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VLC media player vs Movist Pro: catalog facts
VLC media player	Movist Pro
Free Free software from a non-profit; there is no paid tier and no advertising in the player.	Paid Paid app; owners of the App Store version get a discounted upgrade.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	macOS
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	AirPlay output with automatic conversion for incompatible videos Thumbnail previews on the seek slider
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	macOS only, requires macOS 11 or later AirPlay feature requires macOS 15 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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