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Can't setup Integration with VLC in Preferences
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 5:39 pm
by whitedb
I am trying to play a BluRay in VLC using the integration option in the MakeMKV preferences. With a disc loaded in MKV I can open the preferences and then click in the tab for integration. I then select the box for VLC and click apply.
I get a dialogue box asking for my admin password which I enter. The dialogue box disappears but the settings are not changed. The blue tick for VCL disappears and if I close the preferences and re-open them the integration with VLC is still not checked. This is confirmed when I try to play a Bluray in VLC and I get the error. "This Blu-ray Disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it."
Any suggestions on how to fix this or a better way to enable Bluray playback in VLC?
Thanks
VLC: 1.18.2 running on a MacStudio on Sequoia
Re: Can't setup Integration with VLC in Preferences
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 4:43 pm
by dcoke22
VLC needs a symlink to the libmmbd library that comes with MakeMKV. Sometimes MacOS's security model messes it up. You might be able to create the appropriate link manually.
Direct Blu-ray playback with VLC player
Re: Can't setup Integration with VLC in Preferences
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 5:13 am
by Leberkasbepi
dcoke22 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 4:43 pm
VLC needs a symlink to the libmmbd library that comes with MakeMKV. Sometimes MacOS's security model messes it up. You might be able to create the appropriate link manually.
Direct Blu-ray playback with VLC player
Is there a instruction how to do that?
Re: Can't setup Integration with VLC in Preferences
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 9:53 pm
by hanshotfirst1138
I checked all the boxes and it’s still not working for me.
Re: Can't setup Integration with VLC in Preferences
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 1:36 am
by jabba359
I'm having the same issue and can't figure out how to get my MakeMKV permissions to stick.
Re: Can't setup Integration with VLC in Preferences
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 3:54 pm
by joetheripper
Same issue. I created the symlinks according to the old manual instructions, but wondering if they'll work any more with 1.18.2?
Also, there are now TWO libraries delivered with MakeMKV: xxx_new.dylib and xxx_old.dylib. Which one should be symlinked?
Is there a better location to create the symlinks other than ${HOME}/lib ?
UPDATE: I got it working by creating the symlinks in /usr/local/lib. I used the xxx_new.dylib versions.
Re: Can't setup Integration with VLC in Preferences
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2026 7:48 pm
by kitzlle
joetheripper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 20, 2026 3:54 pm
Same issue. I created the symlinks according to the old manual instructions, but wondering if they'll work any more with 1.18.2?
Also, there are now TWO libraries delivered with MakeMKV: xxx_new.dylib and xxx_old.dylib. Which one should be symlinked?
Is there a better location to create the symlinks other than ${HOME}/lib ?
UPDATE: I got it working by creating the symlinks in /usr/local/lib. I used the xxx_new.dylib versions.
could you explain this like I'm five?
what are the new terminal commands?
Thanks!