# kingslay/KSPlayer

A video player for iOS、macOS、tvOS、visionOS , based on AVPlayer and FFmpeg, support HLG、HDR10、 HDR10+、Dolby Vision、Dolby Atmos、Text/Image subtitle.

Repository: https://github.com/kingslay/KSPlayer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ksplayer
Homepage: https://apps.apple.com/app/tracyplayer/id6450770064
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: swift, ios, macos, ffmpeg, avplayer, swiftui, tvos, video-player, visionos, audio-player, dolby, dolby-atmos, dolby-vision
Last push: 2026-08-22T13:51:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3024, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1644, forks 318 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.101951+00:00)

## What it is
KSPlayer is a Swift media playback framework for iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and Mac Catalyst built on AVPlayer and FFmpeg. It supports a wide range of video/audio codecs and formats including HLG, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and text/image subtitles, and is also distributed as the TracyPlayer App Store app.

## Use cases
- play mkv and avi files on iphone without converting
- video player with dolby vision and hdr10+ support on apple tv
- embed a video player in my swiftui ios app
- play 4k hdr videos with subtitles on mac
- stream videos from smb or webdav nas to apple vision pro
- iptv m3u8 live streaming player for ios
- video player with automatic subtitle downloads from opensubtitles

## When to choose
- you need a native Apple-platform player that handles formats AVPlayer alone cannot, like MKV, ISO, or BDMV
- you need HDR formats (HLG, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision) and Dolby Atmos support in an iOS/tvOS/visionOS app
- you want a Swift/SwiftUI player framework with FFmpeg-level codec coverage and subtitle support

## When to avoid
- you need an LGPL or permissively licensed player without paying for a commercial license - the default is GPL-3.0
- you target Android, Windows, or Linux - it only supports Apple platforms
- you need advanced features like AI subtitle generation, AV1 hardware decoding, or Blu-ray ISO playback on the free GPL tier

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, entertainment, cross-platform
- platform: cpp
- tags: video-player, media-player, ffmpeg, avplayer, swiftui, dolby-vision, dolby-atmos, hdr, subtitles, visionos, maccatalyst, iptv, streaming, gpl-licensed, video, ios, macos, tvos, swift

## Member repositories
- kingslay/KSPlayer (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.101951+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 2026-08-30T03:45:55.881182+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kingslay/KSPlayer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.101951+00:00, sha 0872355a1f87)
  - homepage: https://apps.apple.com/app/tracyplayer/id6450770064 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:18:59.676770+00:00, sha f8427b163aa9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.