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Best Free AV1 Player for Windows and Mac Download

Posted by Kaylee Wood | Last update: September 30, 2020 | 3 Min Read

Compared with other video codecs, AV1 is pretty a new codec since its 1.0.0 version just released in Feb. 2019. Due to the short release time, AV1 codec is not as popular as other codecs, but because it is free and has its own advantages, many websites are going to use AV1 for transferring video. It is not surprising to download videos in AV1 online, but getting them to play on your own Windows or Mac PC is a vexing problem.

Latest news: NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs has added AV1 hardware decoding support, Windows 10 will get AV1 Hardware-accelerated video support this fall and AMD RX 6000 Series GPUs will also support the AV1 Codec.

Best Free AV1 Player for Windows 10 Download

Best Free AV1 Player

➣ Supports Almost video formats include AV1 codec files;

➣ Downloads AV1 video from online video sites;

➣ Plays AV1 videos up to 4K 3840x2160;

➣ Converts AV1 video to MP4 to play on more devices;

➣ DLNA/AirPlay AV1 videos to share with others.

How to Solve AV1 Not Playing on Windows and Mac?

Because Windows and macOS do not build in with AV1 encoding pack, you cannot play AV1 files by using their default media player like Windows Media Player or QuickTime Player. In this situation, here are some methods to solve AV1 not playing problem.

1. Convert AV1 Video File to The Other Wide Used Video Format

TAV1 is a new codec, more time is needed to achieve the industry transition. Therefore, convert AV1 to a codec supported by more devices would be one of the solution. Generally, the video decoded by H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec in MPEG-4 format (such as MP4 and MOV) would be the preferred. However, after transcoding, the video may lose quality and with less compression efficiency coding format, the video size will be much larger.

2. Download AV1 Codec Pack or Extension on Your PC

If you are a Windows user, you can download AV1 video extension from Microsoft Store. The Windows extension is free and safe, but it can only work on Windows 10 version 17763.0 or higher, and the beta version is not stable to use. If you are a Mac user, you need to find an AV1 codec or AV1 video tool to help.

3. Download AV1 Player for Windows and Mac PC to Play AV1 File

Convert AV1 video to other formats will lose video quality, and the AV1 video extension is not stable to solve the playback issue, but there are not much to dislike about downloading an AV1 video player on the PC. Download a free and secure video player that supports this new codec will make things easier if you want to find such an AV1 video player, read the review below to pick the one you like.

If you want to convert video to the MP4 video format, 5KPlayer can easily help you get the converted file in only a few seconds.

Step 1: Download and install 5KPlayer, then launch it on your PC.

Step 2: Click "Library" button directly above the user interface, and go to Select "Playlists > Movies" from the navigation tree on the left side.

Step 3: Click on "+" icon to load the AV1 file you want to convert, then click on the added video and click "Convert" option box. Choose "MP4(H264): Convert to MP4(H264)".

convert AV1 to MP4

If you are looking for a free AV1 player to play your favorite video, you can count on 5KPlayer. It supports overt 450+ video codec and plays almost the popular video formats like MP4, HEVC, VP9, AVI, etc. After the newest version update, 5Kplayer added the AV1 codec support and you can get your AV1 video to play with it. Download this best free AV1 player now to solve AV1 playback problem now!

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