How to play FLV flash videos on Mac OS

FLV video, one of the most popular online video formats, is used to display video on the Internet, specially for the video sharing website like YouTube, Hulu, Yahoo! Video, metacafe, Reuters.com, etc. But, how about playing back .flv videos on Mac OS? In this case, you may need a desktop FLV player. After the installation of Perian plugin, QuickTime can also act as a flash video player to play FLV on Mac. Besides, there are also several third-party free players for Macintosh.

1. Adobe Media Player
Adobe Media Player is a desktop Media player, providing high-quality video playback of streamed or download FLV and H.264 media content. It enables you to interact with FLV video or other media content online or offline. Personalize your video library for downloading or viewing video whenever you want.

The application is built on top of the Adobe AIR runtime and is cross-platform, running on both Windows and Mac OS.

2. VLC Media Player
The VLC Media Player, a handy multimedia player, supports many audio and video codecs and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, etc. As it is a cross-platform media player, it has variant versions for Windows, MAC OS, Linux and more.

Run the VLC media player after the installation, then click the "File" menu and choose "Open File" to Load FLV video you want to play. Finally, hit "OK" to start playing FLV videos.

Launch the VLC media player after completing the installation, and click the "File" menu located on the top of the player window. Click "Open File" to launch the file open-file dialog box.

Note: please check the right version: Mac OS X.

3. SWF & FLV Player
SWF & FLV Player stands out Adobe Flash Player with its advanced and favorable features like pausing, rewinding, fast-forwarding, previewing SWF or FLV videos frame-by-frame. It also allows you to create and manage playlists, change the video dimension, crop video, control flash security and more.

Meanwhile, its upgraded version-SWF & FLV Player PRO version is also available,  which provides more functionality to the users:
Download video from the web to hard drive
Support downloading SWF files and capturing SWF screenshots
Enables users to watch Flash video in full-screen
Convert Flash movies into the series of images

4. Using FLV Converter for Mac
Doremisoft FLV Converter for Mac can also support you to preview FLV video. Download and launch the program at first. Then, click "Add File" to load FLV video(s) to program. Hit the play button on the right preview windows. In this way, it can be realized that you playback FLV videos on OS X.

Moreover, the Mac FLV Converter can convert FLV video to other media file format for more compatibility with Mac OS and portable devices as well. With the assistance of the software, you can effortlessly play FLV on QuickTime, iMovie, Final Cut Pro. Also, enjoy funny flash FLV videos in iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, Zune, Sansa View, etc.