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IINA vs Elmedia Player: catalog facts
IINA	Elmedia Player
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Freemium Free to download, with some features in a paid upgrade.
macOS	macOS
mpv decoding with a genuinely native macOS interface Picture-in-picture, gestures, Touch Bar and a standalone music mode	Plays a wide range of video and audio formats Native on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
macOS 11 or newer only Nightly builds exist but the project warns they may be unusable	macOS only Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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