Professional cinema playerfor Mac

Precision playback.

Playback layout illustration with representative imagery.

Desktop playback

Built around your video.

Open local files or direct links in a resizable player with native macOS fullscreen.

Files and links

Start with your own media.

MKVMP4MOVWebM

Open a local video, drop a file onto the player, or open a direct HTTPS video link. HLS streams use the system player.

Check format support

Desktop controls

Familiar from the first frame.

Space
Play or pause
←→
Seek 15 seconds
↑↓
Adjust volume

Use the keyboard or scroll over the video to adjust volume and seek. Double-click the video to enter native fullscreen.

Picture processing

Next-generation
upscaling.

Blue and copper feathers used to illustrate an image resolving from coarse pixels into fine detail
Source Upscaling Fine detail

Text subtitles

Subtitles that fit the frame.

Choose an embedded text track or open a subtitle file. Adjust its size, vertical position, and timing in the Mac player.

A sea turtle swimming above a sunlit coral reef

Below the surface.

Interactive subtitle layout illustration.

The Mac preview

Know what’s supported.

For Apple silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later.

File containers
MKV, MP4, MOV, and WebM
Video codecs
H.264HEVCAV1
AV1 Main profile, 8-bit and 10-bit
Text subtitles
SRT, WebVTT, and plain-text ASS/SSA; embedded text tracks
Picture processing and HDR

Lanczos and MetalFX upscaling. Sharpening, brightness, shadows, contrast, and color controls.

For progressive 8-bit Rec.709 H.264 and HEVC video.

HDR playback on compatible displays. HDR10-to-SDR preview for flat HEVC Main10 video.

Subtitle support

Embedded text tracks in local MKV, MP4, and MOV files. External SRT, WebVTT, and plain-text ASS/SSA files.

Adjustable size, position, and timing.

Network playback

Direct HTTPS MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, and WebM files with byte-range support. HLS streaming.