Movie Players For Mac

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Which is the 2019 best video player for Mac OS / MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro / iMac?

The reason I am writing this top 5 best video players for Mac now is because, more often than not, lists of best free video players for Windows and Android are everywhere while relatively little information is available about best media player for Mac or MacBook Air/Pro. If you'd like to have a best Mac video player for your video needs, like fluid playback of all video file formats, support of SRT file, etc, on a Mac computer or laptop which might be connected with HDMI to your Apple TV, you've come to the right place.

Mac has the problem of being lack of support for many third-party programs, including video players. One way of reducing your concerns of video format compatibility will be to get a best video player for Mac installed on your computer or convert your movie/music video to Mac supported file formats. And there are top 5 best Mac meida players of 2019 we would like for you to recommend as follows: (based on some online opinion polls)

5KPlayer

User rating: Supported OS: Windows (10) and Mac

5KPlayeris a free video player for Mac (up to macOS Mojave) as well as Windows OS, including Windows 10. Thanks to the support for tons of video/audio codecs, it can play any movie/music videos smoothly and directly. Moreover, it performs well in playing SD/720P 1080p HD/4K UHD media source in any format, MKV, M2TS, TS, MOD, TOD, MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, M4V, MPEG, H.264, FLV, etc.

Extra features of 5KPlayer, the No.1 video player for Mac
* Act as a free music player to play MP3, M4A, WMA, WAV, FLAC, AAC, AC3, etc;
* A free movie DVD player software to play regular and strictly encrypted DVD movies;
* Function as a free online video music downloader to download movies/video clips/ music songs from 1000+ video websites, say, YouTube, Facebook;
* Turn your computer to an AirPlay receiver/sender for video music streaming;
* Enable users to listen to radios for free.

Also read: 2019 Best 5 Free Media Players 2019 Top 5 MP4 Players for Windows

VLC media player for Mac

VLC was voted into the top 5 of the best video players for Mac, which is a FREE and open-source multimedia player compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, etc, over ten operating systems written by non-profit VideoLAN.

This is the really amazing thing for all sorts of platform-users. Technically, VLC media player for Mac supports video in nearly all types of file formats, like MOV, MP4, QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, some WMV, DVD ISO file, etc. Also, you can use this best Mac video player to play DVD, CD, and VCD. This is the first free video player for Mac and Linux that can playback encrypted DVDs. Incomplete or damaged videos can be played as well. But many people don't like the layout and interface of this VLC video player for Mac, which might be outdated and difficult to use. >> VLC media playerfor Android free download.

• Container Formats: 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, MIDI, QuickTime, MP4, Ogg, OGM, WAV, MPEG-2, AIFF, Raw audio, Raw DV, MXF, VOB, RM, DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD, CD Audio, DVB
• Input Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, HEVC, MJPEG, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, RealVideo, Cinepak, Dirac, DV, HuffYUV, etc.
• Audio Formats: AAC, AC3, ALAC, AMR, DTS, DV Audio, XM, FLAC, etc.
• Output Video Formats: H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, Theora, DV, Dirac

MPlayerX

Many Mac users take MPlayerX media player as a standard part of their toolbox simply because it works properly and all most popular codecs are in it. No fuss or headache of codec installing or updating. Seriously, you will not be frustrated with such practical video player on your Mac OS.

Problem like disappearing of title bar in QuickTime never happens. When playing AVI file on Mac/MacBook, this best Mac media player performs great without stuttering while Divx player cannot recognize the file sometimes. Well, system crash things happen randomly, which should be tackled properly.

QuickTime

QuickTime Player, developed by Apple, is the default video player on any Mac OS system and apparently a good free option for Mac users. This best media player for Mac supports most common video audio and image formats, works great with HD videos, and enables you to record, edit and stream Internet videos and HD movie trailers. One exception is that Mac QuickTime video player does not support WMV and DivX.

Note: Be advised that OS upgrade may lead to your QuickTime player crashing on Mac sometimes. Be sure to research pros and cons of your Mac OS upgrading move, check out if your computer is better enough to run QT and prepare for Mac video player issues in advance.

DivX

DivX player for Mac is a powerful movie video player for Mac especially for HD videos playback, such as all native DivX videos, MKV and HEVC up to 4K movies. QuickTime files are included as well. With an easy-to-use interface, DivX player also plays as a video converter. But, this Mac video player seems to eat up too much space with its big installation file. So enough space matters to it.

All of them are powerful video players for Mac. You can choose anyone based on your own needs.

Comparison of Top 5 Video Players for Mac

5KPlayer - The Best Free Media Player for Both Windows and Mac Users

Chrome for mac show tabs in list view 2017. Play all of your media files, from videos (MP4, MKV, MTS, AVI, MOV etc.) to music (MP3, FLAC, AAC etc.) and any DVD sources (discs, ISO image, VIDEO_TS folder) smoothly.

About the Author

Estrella H.@hl_estrella

Estrella H. is a senior editor at Digiarty covering all the latest tech in mobile industry for the better part of the first four years, from iPhone, Samsung to other innovative gadgets. And now she's been dived into data backup and management to keep data safe on mobile devices in the recent three years. Outside the tech, she is a songwriter and loves hip-hop.

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