Modern open source video player designed for macOS
IINA is a free, open source video player for macOS built on top of mpv. It wraps mpv's broad format support and hardware decoding in a native Mac interface with dark mode, Picture-in-Picture, trackpad gestures and Touch Bar controls. It can fetch subtitles from online sources, play YouTube and other web streams through youtube-dl compatible tools, and supports plugins written in JavaScript.
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- Updated
- Oct 12, 2026
Features
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Pros
- Native macOS interface with Picture-in-Picture and trackpad gestures
- mpv engine plays almost any format with hardware decoding
- Fetches subtitles online and plays web streams
Cons
- Available only on macOS
- No media library management or media server features
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