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How does this media player for Mac work?

Almost Like Magic for Your Files

Video Player for Mac with All Codecs

Now that we have covered how to play video on Mac, we continue with options and features provided by Elmedia Player. It offers everything that the best video player for Mac should have - smooth HD playback, user-friendly interface, compatibility with all audio and video formats, streaming via DLNA, AirPlay 2 and Chromecast. Expand your video playback experience and enjoy your videos to the fullest.

Playlist Support

Drag your files into the app window and Elmedia will add them to the active playlist. Save it as an M3U file to open later. Choose to shuffle, play once or repeat.

Playback Control

Change the look and feel of your media. Adjust everything while the track is still playing — playback speed, color balance, subtitle position and more.
Streaming in Just a Few Clicks

Video Player with One-Click Streaming

Enjoy your content on a TV screen! Elmedia Player allows you to stream local files to a different device through the use of AirPlay 2, DLNA or Chromecast (Chromecast Ultra included). Use a Smart TV, an Apple TV, Roku, or any other suitable device. Stream in Full HD or 4K.

AirPlay

AirPlay 2 is also included.

DLNA

Most devices use this protocol.

Chromecast

Connect to Google gadgets.

Format Compatibility

No conversion necessary. Elmedia Mac video player streams any format, transcoding it if needed. Play everything, on any device.

4K Casting

Elmedia Player offers a quality 4K casting feature. Take full advantage of devices such as Apple TV 4K, Smart TVs with high-resolution as well as Chromecast Ultra. Best 4K video player for macOS.

Advanced Subtitles

Elmedia Player features options for subtitle compatibility, such as encoding and subtitle burning. Watch streamed videos with external SRT, SSA and SMIL tracks.

Remote Control

Use the player as a remote — you retain the same amount of control as if you were playing a local video.

Playlists Over Wi-Fi

Use your saved playlists to stream music albums and video series. Of course, Shuffle and Repeat still work.
Simple Subtitle Management

Extended Subtitle Support

Not only does Elmedia open subtitles of various formats — SRT, ASS, SMIL, but also allows you to customize them as you wish. Easily change the look of subtitles, enable automatic search and keep them in sync with the video.
  • Appearance

    Alter the font, encoding, color and position. Make the subtitles look good.
  • Online Search

    Elmedia is integrated with OpenSubtitles.com, allowing you to find tracks quickly. You can also enable automatic searches.
  • External Tracks

    Open SRT, SMIL, and SSA files alongside videos. Adjust subtitle delay to sync them.
Customize subtitles on Mac.
Customized Video Playback

The Best Video Player for Mac Features

Flash Player

Elmedia Player is one of the few multimedia players to offer SWF playback*.

* For more information about playing SWF files, click here.

Video Tuner

You can enhance and personalize your video playback by adjusting brightness, saturation, contrast, gamma and other parameters.

Making Screenshots

Automate screenshotting and create entire series of screenshots at fixed intervals in a flash.

Touch Bar Support

Use this MacBook feature to the fullest. Elmedia Player can also be used with gesture controls.

Deinterlace

Useful for old footage or security camera records. Makes them more bearable.

A-B Loop

Select points on the timeline and loop the fragment infinitely.

Fullscreen Mode

You can select the monitor for video playback. Elmedia runs in native fullscreen mode, which guarantees excellent performance no matter what screen you choose.

Audio and Video Sync

Adjust audio delay to achieve perfect sync with your video and subtitle tracks. Useful when opening desynchronized audio files.
Timeline Preview

Timeline Preview

If you enable this feature, the timeline will show a preview thumbnail when you hover over it.
PIP Switch

Picture-in-Picture

The Picture-in-Picture mode is useful to keep the player running in the background and pinned over other windows.
Sound Improving Video Player

Sound Settings in Elmedia Player

Elmedia Player is not only a video player but also an excellent music player for Mac. Explore and benefit from different audio settings, be it audio equalizer, playback speed setting, etc. Play almost any audio format, including MP3, WMV, and OGG.

Sound Preferences

Choose your audio output device and switch the number of playback channels.

Add Audio Files

Open external files and select the one you need for the current with this best music player for Mac.

Audio Equalizer

Use a 10-band equalizer to customize the way Elmedia sounds.

Surround Sound

Enable AC3 or DTS output to use advanced sound devices.
Audio Visualizer

Audio Visualizer

Customize the audio visualizer to your own experience. Switch between different modes and experience the visual side of music with the best video player for Mac — Elmedia.
Sound Synchronization

Sound Synchronization

Sound desynchronization is no longer an issue with Elmedia, as this video player for Mac can eliminate it with the help of a straightforward option. Just change the sound delay and enjoy audio playback.
This media player offers both enhanced features and simplicity of use.
Play any file easily

Supported media formats

Elmedia has native support for a large number of multimedia formats and codecs, including:

FAQ:

In order to change default player on Mac, users need to follow this guide:

  1. Find the video you want to play and right-click it.
  2. Select the "Open With" option from the context menu and choose the desired media player.
Elmedia Player has two versions: free and PRO. Elmedia Player PRO version offers more features and enhanced video playback, however, a free version is enough to have great control over your media files.
The most common reasons for a video not playing on Mac could be file corruption, malware or virus issues, or improper video processing. Also, your player may not support the file format.
There are many options to choose from. Depending on what features are important to you, you can use, for example, Elmedia Player. This Mac player can do pretty much everything that VLC can, but it also offers streaming options.
What others say about Elmedia
Elmedia Player is easy to use and takes much of the guesswork out of playing back videos of just about any format you can imagine.
Mike Breed 4.8
12/17/2022
Elmedia player is my new favourite video player. So an attractive UI/UX design and is very smooth on my MacBook pro!
Charles 4.8
09/14/2022
Nice media player. The free offerings are sufficient for most users, and advanced features can be unlocked via app purchase. Played all the videos I tried without a problem.
Ricky 4.8
08/03/2022
This app solved me a lot of problem specially with films multilingual on my Mac. The native Mac app does not do this in the right way. Thanks, Elmedia Player Pro.
Alloweb, uptodown 4.8
in 2022
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