IINA
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
May 18, 2026first mention
Jun 24, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“On macOS, IINA is my go-to mpv wrapper nowadays”
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“I moved to IINA to finally get back to a video Swiss Army knife that just plays video”
switched from VLCon “Sweet Jeebus, macOS 27 Golden Gate Removes the Dumb …”
“I recommend IINA”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: New clean macOS install. Must-have apps? Best browser? 1 mention
- Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs 1 mention
- Sweet Jeebus, macOS 27 Golden Gate Removes the Dumb Icons from Menu Items 1 mention
- Show HN: We missed Winamp, so we built an audio player for macOS 1 mention
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All comments 4
“- iina”
“On macOS, IINA is my go-to mpv wrapper nowadays”
“I moved to IINA to finally get back to a video Swiss Army knife that just plays video”
“I recommend IINA”