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MPlayerX for Mac

Alternative, modern media player.

Free
In English
Version 1.1.4
3.7
Based on 171 user rates

MPlayerX overview

MPlayerX is an alternative media player powered by ffmpeg and mplayer. MPlayer OS X ran OK, but it was slow. And also, the new technologies from Apple prevailed--such as Core Animation, Grand-Central Dispatch, even OpenCL--and pushed me to give them a try.

So I started without even knowing how to program under Mac, came to know Xcode, Objective-C 2.0, Cocoa, and the Core family. MPlayerX is still in such a primary stage, I will keep on enhancing it, and figure out how to do this and that.

Now it can do:
  • Multi-screen full-screen support
  • Apple Remote support
  • Multi-Touch support
  • Automatically find the next proper file to play
  • Auto-detect the encode method of subtitle file (with Universal Charset Detector)
  • Take a snapshot
  • Multi-threaded ffmpeg support
  • Change subtitle size while playing(except VOBSub)
  • Remember last played time and resume playing

What’s new in version 1.1.4

Version 1.1.4:
  • Performance improvements and other fixes

MPlayerX for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.1.4
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3.7

(217 Reviews of MPlayerX)

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Steinar-Helgesen
Steinar-Helgesen
Oct 2 2020
1.1.4
1.0
Oct 2 2020
1.0
Version: 1.1.4
No updates on this version since 2016, AppStore updates is from 8 years ago. Used this app but stay away now. Often it crashes and are moved to trash, other times you only get audio. VLC is now my media player.
kochiravi
kochiravi
Mar 14 2020
1.1.4
1.0
Mar 14 2020
1.0
Version: 1.1.4
Bought this app Version 1.0.14 online from mac App store... Video is frozen. Audio only is coming. Advices?
Nuttawut
Nuttawut
Jan 11 2020
1.1.4
5.0
Jan 11 2020
5.0
Version: 1.1.4
Must say over all the years I have been using this I have never had a problem. Its my go-to app of choice.
miracle.li1991
miracle.li1991
Jan 29 2019
1.1.4
5.0
Jan 29 2019
5.0
Version: 1.1.4
great player!
calthyechild
calthyechild
Aug 6 2018
1.1.4
1.5
Aug 6 2018
1.5
Version: 1.1.4
It works in that it plays the glitchy MKV file that VLC player was failing to play. However, I will be removing it as soon as I am done watching the series I downloaded in MKV format. The install had 4 different sneaky extra things that wanted to be added (Yahoo everything, Opera browser, and a couple other things) and it changed its formatting each time for how you deny these installs, so if you were not paying attention you would end up with these extra programs. It also DID NOT ASK to install Mac Defender which immediately started giving me popups to scan my Mac. Not discrete at all. I force-quit that and removed it in Applications. I would not be surprised if, as reported in other reviews, this entire program is Malware. However, it DOES function as a simple and lite media player that doesn't have the MKV glitch in Mavericks that VLC Player has. So I am not giving it 0 stars. It does do the thing it set out to do, but beware of extra programs coming along for the ride.
Steinar-Helgesen
Steinar-Helgesen
Oct 2 2020
1.0
Oct 2 2020
1.0
Version: null
kochiravi
kochiravi
Mar 14 2020
1.0
Mar 14 2020
1.0
Version: null
Nuttawut
Nuttawut
Jan 11 2020
5.0
Jan 11 2020
5.0
Version: null
razieh.vadiati01
razieh.vadiati01
Apr 16 2019
5.0
Apr 16 2019
5.0
Version: null
miracle.li1991
miracle.li1991
Jan 29 2019
5.0
Jan 29 2019
5.0
Version: null
zvww
zvww
Aug 9 2018
0.5
Aug 9 2018
0.5
Version: null
calthyechild
calthyechild
Aug 6 2018
1.5
Aug 6 2018
1.5
Version: null
make_software_great_again
May 6 2018
0.5
Version: null
anonymous-aardvark-2081
Jan 6 2018
4.5
Version: null
ManuelMarcus4633
ManuelMarcus4633
Dec 29 2017
1.0
Dec 29 2017
1.0
Version: null
rayan99-alahmadi
rayan99-alahmadi
Nov 10 2017
5.0
Nov 10 2017
5.0
Version: null
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Oct 1 2017
0.5
Oct 1 2017
0.5
Version: null
Wonderwarthog
Wonderwarthog
Jul 6 2017
0.5
Jul 6 2017
0.5
Version: null
Lhutz
Lhutz
Jun 24 2017
0.5
Jun 24 2017
0.5
Version: null
l-o0o-l-y-55
l-o0o-l-y-55
Feb 7 2017
4.0
Feb 7 2017
4.0
Version: null
Cowicide
Cowicide
Oct 21 2016
0.5
Oct 21 2016
0.5
Version: null
Mikael-B
Mikael-B
Oct 9 2016
1.0
Oct 9 2016
1.0
Version: null
mpx
mpx
Sep 30 2016
0.5
Sep 30 2016
0.5
Version: null
Scion777
Scion777
Sep 25 2016
1.0
Sep 25 2016
1.0
Version: null
pacocap
pacocap
Sep 24 2016
1.0
Sep 24 2016
1.0
Version: null
Noraa
Noraa
Sep 24 2016
0.5
Sep 24 2016
0.5
Version: null
lora-s
lora-s
Sep 23 2016
3.0
Sep 23 2016
3.0
Version: null
panzerkampf
panzerkampf
Sep 19 2016
3.0
Sep 19 2016
3.0
Version: null
Joseluismen
Joseluismen
Sep 18 2016
0.5
Sep 18 2016
0.5
Version: null
MohnMohn
MohnMohn
Sep 12 2016
0.5
Sep 12 2016
0.5
Version: null
Swampsnake
Swampsnake
Aug 6 2016
3.5
Aug 6 2016
3.5
Version: null
RobertBeckey58
RobertBeckey58
Jul 8 2016
4.0
Jul 8 2016
4.0
Version: null
donikatz
donikatz
Jun 14 2016
5.0
Jun 14 2016
5.0
Version: null
Jorcealva
Jorcealva
Jun 14 2016
4.0
Jun 14 2016
4.0
Version: null
evilinstone
evilinstone
Jun 12 2016
4.5
Jun 12 2016
4.5
Version: null
munafi66
munafi66
Jun 1 2016
5.0
Jun 1 2016
5.0
Version: null
Alrescha
Alrescha
Apr 24 2016
0.5
Apr 24 2016
0.5
Version: null
SmurfTurf
SmurfTurf
Mar 14 2016
0.5
Mar 14 2016
0.5
Version: null
WorkBuyConsumeDie
WorkBuyConsumeDie
Feb 7 2016
0.5
Feb 7 2016
0.5
Version: null
Smeenex
Smeenex
Dec 25 2015
1.0
Dec 25 2015
1.0
Version: null
Caput-Draconis
Caput-Draconis
Dec 23 2015
5.0
Dec 23 2015
5.0
Version: null
MarcoB001
MarcoB001
Dec 5 2015
2.0
Dec 5 2015
2.0
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Nov 28 2015
4.5
Nov 28 2015
4.5
Version: null
afm369
afm369
Oct 30 2015
5.0
Oct 30 2015
5.0
Version: null
CraigC5591
CraigC5591
Oct 30 2015
0.5
Oct 30 2015
0.5
Version: null