# Archive - Home Video Player

> Private. No cloud. Any device

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6781049173](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6781049173)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6781049173`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Raphael Bernardo G N da Rocha
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Version:** 1.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **First published:** 2026-08-12
- **Size:** 180 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/archive-home-video-player/id6781049173)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://raphaelbgr.github.io/archive-legal/privacy.html](https://raphaelbgr.github.io/archive-legal/privacy.html)

## Description

Archive plays the video your other apps choke on.

It is built for the heaviest 4K footage you own — drone flights, high-end camera
recordings, the 100+ Mbit/s files that streaming apps quietly refuse or grind
into stutter. Archive streams them straight off your own network drive, at full
bitrate, and pushes the Apple TV's decoder as far as the hardware actually goes.

YOUR DRIVE, YOUR FILES, YOUR TV
Point Archive at an SMB share on your NAS, Mac or PC and it plays what is there.
No uploading, no transcoding your library first, no cloud in the middle, no
account to create. Your credentials live in the device Keychain and are sent to
nothing except the share you chose.

BUILT FOR BIG FILES
Most players assume small, pre-compressed video. Archive assumes the opposite.
It downloads while it plays and hands the player a local file the moment there is
enough of it, so a 4K clip at drone bitrates keeps its detail instead of
collapsing into artefacts. When a file is genuinely beyond what the hardware can
decode, Archive tells you so plainly instead of showing you a black screen.

YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY, ORGANISED
A timeline grouped by month, folder browsing that mirrors your drive, favourites,
and history — with resume where you left off. Photos play as a slideshow with
calm background music when the media has no audio of its own.

CONTROL IT FROM YOUR PHONE
Open the TV's own web page on any device on your network and browse, search and
start playback from there. Nothing leaves your network; the page is served by the
Apple TV itself and can be locked with a PIN.

ARCHIVE PRO
The free version plays a preview of each session. Archive Pro removes the limit,
with a 7-day free trial on either the monthly or the yearly plan. Subscriptions
renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends;
manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings.

Requires an SMB share on your local network. A bundled demo library is included
so you can try the player before connecting anything.

## Rankings

- #1,342,464 — Overall

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