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The QuickTime plugin enables you to play many types of movies through your Firefox browser. The QuickTime plugin is published by Apple Computer, Inc and is available for Mac and Windows. This article explains how to set up QuickTime in either operating system and where to find help if you have further questions.

[[Image:quicktime_logo.png|]]The QuickTime plugin enables you to play many types of movies through your Firefox browser. The QuickTime plugin is published by Apple Computer, Inc and is available for Mac and Windows. This article explains how to set up QuickTime in either operating system and where to find help if you have further questions. {for linux} {note}'''Note: QuickTime is not available for Linux, but mplayer - a Linux media player - can play Quicktime media'''{/note} {/for} __TOC__ = Checking for QuickTime = {for win,mac}While QuickTime is not automatically installed when you install Firefox, it already may be installed on your system, especially if you are using a Mac. {/for}To find out if you have the necessary components installed on your computer: # Visit the [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/troubleshooting/ QuickTime Troubleshooting page] to test to see if you have the proper components. {for win} ** To complete the test on a Windows system, you may need to enable some features of Firefox to communicate through your Windows Firewall. To enable these features, click {button Unblock} when prompted by Firefox. {/for} # If you see the blue QuickTime logo in the middle of the Quicktime Troubleshooting page, the basic software to view movies is installed properly. # If you see an animated QuickTime logo on the right side of the screen, your computer can also receive real-time streaming media. = Installing QuickTime = {for win} # QuickTime can be downloaded from the [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Apple website]. # After you've downloaded the installer file, double-click it and then follow the on-screen instructions. {/for} {for mac} QuickTime comes pre-installed on Mac. {/for} {for linux} QuickTime is not available for the Linux platform, but '''Mplayer''' is a popular Linux media player that can play back QuickTime media. In order to use Mplayer to play QuickTime stream in Firefox, you must install two programs named [http://code.google.com/p/gnome-mplayer gnome-mplayer] and [http://code.google.com/p/gecko-mediaplayer gecko-mediaplayer]. Your Linux distribution may have these packages readily available to install. {/for} {for win,mac} = Configuring QuickTime = {/for} {for win} # Open the QuickTime Player. # At the top of the QuickTime window, select the {menu Edit} menu, select {menu Preferences}, and then select {menu QuickTime Preferences...}. The QuickTime Preferences window appears. # In the QuickTime Preferences window, select the Browser tab, and then click {button MIME Settings...}. The MIME Types window opens. <br/> <br/>[[Image:win-quicktimemimesettings.png]] <br/> # In the MIME Types window, you can specify the media formats you want QuickTime to play in Firefox. These settings apply only to online files; they do not apply to files opened through your operating system. == Suggested MIME Types == '''Audio''' * AIFF audio * uLaw/AU audio * MIDI * WAVE audio <br> '''MPEG''' * MPEG media * MPEG audio * MPEG-4 media <br> '''MP3''' * MP3 audio {/for} {for mac} ;:{note}'''Note: The following does not apply to Mac OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard", which does not include any configurable QuickTime Player MIME settings.'''{/note} # From the Apple menu, click {menu System Preferences...}. The System Preferences window appears. # In the System Preferences window, click {menu QuickTime }, select the Advanced tab, and then click {button MIME Settings...}. The MIME Types window opens. <br/> <br/>[[Image:mac-quicktimemimesettings.png]] <br/> # In the MIME Types window, you can specify the media formats you want QuickTime to play in Firefox. {/for} {for win,mac} = Uninstalling QuickTime = {/for} {for win} For more information on uninstalling QuickTime from your Windows PC, see [http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93698 the Apple support site]. {/for} {for mac} Since QuickTime is installed by default on Mac, you do not need to uninstall it. {/for} <!-- MZ credit --> <br/> <br/> '''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Quicktime Quicktime (mozillaZine KB)]'''''