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MacShow

An open-source video and music player for macOS

Version 26.44.1 · macOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel · Free & open source (MIT) · All releases

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Movies, TV, live channels, and your music — in one place.

Movie detail page with poster art, rating, summary, and cast
Movie pages with artwork, ratings, and cast from your library.
Live TV guide showing free channels and what is on now
Live TV — free channels and your M3U playlists with a program guide.
Album view with track list and playback controls
Albums, artists, gapless playback, and a mini player.

Everything you own, one app

No store, no subscription, no account — just the files and streams you already have.

Plays nearly any format

FLAC, ALAC, MKV, HEVC, AV1, M4B, and more through the power of mpv.

Your library, your folders

Watches Music, Movies, Downloads, and any folder you add — including NAS and network shares.

Music, movies & TV

Albums, playlists, seasons and episodes, resume playback, subtitles, Picture in Picture, and Up Next.

Audiobooks

Chaptered M4B or MP3 folders with speed control, sleep timer, bookmarks, and precise resume.

Live TV

42 free channels streamed by broadcasters, plus your own M3U/XMLTV playlists and favorites.

World radio

Stations from the Radio Browser directory — by country, genre, or search — with favorites and now playing.

AirPlay & DLNA

Send video to Apple TV and smart TVs on your network.

Siri & Shortcuts

“Pause MacShow”, play by name, and macshow:// URLs for scripts and automation.

Menu bar player

Control playback from the menu bar without leaving what you are doing.

English & Bulgarian

The full app localized — interface and live TV tuned for both languages.

Yours to keep

Edit metadata and artwork in MacShow without touching your files. Export playlists as M3U.

Free & open source

MIT licensed. Signed and notarized builds — download and run, no gatekeeping.

Install in seconds

Standard Mac app install — no installer wizard.

  1. Download the DMG

    Grab the latest MacShow.dmg from GitHub Releases.

  2. Drag to Applications

    Open the disk image and drag MacShow into your Applications folder.

  3. Open and enjoy

    The app is signed and notarized by Apple — safe to run on macOS 14 or later.

Download MacShow.dmg