# Playing AVI files on Macintosh **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 9, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106 "2003-03-09T18:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106/1 "2003-03-09T18:25:06Z")
Does anyone know of a program which will allow me to play .avi files on my Mac? A player or conversion software, either one works. I have Quicktime 5, that doesn’t work, I downloaded something (AVIDoctor, I think it was called) that let me hear the audio, but no video. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106/2 "2003-03-09T19:08:49Z")
umm- as usual a Google search on some of the keywords in your OP should do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106/3 "2003-03-09T21:27:58Z")
DivX is one programe for DIVX type AVIs. \_ Pix Lite is claimed to be another program for AVIs though no one seems to have to got it working -perhaps it needs the right codecs . Search for them on [http://download.com.com/](http://download.com.com/) . I think windows mediaplayer will also play avis with extra codecs, but that program crashes my mac so I can’t tell you ---
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106/4 "2003-03-09T21:31:01Z")
see also [http://gordon.sourcecod.com/sites/avi\_qt.php](http://gordon.sourcecod.com/sites/avi_qt.php) for more info ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106/5 "2003-03-10T00:30:54Z")
[http://www.macobserver.com/columns/askdave/2000/20000428.shtml](http://www.macobserver.com/columns/askdave/2000/20000428.shtml) [http://www.angelfire.com/super/infopages/html/avisandmacs.html](http://www.angelfire.com/super/infopages/html/avisandmacs.html) (Caution: popup banner) I believe I’ve gotten AVIs to play on my Mac using the method described here. [http://www.bayareaanime.com/osxfansubs.html](http://www.bayareaanime.com/osxfansubs.html) Some relevant info here-- this is an anime fansub site page on viewing fansubs on a Mac. ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106/6 "2003-03-10T06:31:43Z")
Thanks everyone, and **5 time champ** I’ve tried googling all sorts of combinations of the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-avi-files-on-macintosh/160106/7 "2003-03-10T06:54:06Z")
Really? I got my links by Googling “playing AVI Mac”.