# iina/iina

The modern video player for macOS.

Repository: https://github.com/iina/iina
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iina
Homepage: https://iina.io
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: macos, video-player, swift, video, mpv, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:45:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 78, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3544, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 70, "gap_med": 33, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 46099, forks 2906 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:09.739074+00:00)

## What it is
IINA is a free, open-source modern video and audio player for macOS built on top of mpv. It offers a native macOS interface with features like subtitles, playlists, Picture-in-Picture, online subtitle search, and a plugin system.

## Use cases
- play video files on mac
- macos media player with subtitle support
- play online streams and youtube playlists
- watch videos with picture-in-picture
- play audio files with music mode
- search and download subtitles automatically

## When to choose
- you want a native, modern macOS video player
- you need broad format support via mpv
- you want customizable UI, gestures, and keyboard controls
- you need online subtitle search and browser extension integration

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows or Linux
- you need a cross-platform player like VLC
- you require DRM-protected streaming playback

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, gui, plugin-system
- domain: media, desktop-applications, entertainment
- platform: -
- tags: video-player, mpv, media-player, subtitles, picture-in-picture, swift, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- iina/iina (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.739074+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:21:37.308075+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iina/iina (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.739074+00:00, sha 00d1e3e443aa)
  - homepage: https://iina.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:07.091946+00:00, sha aa1df3260fab)
  - site_page: https://iina.io/download (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:07.101138+00:00, sha ec497c822d16)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.