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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 · 7 unlabelled

Operator · 4 hobby · 1 indie · 3 commercial · 2 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 12 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 21iina-plugin-hold-speed0★23 days—hand-codedhobbyPlugin for a macOS video player that lets users hold a key to temporarily boost playback speed, release to restore, and short-press to seek.
  2. 22apple-tv0★20 days—hand-codedindieNative tvOS cinema client that streams video from TorrServer with hardware-accelerated playback and subtitle support.
  3. 23stremio-accru0★1 mo—hobbyCross-platform media player app that streams video through Stremio addons with HDR, subtitle, and playback enhancements.
  4. 24NamoPlayer0★2 moliveMedia player app that plays audio and video files, keeps playback history with snapshots, streams over AirPlay, and supports subtitle and audio track changes.
  5. 25BatMediaPlayer0★1 mo—hobbymacOS media player that plays audio and video, with playlists, queue management, subtitles, and picture-in-picture support.
  6. 26WatchSync0★1 molivehand-codedhobbymacOS app that syncs playback of local media across viewers' own copies, mirroring pause, play, and seek commands to the whole party via a code.
  7. 27Vel_Browser_Freemium_MAC0★1 mo—hand-codedA lightweight macOS browser that renders video efficiently on Apple silicon with minimal interface chrome and ad-blocking support.
  8. 28Dragon Player0★3 molivehand-codedopen sourceVideo player that focuses on simplicity, playing video files and streams with subtitle support and fullscreen mode.
  9. 29OfflineMedia - Files Player0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialiOS media player that plays videos, music, and images stored locally, with Chromecast support and file organization.
  10. 30Omanager - Video for Files0★2 yrabandonedlivecommercialVideo player that integrates with the Files app, offering AirPlay, Picture-in-Picture, and background audio support.
  11. 31Fileplay - Documents Player0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialApp that plays audio and video files from device storage and cloud providers, with playback speed controls and picture-in-picture mode.
  12. 32xmmplayer0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourcePlugin for XMMS that plays video files using MPlayer as a backend.

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.