So fans of the popular open-source VLC media player will be delighted to know that the developers have just released an ARM-based version of the app that runs natively on Apple’s new M1 MacBooks and Mac mini, and it looks like it delivers some nice performance improvements.Īlthough Apple’s Rosetta 2 translation layer does a surprisingly good job of allowing Intel x86-based apps to run on the new M1 ARM architecture, it still adds overhead that’s not necessary with apps that are natively compiled for the M1. Even though Apple’s new M1 Macs can run just about every traditional piece of macOS software without any problems, it’s definitely better to have versions that offer native support for Apple’s new ARM-based chip, and this is especially true when it comes to apps like video players and converters, which put more than the usual amount of demand on the CPU.
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