Why do we need Blu-ray Player Software?
People who have used a computer to play Blu-ray discs on Mac all know that, even with a Blu-ray external drive, Mac can't read the Blu-ray disc either. After careful researches, we come to figure out that Mac seems to don't have native Blu-ray support. That's to say, if you intent to watch your Blu-ray movies on Mac, besides a Blu-ray drive, you also need a good Blu-ray player software that has the ability to remove the restrictions of protected Blu-ray discs and supports high-quality Blu-ray playback on Mac. However, a good blu-ray player software doesn't equal a paid one, in fact, there are some very good blu-ray player freeware for users choose.
Free Mac Blu-ray Player
Free Mac Blu-ray Player is a free and easy-to-use tool for users to play any Blu-ray disc / Blu-ray folder / Blu-ray ISO image file. Also it is able to play 1080p HD videos and other videos like MTS, TS, FLV, MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, WMV, MKV, etc. without any limitation on Mac.
Pros: Though it is a free blu-ray player, it is not inferior to any paid one. I use it to enjoy my Blu-ray collections on my Mac Pro.
Cons: Image and sound quality is not so good; minor bugs.
Platforms: Mac OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9
Free Mac Blu-ray Player: VLC
VLC, powerful multi-functional media player software, can run on Mac OS X (Windows and Linux included also), which is widely used now. The 2.0 and later version support Blu-ray media playback on Mac with some extra operations.
You may navigate the corresponding folder and move into the necessary files as follow. Go to: http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/, get the necessary files.
1. KEYS Database
Mac OS: put it in ~/Library/Preferences/aacs/ (create it if it does not exist)
2. AACS Dynamic Library
Mac OS: right-click on VLC, choose "Show package contents" and put that file in Contents/MacOS/lib/
Pros: It is totally free; no extra plug-ins.
Cons: VLC does not yet support Blu-ray menus so you must manually select title to play. Not all Blu-ray movies are supported. VLC can only deal with discs which its library has the corresponding AACS keys.
Platforms: Mac OS X
Want to play Blu-ray on Mac, but don't like to install extra media player?
Sometimes it can be somehow challenging to notice that despite using the above-mentioned Blu-ray player software you end up with compatibility issues. However, this should not mean that you cannot enjoy watching your Blu-ray on your Mac. You can use Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (Blu-ray Ripper for Windows) to enhance your experience. Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper is a professional Blu-ray ripper that is capable of converting your Blu-ray (DVD) to an acceptable file format that is supported by your default media player supported by your computer. It allows you to convert your Blu-ray with a lot of ease thus making the experience fun. Nothing can be compared to the ability to convert your Blu-ray devoid of any obstacle.
Brorsoft Blu-ray Converter for Mac: Play Blu-ray on any player as you like:
Overall, this Mac Blu-ray Ripper is a specialized program that aims at providing the best Mac solution to convert Blu-ray to MOV, M4V, AVI, MP4, MKV, FLV, etc. with zero quality loss. Moreover, with advanced disc decryption technology support, high converting speed and smooth ripping process will be presented. After the short conversion, you can view your Blu-ray movies on any media player on Mac OS X without limit.
(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)More articles:
How to Play and View Blu-rays on Mac OS X(El Capitan included)
How to Rip Blu-ray to MP4 Video on Mac/Windows
Best 5 Blu-ray player software on Mac
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