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Movist Pro vs VLC media player: catalog facts
Movist Pro	VLC media player
Paid Paid app; owners of the App Store version get a discounted upgrade.	Free Free software from a non-profit; there is no paid tier and no advertising in the player.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
AirPlay output with automatic conversion for incompatible videos Thumbnail previews on the seek slider	Plays an unusually wide list of codecs and containers out of the box, including MPEG-1/2, H.264, H.265, VP8/VP9… No spyware, no advertising and no user tracking, stated on the project feature page
macOS only, requires macOS 11 or later AirPlay feature requires macOS 15 or later	The stable desktop line is still 3.0.23; the 4.0 interface rewrite has not shipped The interface is functional rather than modern, and advanced options are buried in preference dialogs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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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