CineReel Media Player

Your personal media library on the Mac with a native app with fast browsing, rich artwork, full keyboard control, and playback that picks up where you left off.

CineReel brings your personal media library to the Mac in a fast, native app built with SwiftUI.

Browse movies, TV shows, and music with a clean sidebar interface that feels at home on macOS. CineReel connects directly to the media server you already run on your network or across the internet so your entire collection is a click away.

Why CineReel? • A real Mac app — native windows, sidebar, and full keyboard control • Snappy navigation with smooth scrolling and rich artwork • Detailed metadata: posters, ratings, cast, year, and runtime • Continue watching picks up where you left off on any device • Settings organized into clear sections, not one endless list

Playback • Direct play and transcoding support • Multi-audio track and subtitle selection, with your language preferences remembered • Subtitle appearance presets for size, style, and background • Space to play or pause, arrow keys to skip 10 seconds, Command-[ and Command-] for previous and next

Library • Movie, TV, and music libraries • Fast search within a library (Command-K) or across all libraries (Command-Shift-F) • Curated home screen with On Deck, Recently Added, and collections • Filter by genre, year, runtime, content rating, and unwatched only • Sort by recently added, title, year, runtime, or rating

CineReel Pro A one-time purchase unlocks the full app — and it covers Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV together. • Sign in to your media account and CineReel finds your servers automatically • Multiple servers, with the fastest connection chosen for you • Profiles for everyone in the house, with optional PINs. • Automatic intro and credits skipping, using your server's own markers • Direct play, direct stream, or transcode, plus a bandwidth cap for remote streaming

CineReel requires a personal media server. A free account with your server provider is all you need to get started.

CineReel is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any third party.