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Movist Pro

Movist Pro

Play all video formats

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FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV
Multiple Subtitles
Internet Media
HDR Tone Mapping
  • Mac


  • Version 2.13.1


  • macOS 10.13 or later


  • 122.8 MB


  • 5 languages

Watching movies should feel cozy. Movist takes care of your experience while putting control in your hands. Play favorite videos with subtitles, customize settings as you watch, and let the app automatically build playlists for you. You also get a Safari extension to watch videos on the web, with all Movist features included.

  • Play 4K videos with minimal battery impact

  • Choose preferred video quality and language

  • Automatically organize movies by playlist

  • Upgrade your video for a non-HDR screen

Movist Pro features


Effortless decoding

Play videos effortlessly with Movist, using QuickTime or FFmpeg decoder. You can reopen a movie with any other decoder, anytime. The app has in-built support for hardware accelerated decoding of H.265/HEVC. So you’ll have a lightning-fast access to your movies.


Define your flow

Thanks to fully customizable preferences, you can set the app to display subtitles, specify video quality and size, or even make it apply filters to your media. Toggle between dark and light themes to please your eye. With the control panel on your screen, you can also change preferences as you watch.


Extensive subtitles support

It’s what you won’t find in QuickTime. Subtitles are Movist’s huge superpower—with tons of formats and settings available. View subs in multiple languages, put them in letterboxes that adjust to your screen, or have Movist read subtitles for you.


HDR tone mapping

A superpower of Movist is that it can upgrade your non-HDR screen. Normally, when you view HDR media on a non-HDR screen, the colors will appear light or faded. Movist’s HDR tone mapping technology fixes the problem by adjusting the color, professionally.


Auto-filling playlists

You name your playlist, Movist does all the housekeeping. Every time you open a video, the app will search for matching series and subtitles files to put your media into the right playlist. If you want, you can remove or add movies manually anytime.


Support for web and network play

In the pro version, Movist adds capabilities for watching videos right from your browser with Safari extension. All the features are maintained, including subs, auto-fill playlists, and overlay controls. Plus, you the app enables you to play media on network servers like FTP, SFTP, and SMB.


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Ratings and reviews


Movist Pro

98%

963 ratings

  • Tommy J

    Jan 6, 2026

    App version: 2.13.1

    I love Movist! It’s simple, while robust and customizable to your preferences and workflow. I use it as a replacement for Quicktime Player and VLC.

  • Alex Violincredible

    Dec 30, 2025

    App version: 2.13.1

    Very good set of features that are well worth learning about and tweaking in settings. This app can open and play nearly every kind of video file I throw at it. Most of the things I initially wished it did or had turned out to be configurable, like opening videos each in their own window rather than serially in the one window. The video and audio filters work well -I often find the exposure compemsation and gamma adjustments particulasrly handy. To get the most out of thi app it’s seriously worth spending a little time learning its quirks. Not every feature or capability is on by default, tmmediately obvious or controlled in a strictly ‘Mac-standard’ fashion. In exploring the app I found it most useful to go through all the settings, particularly learning, customising and adding to the keyboard shortcuts, which can control a vast array of parameters and commands. Overall: features, capabilities and file compatability are better than most comparable apps, and put Quicktime to shame.

  • Zoe Mejia Martinez

    Dec 23, 2025

    App version: 2.13.1

    muy buena app, realmente reproduce todos los formatos con una muy buena interfaz

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Play all video formats

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