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Movist Pro vs mpv: catalog facts
Movist Pro	mpv
Paid Paid app; owners of the App Store version get a discounted upgrade.	Free Free software with no paid version.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
AirPlay output with automatic conversion for incompatible videos Thumbnail previews on the seek slider	High quality video output through OpenGL, Vulkan and D3D11, with scaling, colour management, frame timing… Hardware decoding on most platforms, switchable at runtime with --hwdec
macOS only, requires macOS 11 or later AirPlay feature requires macOS 15 or later	There is no real graphical interface, only a small on-screen controller over the video Configuration means editing mpv.conf and input.conf by hand
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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