Top 10 free and paid MKV players for Mac

The Mac system natively does not support playing MKV files, you need a third-party application or QuickTime plugin. This article will introduce the 10 best free and paid MKV players on Mac system, and analyze their pros and cons and features to help you make the best choice.

Top 10 MKV players in Mac system

When choosing a suitable Mac MKV player, you need to fully consider the supported formats, playback controls, additional functions and other factors. Some Mac video players can even play YouTube videos online. Therefore, it is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the application before making a choice.

Author's statement

All applications and processes in this article have been personally tested and verified to comply with our editorial standards. You can learn more about how we choose a recommended app. I will try my best to keep this article updated, but I still recommend that you do your own research before installing or purchasing any software.

The following is a quick overview for you to make quick decisions. If you have more time, it is recommended to read the full text for more details and practical tips.

Compare it!	Suitable for the crowd	Cool features	price
Elmedia Player	Everyone. Best full-featured media player	Supports all formats, HD playback, subtitle management, streaming media to smart TV, AirPlay, Roku, DLNA	Setapp subscription users are free to use, Setapp fee is $9.99 per month, and includes more than 250 Mac, iPhone and web apps
Movis Pro	Users who pursue high-quality video playback	Hardware acceleration, HDR color processing, customizable video settings	Setapp subscription users are free to use, Setapp fee is $9.99 per month, and includes more than 250 Mac, iPhone and web apps
VLC Player	Users who need free MKV players	Open source, support most video formats	free
Mac Blu-ray Player Pro	First of all, users who need Blu-ray support	Play Blu-ray and other formats	Starting from $19.95 per year
Plex	Users who need personal media streaming services	Media server, organize your files.	Basic functions are free. $4.99/month
MPlayerX	Users who prefer free tools	Multilingual subtitles support, automatically detect the next playback file	free
OmniPlayer	Users who need customizable playback options	Supports more than 40 formats, picture-in-picture mode, audio/video synchronization	Free (basic version), VIP version $3.99
Cisdem Video Player	Users who need conversion function	Supports 8K, convenient UI and video format conversion (Professional version)	Free (Basic Edition), $19.99 (Lifetime Edition)
DivX Player	Users who need a simple MKV player	Multi-subtitle support, easy-to-use interface	Free (basic version), $19.99 (professional version)

Play MKV and more than 70 other video and audio formats

Get Elmedia Player to easily change subtitles, navigate videos, adjust speed, and more. Available on Setapp.

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1. Elmedia Player

My first choice is Elmedia Player – a Mac MKV video player that replaces all other applications. It can not only play MKV, but also play a large number of videos in other formats. HD and ultra HD videos that may be stuttered in other applications can be played smoothly in this application.

All audio and subtitle tracks are accessed in just two clicks. You can also add third-party audio or upload your own subtitles. But this is just the basic function. Let's take a look at more interesting features.

• Tag important or interesting clips from videos. Select Bookmark from the right-click menu. Now you can jump to the clip with one click.
• Browse long videos. MKV file support chapter. These are logical clips of video division. Select "Chapter" from the right-click menu and jump to the point you need without scrolling.
• Stream video to any smart TV, AirPlay, Roku or DLNA device. You don't need any additional settings or plugins.
• Watch videos in picture-in-picture format. You can even customize minimizing the window size.

Advantages - Provides free versions with basic features: video, audio and subtitle playback, universal format support, etc.

• The Professional version is available on Setapp.

Cons - Advanced features are available only in the Pro version.

price

• Free (basic features)
• $9.99 per month on Setapp, with over 250 Mac, iPhone and web apps
• Developer website starts at $19.95.

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2. Movis Pro

Movis Pro is another Mac MKV player that also supports over 30 other video formats.

This application supports hardware accelerated decoding of H.265/HEVC codecs. In short, it can play large files efficiently (4K) while using relatively few resources. The video won't freeze and your Mac won't slow down.

In addition, Movis Pro also focuses on picture quality: it tries to reproduce HDR colors as best as possible on non-HDR displays.

To facilitate playback of each new video, the player allows you to set many default settings: default audio track language, video quality, filters, equalizers, and more.

Movis Pro perfectly implements subtitles. You can customize its location – on a video or in a mailbox and open a subtitle narration. But the best part is being able to play multiple subtitle tracks simultaneously.

Advantages - The saturation, brightness and contrast of the image can be adjusted.

• Available on Setapp.

Cons - AirPlay is not supported (coming soon).

price :

• $7.99 on the developer website.
• $9.99 per month on Setapp, with over 250 Mac, iPhone and web apps

Tips To take the movie viewing experience to the next level, you can use Movist Pro with Movie Explorer Pro. It will scan your Mac to find all movies and conveniently categorize movies by genre, country, rating and more. Without any effort, you can get a convenient catalog of basic information, plot and cast of the movie.

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3. VLC Player

VLC is one of the most popular free Mac .mkv players. It supports dozens of formats and offers a large number of (and perhaps too many) options. For example, you can customize audio and visual effects and even make the image appear psychedelic or wavy.

This is a nice player, but the outdated design and messy interface may affect the user experience.

Advantages - Can open corrupt MKV files.

• If the audio, video, and subtitles are not synchronized, then synchronize.

Cons - considered less secure than paid players.

Price : Free

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