QuickTime Player

The media player bundled with macOS. A closed product from Apple.

IINA and VLC. 2 alternatives to QuickTime Player, in Swift, C. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.

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2 open source alternatives to QuickTime Player
Tool	Fit	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
IINA	Full replacement	47k	GPL-3.0	Open source	No	Swift	v1.5.0	2026-10-18
VLC	Partial	20k	GPL-2.0	Open source	No	C	3.0.24	2026-10-18

2 alternatives

The modern video player for macOS.

Plays the same files with a larger codec range, subtitles and online streams.

VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc

Plays most audio and video formats on every desktop platform.