it is native to Quick Time. To do the conversion, there are many tools out there, but be sure to use a tool that is reliable and trustworthy.

Using an unreliable video converter can damage your AVI file and do more harm than good. Also, remember to have a backup of the original video file before converting just in case.

3. Use a universal media player such as VLC

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The VLC media player is considered a Swiss army knife for all kinds of video files. Unless of course, you don’t have a restriction to play the AVI file only in QuickTime, this is the simplest and most effective solution.

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So, as a first step, go ahead and install a VLC media player on your Mac device. Then, just open the AVI file that you wish to play in VLC and the file will be played effortlessly.

Repair AVI files

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If you are converting an AVI file or any file for that matter to another format, it is important that you use reliable tools. Failing to do so can corrupt your video files and cause damage. This is why we stressed you to make a backup of the original video in Solution 2.

In other situations, compressing AVI files using unconventional methods can also cause damage to your files. In such cases, it is imperative that you repair the file and for this purpose, Remo Repair is the best pick. It is specially designed to repair AVI files no matter what the reason for corruption is. Unreliable conversion tools, unconventional compression techniques and many other cases of corruption can be repaired using this tool.

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Another good thing about Remo Repair is that it can be used to repair AVI files on Mac as well as Windows systems.