KMPlayer is a freeware which can play multimedia files because of own internal Codec. From KMPlayer Wikipedia, it supports 3D format (side by side, top and bottom) videos, unprotected Blu-Ray&DVD discs, AVI, WMV, MKV, MP4, etc. And it enables us to cope with plenty of subtitles, capture screenshots, extract audio as you prefer.

KMPlayer is so powerful that I try my best to download KMPlayer for Mac but fail to get it. In fact, the KMPlayer official website doesn't offer KMPlayer for Mac. Why do I only have eyes for KMPlayer? Because it can play Blu-Ray & DVD without DRM protection and variety of media formats on pc.

So I have to change my mind. In this guide, I make 3 types of solution to achieve my goal that I can play videos and BD & DVD on my Mac.

Solution 1: free KMPlayer alternative on Mac

Solution 2: commercial Mac Blu-Ray Player ($39.95)

Solution 3: convert protected Blu-Ray & DVD discs to Mac (QuickTime + Imelfin Blu-Ray Ripper) ($39.99)

Solution 1: KMPlayer alternative on Mac

VLC is freeware and open source cross-platform multimedia player which supports Mac OSX, Windows, Linux, etc. It's an ideal KMPlayer for Mac alternative. Similarly, it supports Blu-Ray & DVD discs playback with libbluray and libdvdcss library. It can also do streaming and media conversion. But this is not the way once and for all. When I refer to the method 1(VLC to play encrypted Blu-Ray), it always prompt this error dialog "This Blu-Ray Disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it". So far I have not got the exact answer to repair. Moreover, VLC doesn't support Blu-Ray menus and you have to select title to play manually. 

Solution 2: commercial Mac Blu-Ray player

When Steve Jobs was asked why no Blu-Ray for Macs, he answered "Blu-ray is a bag of hurt". At the same time, I almost can't find a media player which supports both media files and Blu-Ray discs on Mac OSX. The appearance of Mac Blu-Ray player makes my eyes lit up. It offers Blu-Ray discs & DVDs playback functionality on Mac and Window. Although Mac Blu-Ray Player can play encrypted Blu-Ray discs on Mac, it can't decrypt Blu-Ray discs protection and do media conversion. Therefore Blu-Ray discs still are restricted in the scope of specific use. Regretfully, we can't play Blu-Ray discs in my iOS devices or stream them to iTunes library.

Note: Mac Blu-Ray player (version 2.8.) also doesn't support the menus of Blu-Ray discs. Sometimes it displays no cover art. And I don't know whether the latest version have fixed these bugs or not.

Solution 3: convert media & Blu-Ray &DVD to play on Mac (iTunes or QuickTime)

There is no better solution than the solution 3 which totally rip Blu-Rays and & DVDs to iTunes, QuickTime. So we can play converted Blu-Ray discs on any other third party video player but not Blu-Ray player.

Easy to use Blu-Ray Ripper alternative to KMPlayer

To play your Blu-Ray discs on your Mac, just use Blu-Ray Ripper to copy them to Mac in 3 clicks. Firstly make sure that you have connected BD drive to Mac and load Blu-Ray discs into it. Keep your Mac can access the internet. Secondly just drag Blu-Ray files to the program easily and set the output format as you prefer. Finally after settings are all ok, proceed to click "Convert" Button. Okay, patiently waiting for your little sweetheart.

Why should we need Blu-Ray Ripper

1. It can rip and convert encrypted Blu-Rays & DVDs to more than 100+ formats.

2. All solutions above need an external Blu-Ray hard drive. Of course, a Blu-Ray driver supports DVDs and CDs playback as well. But once you adopt the third solution to rip Blu-Ray to the destination format which is supported by Mac default player. And the next time, there is no need to connect external hard drive to your mac and search for Blu-Ray play for mac. Only the iTunes or Quick time can achieve your goal. Sounds cool, doesn't it?

3. Imelfin Blu-Ray Ripper keeps your Blu-Ray discs intact totally when it finishes the ripping process of Blu-Ray. As we know, Blu-Ray discs are not only expensive, but also easy to scratch. Therefore Blu-Ray Ripper can back up them to Blu-Ray ISO files in a high quality. You can also open BDMV files with free VLC. If you want to play Blu-Ray discs on iPad, you can convert Blu-Rays & DVDs to digital format such as mp4 for playback.

4. Imelfin Blu-Ray Ripper can be legally used for your purchased Blu-Rays & DVD discs.

5. More benefits from this program alternative to KMPlayer, refer to here.

6. It supports AACS copy protections including the latest MKB decryption, BD+, Commercial CCS-DVD, etc.

And Blu-Ray Ripper can only break Blu-Ray & DVD discs encryption. But how to solve some media format aren't compatible with MacBook Pro and iMac? No need to worry! Free MP4 Video Converter enables us to convert plenty of formats to mp4. If you are tired of media format conversion, totally free video player VLC Media Player, DivX Player for Mac, Elmedia Player, Windows Media Components for QuickTime.

The bottom line about alternative to KMPlayer

All in All, the each solution more or less has some flaws. In my eyes, if you want to spend a little and money, the strongest combination solution is Free VLC Media Player + Mac Blu-Ray Player + Imelfin Blu-Ray Ripper. From now on, your digital life will be wonderful, won't it?