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CLUSTER VIDEO-MACOS-MEDIA · 32 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-15

macOS media player apps

The cluster consists of media player applications, primarily for macOS, that support local audio/video playback, subtitles, and streaming through configurable addon systems such as Stremio. The six dated entries from 2015 to 2026 show a sparse, uneven release pattern with gaps of roughly one to two years between launches, indicating a slow but persistent trickle of new products rather than any concentrated wave. Among these dated products, OKVideoMac leads on traction with 22 stars, followed by SwiftPlayer with 14 stars and BilibiliClient with 4 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAY 2015: 1MAR 2021: 1FEB 2023: 1MAR 2024: 1AUG 2025: 1APR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 4SEP 2026: 14OCT 2026: 8
MAY 2015OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 5 hand-coded · 15 unlabelled

Operator · 14 hobby · 2 indie · 1 open source · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01OKVideoMac60★1 mo—hobbymacOS video client that plays content from configurable providers using a flexible playback engine.
  2. 02hongguo-short-drama-macos12★1 daylivehobbyUnofficial macOS desktop player that streams short-drama content from an online service.
  3. 03SwiftPlayer17★27 days—hobbyNative media player for macOS that plays video and audio files with subtitle support and keyboard shortcuts.
  4. 04BilibiliClient4★20 days—hobbyNative macOS client for the Bilibili video platform, providing a native viewing and browsing experience.
  5. 05yt_float4★15 days—hand-codedhobbyFloating always-on-top YouTube player for macOS that stays signed in and works over full-screen apps.
  6. 06NERDFLIX2★17 days—Media player app that provides a streaming-service-style interface for browsing and playing local 4K Blu-ray remux files on macOS.
  7. 07FLACintosh1★24 days—macOS music player for lossless libraries with synchronized word-by-word lyrics, support for Jellyfin/Navidrome servers, and casting to Google Cast.
  8. 08ghostmeet4★1 mo—macOS overlay for video calls that provides real-time transcription and AI-powered answers while remaining invisible to screen sharing.
  9. 09AlpacaMusic1★6 dayslivehobbyNative macOS music player that plays local and online libraries with animated lyrics and audio-reactive visuals.
  10. 10stream1★26 dayslivehand-codedindieNative macOS media player that streams video from Stremio-compatible addons and organizes playback.
  11. 11ChengYingPlayer0★23 days—hobbymacOS media player that plays videos and images, converts formats, and performs lightweight video editing with local AI Chinese subtitle generation.
  12. 12StreamingPlayer0★20 days—hobbymacOS media player that streams live TV channels from M3U/IPTV playlists, with channel groups, search, and full-screen playback.
  13. 13riina0★1 day—hobbyMedia player that recreates the interface of a popular macOS video player and adds optional volume boost beyond standard levels.
  14. 14mpv-chameleon0★1 day—hobbyPlugin for the mpv video player that automatically switches HDR and SDR output based on display capability and video color metadata on macOS.
  15. 15lumen0★1 day—hand-codedhobbymacOS app that plays streaming content from Stremio addons with a built-in video player.
  16. 16solfin0★7 days—hobbyNative macOS app for browsing self-hosted media libraries that plays original files directly and syncs watch progress.
  17. 17frameinterp0★22 dayslivehobbyNative macOS video player that performs real-time frame interpolation to convert 24/30fps video to higher frame rates and adds GPU-based quality enhancement.
  18. 18dolly-projector0★6 dayslivehand-codedindieMac app for cinema projectionists that plays video full screen on the auditorium projector while showing playback controls on a second screen.
  19. 19MetalFXMoviePlayer0★3 days—hobbyVideo player for macOS and iOS that upscales low-resolution videos to match high-resolution screen densities.
  20. 20Reel0★9 days—hand-codedopen sourceVideo player for macOS that builds a local TV-show library, auto-matches free subtitles, and renders captions on-device.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.