For macOS

See your whole collection at once.

VidViewer plays 1, 4, 9, or 16 videos in a single window. Drop a folder, scan your Movies, and start browsing instantly. No library to build. No metadata to enter.

Download for macOS View on the Mac App Store

app screenshot — 4-up grid

Everything you need to browse fast.

Multi-video grid

Play 1, 4, 9, or 16 videos in one resizable window.

Instant intake

Drag in files or folders, or scan your Movies folder with one command.

Command-scrub

Hold Command and drag across any cell to scrub through that video.

Sort any way

By name, date, size, Finder tag, or folder. Ascending or descending.

Fast filter

Search by name, tag, or path. Thousands of files, narrowed instantly.

Finder tags

Read and set Finder tags right from the app.

Boss key

Hide the whole app instantly with a keystroke.

Stays awake

Your display won't sleep while videos are playing.

Native and private

Built in Swift with AVKit. Everything stays on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded.

Three steps.

1

Drop or scan

Drag a folder in, or scan your Movies folder.

2

Choose your grid

1, 4, 9, or 16 at a time.

3

Browse

Page, shuffle, sort, filter, scrub.

Watch many at once.

The grid is the whole point. Switch between 1, 4, 9, and 16 instantly. Aspect-fit with clean letterboxing, or fill the cell. Mute everything or just one.

app screenshot — 16-up grid

Scrub without clicking.

Hold Command and move across any video to scrub it. Release and it picks up right where it was. The fastest way to find the moment you want.

app screenshot — cell mid-scrub with purple scrubber

Find anything fast.

Sort by name, date, size, tag, or folder. Filter as you type. VidViewer stays responsive even across thousands of files.

app screenshot — sort menu open / filter active

Questions.

What video formats are supported?
Anything macOS can play: MP4, MOV, M4V, and most common codecs. Files it can't play are marked unsupported and never crash the app.
Does VidViewer modify my files?
No. It plays your files in place. The only thing it can change is Finder tags, and only when you ask it to.
Does it upload anything?
No. VidViewer is fully local and private. Nothing leaves your Mac.
How many videos can I watch at once?
1, 4, 9, or 16, in a responsive grid you can resize.
What macOS version do I need?
macOS 14 or later.
Will it handle a huge collection?
Yes. Scanning is asynchronous and handles thousands of files without freezing the interface.
What's the boss key?
A keystroke that instantly hides the app. Useful when someone walks by.
Why does my screen stay awake?
VidViewer keeps the display from sleeping while videos play, then releases as soon as playback stops.
Do I need to tag or organize everything first?
No. That's the whole point. Drop files in and they're playable immediately.

Start browsing your videos.

Download for macOS

Requires macOS 14 or later.

View on the Mac App Store