Elmedia Player What's New

Elmedia Player for Mac 8.20(3430)
Released: October 11, 2024

  • Fixed: displaying of some subtitles on macOS Sequoia.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.19.1(3427)
Released: September 26, 2024

  • Fixed: an issue with opening files.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.19(3425)
Released: September 23, 2024

  • Added: passthrough support for more audio codecs.
  • Added: check for Local Network access permission when streaming on macOS Sequoia.
  • Improved: support for macOS Sequoia.
  • Improved: compatibility with some Apple TV models running tvOS 18.
  • Fixed: crash when trying to play an unavailable file.
  • Fixed: streaming to some Panasonic BluRay players.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.18(3409)
Released: March 28, 2024

  • Some minor fixes and improvements.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.17(3393)
Released: November 29, 2023

  • Improved: online subtitle search on OpenSubtitles.
  • Improved: UI translation.
  • Fixed: crash on application startup.
  • Fixed: crash when launching streaming.
  • Fixed: the "Show in Finder" option on macOS Sonoma.
  • Other fixes and improvements.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.16(3333)
Released: July 20, 2023

  • Added: experimental support for the H.266/VVC video codec.
  • Improved: streaming music to Chromecast devices.
  • Improved: streaming some .mp4 files.
  • Fixed: no sound issues while streaming some files to Panasonic TVs.
  • Fixed: playback of some audio files when Audio Visualizer is enabled.
  • Fixed: displaying media information for .ogg files.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.15(3307)
Released: March 22, 2023

  • Fixed: issues with displaying file names in playlists.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.14(3300)
Released: March 09, 2023

  • Improved: performance when opening files.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.13(3292)
Released: February 08, 2023

  • Improved: streaming files to Chromecast devices.
  • Fixed: subtitles display in some languages.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.12(3287)
Released: January 09, 2023

  • Improved: video playback performance.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.11(3280)
Released: December 19, 2022

  • Some minor fixes and improvements.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.10(3265)
Released: November 24, 2022

  • Fixed: issues with streaming to Roku devices.
  • Fixed: an issue with audio track selection while streaming.
  • Fixed: autoplay the next file in playlist when streaming to some devices.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.9(3203)
Released: October 21, 2022

  • Improved: video playback performance.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.8(3188)
Released: September 19, 2022

  • Improved: search for Chromecast devices.
  • Fixed: issues with streaming to some devices.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.7(3175)
Released: August 25, 2022

  • Added: option to use hardware acceleration when preparing video for streaming.
  • Added: ability to create a screenshot by pressing the Command+C hotkey.
  • Added: ability to resize the controls window when "Show controls in a separate window" mode is activated.
  • Fixed: subtitles display when streaming to some devices.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.6(3150)
Released: July 26, 2022

  • Added: ability to jump to the beginning of the video/audio.
  • Improved: hotkeys customization.
  • Fixed: an issue with copying and pasting when playing SWF files.
  • Fixed: video playback when using multimedia keys.
  • Fixed: an issue with window size when exiting fullscreen mode.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.5(3120) 
Released: June 9, 2022

  • Added: hotkeys customization.
  • Added: export and import of bookmarks.
  • Added: option to convert audio to stereo when streaming.
  • Added: support for Y4M files.
  • Added: "clear playlist when quitting " option.
  • Fixed: issues with the app freezing when opening some files.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.4.1(3090) 
Released: May 11, 2022

  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.4(3056)
Released: March 18, 2022

  • Fixed: playing video in fullscreen mode.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.3(3052)
Released: March 12, 2022

  • Improved: video playback performance.
  • Fixed: crashes when opening some files.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.2(2985)
Released: December 1, 2021

  • Added: full support for macOS Monterey.
  • Improved: video playback performance.
  • Improved: player's startup performance.
  • Improved: streaming to various SmartTVs.
  • Improved: streaming to other macOS computers.
  • Improved: DLNA devices search.
  • Fixed: crash when streaming from iOS devices to the player.
  • Fixed: streaming start issues to various devices.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.1(2848)
Released: July 29, 2021

  • Improved: added Playback Settings button to the player's window.
  • Improved: control playback with media keys.
  • Fixed: an issue with playing video when the "Passthrough for hardware decoders" option is enabled.
  • Fixed: an issue with audio synchronization with other receivers when streaming audio to the player.


Elmedia Player for Mac 8.0
Released: June 23, 2021

  • Added: Support for Roku devices.
  • Added: Native support for Apple's new M1 chips.
  • Added: Picture-in-Picture mode.
  • Added: Audio visualizer.
  • Added: Interface color themes.
  • Added: Support for new video and audio formats.
  • Added: Option to keep aspect ratio when resizing.
  • Added: Ability to change the time format on the timeline (frames / seconds / milliseconds).
  • Added: Show preview thumbnails while seeking.
  • Added: Ability to name bookmarks.
  • Added: “Now Playing” widget support (macOS 10.13 or later required).
  • Added: Ability to save subtitles from opensubtitles.org.
  • Added: Ability to move the subtitle box (vertical movement can be done through the menu bar or hotkeys).
  • Added: Ability to burn subtitles into video while streaming.
  • Added: Time jump settings.
  • Improved: Updated interface.
  • Improved: Touch Bar support.
  • Improved: Support for control playback with media keys on macOS 10.13 or later.
  • Improved: Playing UHD video.
  • Improved: Support for forced subtitles.
  • Improved: Playlist shuffle function.
  • Improved: Streaming to different devices.
  • Improved: Search subtitles on opensubtitles.org.
  • Improved: Accessibility support.
  • Fixed: Playing some videos when the deinterlace option is enabled.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.17(2353)
Released: December 7, 2020

  • Fixed: an issue with opening some online videos via Open Online Video.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.16(2296)
Released: October 28, 2020

  • Fixed: an issue with opening videos from some websites via Open Online Video.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!)


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.15(2281)
Released: October 20, 2020

  • Fixed: crashes when opening some files.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.14(2257)
Released: September 29, 2020

  • Fixed: crashes when opening some files.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.13(2220)
Released: July 30, 2020

  • Improved: added support for video codec AV1.
  • Improved: added support for Speex audio codec.
  • Improved: support for HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding ).
  • Fixed: switch to fullscreen when Custom full screen mode is selected.
  • Fixed: crashes when playing some files with Hardware acceleration enabled.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.12(2164)
Released: June 25, 2020

  • Fixed: an application crashes when playing some videos with subtitles.
  • Fixed: playing video in fullscreen mode.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.11(2110)
Released: June 2, 2020

  • Fixed: an issue with opening some online videos via Open Online Video.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.10(2005)
Released: April 10, 2020

  • Fixed: an issue with opening some online videos via Open online Video.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.9(1924)
Released: January 24, 2020

  • Fixed: crashes when opening some videos from online platforms.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.8(1897)
Released: December 16, 2019

  • Improved: search for Dutch subtitles through OpenSubtitles.org.
  • Improved: video tuner presets brighter/darker.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.7(1843)
Released: November 1, 2019

  • Fixed: an issue with opening some online videos via Open Online Video.
  • Lots of other fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.6(1831)
Released: October 1, 2019

  • Fixed: resize of the Player's main window.
  • Lots of other minor fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.5(1825)
Released: September 27, 2019

  • Fixed: streaming to some AirPlay-enabled devices.
  • Lots of other minor fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.4(1812)
Released: June 25, 2019

  • Improved: GPU and power usage on some Macs.
  • Fixed: opening of some videos when using "Open Online Video" option.


Elmedia Player for Mac 7.3(1805)
Released: May 13, 2019

  • Added: possibility to pause a file once it is opened in player ("Start playback at a pause" option on the "General" tab).
  • Added: possibility to set audio output device from the main menu.
  • Improved: the current position of a playing item as well as the total duration now show up independently of the window size.
  • Fixed: keyboard hotkeys and mouse scroll now work correctly when "Show controls in a separate window" option is on.
  • Fixed: ID3 tags were not shown for certain MP3 files.


Elmedia 7.2(1765) from the Mac App Store
Released: March 11, 2019

  • Added: Touch Bar support (requirements: MacBook Pro featuring Touch Bar and macOS 10.12.2+).
  • Added: support for playing Blu-Ray Disc (BD).
  • Added: support for streaming Blu-Ray Disc (BD) over AirPlay/DLNA/Chromecast.
  • Added: support for opening MPEG4 files.
  • Improved: the possibility to add multiple files or folders to the playlist by following File → Open.
  • Improved: file sorting by alphabetical order when several files are added to the playlist.
  • Fixed: the accuracy of time seek on the video progress bar.
  • Fixed: displaying subtitles that contain combining characters.
  • Fixed: renaming subtitles downloaded from OpenSubtitles.org.
  • Fixed: making a screenshot from the first frame when the series of screenshots are made.
  • Lots of other minor fixes and improvements (thank you guys for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia 7.0(1615) from the Mac App Store
Released: November 28, 2018

  • Added: streaming audio and video files to Chromecast, Smart TV, and other DLNA-certified devices.
  • Added: vastly reworked interface.
  • Added: streaming settings.
  • Added: independent interface language settings.
  • Added: integrated search for subtitles through OpenSubtitles.org directly from the player.
  • Added: Flash files playback.
  • Added: an ability to set the background color for subtitles.
  • Added: an ability to disable the screensaver during the playback, not just in fullscreen mode.
  • Improved: the process of preparing a video for streaming.
  • Improved: detection of subtitles encoding.
  • Improved: the playback adjustments (the playback speed, audio delay, subtitles delay) are now possible through the Playback Settings panel.
  • Lots of other minor fixes and improvements (thank you for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia 6.10(1413) from the Mac App Store

Released: September 5, 2018

  • Added: you can now set a preferred opacity of the subtitles text and their border color.
  • Improved: seeking, fast-forwarding, and rewinding are much smoother now.
  • Fixed: pixelation when fast-forwarding, rewinding, or seeking in a video with hardware acceleration enabled.
  • Fixed: a static image display instead of a currently playing video.
  • Note: Deinterlace video enhancement settings were simplified; the image enhancement option was removed.
  • Note: New version of Elmedia Player can be installed on the machines that are running Mac OS X 10.9 and higher.


Elmedia 6.9(1118) from the Mac App Store
Released: November 15, 2017

  • Added: new menu items for certain functions in the Dock (play, pause, next, previous, mute, repeat, shuffle).
  • Added: an ability to adjust the volume with the arrow (↑ ↓) buttons.
  • Fixed: the "Disable screensaver while in full-screen mode" option now works only when the file is played.
  • Other fixes and improvements (thank you guys for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia 6.8(1096) from the Mac App Store
Released: July 3, 2017

  • Added: an ability to adjust the playback speed of the audio files.
  • Lots of fixes and improvements (thank you guys for your continued feedback!).


Elmedia 6.7.1(1061) from the Mac App Store


Released: February 16, 2017 

  • Fixed: opening videos with the "Open Online Video" option.
  • Fixed: hiding the mouse cursor in the full screen mode.


Elmedia 6.7(1055) from the Mac App Store

Released: February 2, 2017

  • Added: support for OS X's native full screen mode (the Interface tab in Preferences now has a "Full screen mode" option, enabled by default).
  • Added: support for VobSub (.sub/.idx) subtitles for videos streamed via AirPlay.
  • Added: the Swedish, Korean, Polish, and Italian localizations.
  • Fixed: no image being displayed when streaming certain videos via AirPlay.
  • Fixed: a problem with video playback, where there was sound but no video.
  • Fixed: minor bugs in the interface.


Elmedia 6.6.980 from the Mac App Store

Released: October 5, 2016

  • Added: enable hardware acceleration to improve the quality of video files playback (Preferences → Video).
  • Added: the ability to increase/decrease the audio and subtitles delay in case they are out of sync with the video.
  • Added: the ability to load the subtitles file (.srt, .ass, .smil, etc.), either manually or automatically (configured with a Preferences option).
  • Added: chapters support for MKV files.
  • Added: AirPlay support (content streaming to and from compatible devices).
  • Added: support for subtitles and external soundtracks when streaming to AirPlay-enabled devices.
  • Added: set automatic loading of external audios: all tracks with movie name, same name as movie or all tracks in directory (Preferences → Audio).
  • Added: the preferences for selecting the preferred language for subtitles and audio streams.
  • Added: A-B loop to set specific segment of video/audio file and play it back in a loop.
  • Added: set default sound device (speakers or headphones).
  • Added: several new audio options:
    • set number of playback channels for stereo equipment;
    • enable passthrough for hardware decoders: AC-3 or DTS for surround audio;
    • enable virtual surround for headphones to combine multiple channels into two for surround audio;
    • enable virtual speakers for headphones to improve the headphone listening experience.
  • Fixed: subtitles in Arabic were displayed left-to-right instead of right-to-left.