Alternatives to Elmedia Player
A macOS video and audio player with native Apple Silicon support and AirPlay and Chromecast streaming. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Elmedia Player
A macOS video and audio player with native Apple Silicon support and AirPlay and Chromecast streaming.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Elmedia Player.
IINA
The mpv engine wrapped in a macOS app that actually looks and behaves like a macOS app.
IINA is a free open-source macOS player built on mpv with a native interface, picture-in-picture and subtitle search, but it requires macOS 11 and lists no casting.
VLC media player
A free player that opens almost any video or audio file, disc or stream without installing a codec pack.
VLC media player is free and open source across desktop and mobile platforms with a very wide codec list, and makes no mention of AirPlay or Chromecast streaming.
5KPlayer
A free Windows and Mac media player with AirPlay and DLNA streaming and an online video downloader.
5KPlayer is free on Windows and Mac, streams over AirPlay and DLNA rather than Chromecast, and adds an online video downloader, while promoting paid products.
KMPlayer
A free Windows and macOS video player with built-in codecs for most formats, including 4K and 3D.
KMPlayer is a free closed-source player for Windows and macOS with built-in codecs for most formats, including 4K and 3D, but lists no streaming to TVs.
mpv
A minimal, scriptable media player with high quality video output and no real interface to get in the way.
mpv is free and open source on macOS, Windows and Linux with scripting and high quality video output, but has no real graphical interface and needs config files.
SMPlayer
A front end for mpv and MPlayer that remembers where you stopped in every file you have ever opened.
SMPlayer is an open-source mpv and MPlayer front end with macOS Intel and Apple Silicon builds, remembering position per file, though it lists no AirPlay or Chromecast.
Infuse
Apple-platform video player that connects to Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and network shares.
Infuse is a freemium Apple-platform player that also connects to Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and network shares, with most features behind its Pro subscription or lifetime purchase.
DivX Software
Free video software to play, convert and cast DivX, AVI, MKV and HEVC files up to 4K.
DivX Software is free on Windows and macOS, plays DivX, AVI, MKV and HEVC up to 4K, and adds a converter and casting to other devices.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Cog
A free and open source audio player for macOS that plays a very wide range of formats.
Swinsian
A macOS music player and library manager with wide format support and advanced tag editing.
VOX
A music player for Mac and iPhone aimed at high-resolution audio files such as FLAC.
WebTorrent Desktop
A desktop torrent app that streams video and audio while the files are still downloading.
Syncplay
Keep video playback synchronized across a group.
Yattee
A privacy-oriented video player for iOS, tvOS and macOS that works with Invidious and Piped.
