{"id":167683,"date":"2021-05-17T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T07:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=167683"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:06:29","slug":"how-to-make-vlc-media-player-default-in-2-easy-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-make-vlc-media-player-default-in-2-easy-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make VLC Media Player Default in 2 Easy Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you want to enjoy videos, movies, and music on your Windows<\/a> or Mac<\/a> computer? VLC Media Player is a top-rated program to use. It plays almost any media file, including media types on DVDs and audio CDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VLC media player can also stream music and videos online. Your computer is usually set to open these media files with either Windows Media Player or QuickTime. So how do you change the default player to VLC instead?<\/p>\n\n\n

  1. Method 1: Setting VLC as Default on Mac<\/h2>\"How

    Below are the instructions to set <\/span>VLC<\/span> media player<\/span> as your <\/span>default<\/span> on Mac operating systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    – Right-click on the media file you want to open.
    \n– <\/span>Click on \u2018Get Info\u2019 from the drop-down list.
    \n<\/span>– Click on \u2018Open With\u2019 from the following list.
    \n<\/span>– Choose <\/span>VLC<\/span> Media Player<\/span> from the options.
    \n<\/span>– Click on \u2018Change All\u2019 to make this the <\/span>default<\/span> media player<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  2. Method 2: Setting VLC as the Default on Windows<\/h2>\"How

    Below are the instructions to set <\/span>VLC<\/span> media player<\/span> as the <\/span>default<\/span> on Windows operating systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

    – Click the start button represented by the Windows logo at the bottom left of your screen.
    \n– <\/span>Click on settings represented by the gear icon.
    \n<\/span>– In the new window, click on \u2018Apps.\u2019
    \n<\/span>– Now click on \u2018<\/span>Default<\/span> Apps\u2019 found in the left sidebar.
    \n<\/span>– Click the button under \u2018Video <\/span>Player<\/span>.\u2019 At the moment, it will show your current <\/span>default player<\/span>. This might be Movies and TV or Windows <\/span>Media Player<\/span>.
    \n<\/span>– Choose <\/span>VLC<\/span> from the list. These changes are saved automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div>