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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

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

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?

I checked all the boxes and it’s still not working for me.

I'm having the same issue and can't figure out how to get my MakeMKV permissions to stick.