Windows 10 Video player are still not supported it, though they likely will be in the future.

Fortunately, there are some players that, in addition to normal video formats, also support VR videos. Check out the tutorial below of how to watch and download 360 degree video on Windows/Mac with best free 5KPlayer.

How to watch 360 videos with 5KPlayer in 3 simple steps

If you have experienced watching 360 videos on computer, you must know how it feels to enjoy immersive videos by simply moving and clicking your mouse. But there is a problem that not all players are stable when playing 360 videos.

As 360 videos are way too large than normal MP4 or MKV videos, it requires higher performance of video player. With 5KPlayer installed, you could freely enjoy 4K 360 videos without glitching for its supported by level 3 hardware acceleration.

Step 1. Launch 5KPlayer on Windows PC after downloading it from the official website (follow the link above).

Step 2. Click on "Video" on the main UI of 5KPlayer, and then choose the video you want to play.

Step 3. After 5KPlayer starts playing your video, right-click the 360 icon on the playback bar to choose 360°mode. Then you can drag your mouse to pan around the 360° video from all directions.

How to download 360 degree video with 5KPlayer

As a free media player, 5KPlayer also allows you to download online videos from 300+ sites, including YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion, Instagram etc. So if you found 360 degree video online at next time, just paste the URL and open 5KPlayer to download it.

Step1. Launch this program by double clicking it, and then choose

Step2. Copy the URL of the video you want to download and paste it into the box in the centre of the window, then click the “Paste URL and Analyze” button.

Step3. Click "Download" to start downloading videos.

What else can we do with 5KPlayer

One of the main advantages of 5KPlayer is that it supports a vast number of formats. This allows us to play videos or music easily in it. It supports formats in 4K, UHD, 360 degree videos, music, DVD, live radio and many more. A feature of great importance in a good media player. Formats like mp4, mov, AVI, Mp3, DTS, DV Audio and many more can be used.

On the other hand, we can use this program to edit videos in a simple way. There may be times when you need to make some small adjustments to a video on your computer. This program makes it possible, being able to cut the video, rotate it, change the playback speed, modify the audio or the color balance, among others. So if you want to edit some aspects, without using a very complicated program, you can use 5KPlayer.

It also gives us the ability to download online videos and convert them to MP3 format, if we want to have the audio of the video in question at a given time. Thanks to this program it is also possible to download playlists in a really simple way. They are functions that offer many possibilities and bring together a single program features that we normally see in several separate programs.

Other functions that we have available in 5KPlayer are AirPlay Mirror between Apple devices (iPhone or iPad) and Windows and Mac. You can also record iPhone screen when using this mirror function. So, at a certain time we can record the screen of the device in this way.

Final Words

5KPlayer is a complete multimedia suite with features usually only found in paid applications. You can check it out for yourself, as it is available completely free. From 5KPlayer official website you can download the version for Windows and Mac.