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Kinrox

Minimalist macOS video player on libmpv with an iPhone remote over the local network.

  • Completely free
  • macOS and iOS
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Kinrox is a media player, available on macOS and iOS.

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: offline use, hardware acceleration and playlists.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Kinrox is a free, open-source video player for Mac with a companion iPhone remote.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “The Mac app includes an optional Spotify connection; local video and the LAN remote continue to work without internet access.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “and VideoToolbox hardware acceleration.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Browse your library, albums, playlists and search, manage favorites with ⌘Z undo, and play your local queue directly in Kinrox with Spotify.app quit.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Kinrox is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 9 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub awaik/Kinrox (GPL-3.0-only)

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