MacShow 0.1.0

First release of MacShow: one player for your own music, movies, TV shows, home videos and audiobooks. No store, no subscription, no account.

Install

1. Download MacShow.dmg below, open it, and drag MacShow to Applications.
2. Open MacShow. It's signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens without warnings.

Needs macOS 14 or later. Runs natively on Apple silicon and Intel.

What's in it

• Plays nearly any format, using mpv: FLAC, ALAC, Opus, MKV, AVI, HEVC, DTS, AC-3, subtitles. Bit-perfect output, ReplayGain and an equalizer.
• Library from the folders you choose, including network shares (NAS). Folder rules for never-scan, personal and adult content, with adult content behind Touch ID.
• Music: albums, artists (main artists vs. features), lyrics (synced when available), smart playlists, favorites, play counts. Imports playlists, play counts and loved songs from the Music app.
• Video: movies, TV shows, home videos, music videos. Resume, skip recap and credits, Up Next, Picture in Picture, sleep timer, subtitle and audio-track menus.
• Artwork, cast, bios and book info from TMDB (your own key), Deezer, iTunes, Wikipedia and Open Library.
• Casting to AirPlay and DLNA TVs.
• Siri and Shortcuts ("Play Kamikaze in MacShow"), a menu bar player, and agent control over MCP.
• English and Bulgarian.