Aether Player

Like your own streaming service — but it's your media. Connect your own media servers, SMB shares and local files, and watch beautifully on every Apple screen.

Aether is a personal media player for Plex, Jellyfin, and your own files — built natively for every Apple screen.

Connect your Plex or Jellyfin server and your entire library appears instantly: movies, TV shows, Continue Watching, and Recently Added, all in one place. Add a second server and both merge into a single deduplicated view. Your media, not theirs.

PLAY ANYTHING • Direct play or server-transcoded — Aether follows the best path automatically. • Local files and SMB shares: import a video from Files and it plays immediately — including MKV and other formats other players choke on, powered by a modern engine (mpv), GPU-accelerated for smooth 4K. • Offline downloads: tap the download icon on any title, take it on the plane, watch without Wi-Fi. • Mid-playback audio and subtitle track switching on every platform. • Lock-screen controls, AirPlay, and Picture-in-Picture.

YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Unified library across all connected sources — browse Movies and TV Shows without thinking about which server they live on. • Filter by genre, year, rating, audio language, and watched/unwatched status. • Continue Watching picks up where you left off, even across devices. • Discover tab surfaces new releases, trending titles, and streaming availability in your region.

BEAUTIFUL ON EVERY SCREEN • iPhone and iPad: cinematic hero art, rich Detail views with cast, crew, and technical metadata. • Apple TV: precision focus design — every row and card is reachable without a pointer. • Apple Vision Pro: Aether Cinema — watch in a private Dark Theater immersive space. • Mac: a native libmpv-powered player with a sidebar library and inline playback.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN Aether connects only to the servers you configure. No account of ours, no cloud, no ads, no cross-app tracking. Optional anonymous usage statistics help improve the app and can be turned off any time in Settings.

SOURCES • Plex (multi-server, direct play) • Jellyfin (multi-server, Downloads) • Emby • SMB / network shares • Local files (import from Files or share-sheet)

Aether requires a Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby media server, an SMB share, or local video files. It is not a streaming service and does not provide any content.

Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby are trademarks of their respective owners. Aether is an independent, third-party client and is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by them.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aetherplayer.com/privacy