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QuickTime Playermpv
Free

Included with macOS at no extra cost.

 Free

Free software with no paid version.

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Already installed on every Mac
  • Records the screen, camera or microphone
  • 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
  • Mac only
  • Editing tools are very basic
  • 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
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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