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QuickTime Player

Apple's QuickTime is recommended software for viewing files that contain graphics, sound, video, text, and music. QuickTime also allows you to view movies and QuickTime VR (Virtual Reality) panoramas and objects directly in your Web browser window, enabled by a Web browser plug-in.

General

Download

QuickTime is freeware; it is available from Apple's QuickTime web pages for Windows (it is included with OS X).

Configuration

Instructions are included with the software.

Related resources

QuickTime X is on the supported products list.

Important note: All versions of QuickTime 7.1 or above automatically prompt for an update to the latest available and most secure version of QuickTime 7.x, currently 7.7.2. Information Systems & Computing (ISC) strongly suggests allowing this update process to complete.

QuickTime 7.1 for the OS X was the first version of QuickTime with Universal support.

Windows 7 compatibility

Due to security vulnerabilities, QuickTime 7 for Windows is no longer supported by Apple. New versions of Windows since 2009 (Windows 7 and later) have included support for the key media formats, such as H.264 and AAC, that QuickTime 7 enabled. All current Windows web browsers support video without the need for browser plug-ins. If you no longer need QuickTime 7 on your PC, it is recommended that you uninstall QuickTime 7 for Windows.

macOS compatibility

QuickTime (version 10) is included and functions correctly with all macOS versions since Snow Leopard.