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MKV, HEVC, AV1, ProRes

True HDR & Dolby passthrough

Plex, DLNA, SMB & AirPlay

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Video Player for Mac

Best Video Playerfor Mac

Every format. Stunning quality. Built for your Mac.

Best Video Player combines the legendary compatibility of the open-source mpv and FFmpeg engines with an interface that feels like Apple designed it. Drop in any video — a 4K HDR remux, an old AVI, an anime episode with elaborate subtitles — and it just plays. Beautifully.

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See Best Video Player in action

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Key features

Why choose Best Video Player

Plays MKV, MP4, AVI, HEVC, AV1, ProRes, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and ASS subtitles with true HDR, PiP, AirPlay, a movie library and streaming from Plex, Jellyfin, DLNA and SMB.

Plays MKV, MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, TS, FLV, WMV and dozens more
Hardware-accelerated HEVC, AV1, VP9, H.264 and ProRes on Apple silicon
Dolby and DTS audio with bitstream passthrough to your AV receiver
ASS/SSA subtitles rendered exactly as authored, plus SRT, PGS and VobSub
True HDR on XDR displays and tone-mapping on SDR screens
Movie library, Continue Watching and streaming from your network

In detail

Everything Best Video Player can do

Plays everything

MKV, MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, TS/M2TS, FLV, WMV, MPEG and dozens more
HEVC, AV1, VP9, H.264, ProRes and MPEG-2, hardware-accelerated by the Media Engine in Apple silicon
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and DTS-HD, FLAC, Opus and more — with bitstream passthrough to your AV receiver
Advanced SubStation (ASS/SSA) subtitles rendered exactly as authored — karaoke, typesetting and all — plus SRT, PGS, VobSub and WebVTT
Smart subtitle encoding detection, so Cyrillic and other non-Latin subtitles are never garbled

Cinema-grade picture

True HDR on XDR and HDR displays with Extended Dynamic Range
Intelligent tone-mapping when HDR plays on an SDR screen
High-end upscaling presets (EWA Lanczos, debanding) that make 720p look crisp on Retina
Accurate color management that matches QuickTime
Brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma, zoom, rotation and aspect ratio controls

Feels like it came with your Mac

Trackpad gestures: swipe to seek, swipe to change volume, pinch for full screen
Instant frame previews as you hover over the timeline
Picture in Picture that floats over every app and Space
AirPlay to Apple TV
Media keys, Now Playing and Control Center integration
A Liquid Glass–inspired interface that stays out of the way until you need it

Your library, beautifully organized

Add your movie folders and get an elegant library with poster frames
Continue Watching remembers exactly where you stopped — in every file
Favorites, Recently Played and instant search
Series episodes queue up automatically

Stream from your network

Browse DLNA/UPnP media servers — Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Synology, Kodi and smart TVs
Connect to SMB shares on NAS drives, Windows PCs and other Macs
Open any stream URL — HTTP, HLS, RTSP and (with yt-dlp) YouTube and Vimeo

Capture the moment

Lossless screenshots with one key — saved and copied to the clipboard
Turn any scene into a crisp, optimized GIF in seconds
A-B loop, frame-by-frame stepping and precise speed control

Thoughtful details

Night Mode evens out explosions and whispers for late-night viewing
Audio and subtitle delay, subtitle size and position, per-track selection
Keyboard shortcuts for everything, with a built-in cheat sheet

Requirements

macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel

Languages

English and Russian

Technical foundation

Built on the open-source mpv and FFmpeg engines, with hardware decoding by the Media Engine in Apple silicon.

Use cases

Where Best Video Player fits

Watch 4K HDR remuxes with Dolby or DTS sound on a home theater
Play anime with complex ASS subtitles exactly as authored
Stream movies from Plex, Jellyfin or a NAS over SMB
Grab lossless screenshots and GIFs from any scene

FAQ

Best Video Player questions

How do I play MKV files on a Mac?

Open them in Best Video Player. It plays MKV, AVI, WebM, TS/M2TS, FLV, WMV and dozens of other formats that QuickTime can’t, with hardware acceleration on Apple silicon.

Does Best Video Player support HDR?

Yes. It shows true HDR on XDR and HDR displays with Extended Dynamic Range, and uses intelligent tone-mapping when HDR content plays on an SDR screen.

Can it send Dolby TrueHD or DTS to my AV receiver?

Yes. Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and DTS-HD are supported with bitstream passthrough to your receiver.

Can I watch videos from Plex, Jellyfin or a NAS?

Yes. Browse DLNA/UPnP servers such as Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Synology and Kodi, connect to SMB shares on NAS drives, Windows PCs and other Macs, or open HTTP, HLS and RTSP streams.

Why are my Russian subtitles garbled in other players?

Many players guess the subtitle encoding wrong. Best Video Player detects it automatically, so Cyrillic and other non-Latin subtitles display correctly.

Is it an alternative to VLC or IINA?

Yes. It is built on the same proven open-source mpv and FFmpeg engines, with a native Mac interface, a movie library, network streaming and HDR support.

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