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Quick related question: Is there a lightweight video player that also acts as library management tool? It seems there are either lightweight players that simply

Quick related question: Is there a lightweight video player that also acts as library management tool? It seems there are either lightweight players that simply open and play files you throw at it (MPV, VLC, ...) or heavy server-client solutions like Kodi, Plex and others. I'm looking for something inbetween. Basically VLC or MPV with a persistent library I can point to my film/tv shows folder and it will let me browse, play content, keep track of progress, etc. Is there such an app for macOS?

dufferzafar 8y ago
I have similar needs as well and have been trying to find a decent solution (but haven't yet.) I never looked for macOS apps though (since I use Linux.) To be honest, there's a decent chance that you would find something for Mac. Doubt it would be cross platform though.
walterstucco 8y ago
Have a look at VLC media library https://wiki.videolan.org/Media_Library/ https://wiki.videolan.org/Media_Library/ It's very basic but it works
BTeam 8y ago
It's on the roadmap for VLC 4.0, the new medialibrary (C++11) is in the process of being added as a module. The interface is also being reworked in QML. This medialibrary is already used in VLC for Android for music album classification in an SQLite database.
nolok 8y ago
Doesn't answer your question since it isn't mac OS, but it's the closest one I know of: windows media player. I used it for a bit, until I switched to using the video server-side software on my synology nas.
cypherg 8y ago
Tried Plex yet?
- thirdsun 8y ago
  Briefly. But as a long time Kodi user (since early XBMC / XBOX days) I'm probably quite familiar with the concept and while it certainly fits into my living room setup, it's way too heavy for casual use alongside other activities on my iMac. There I'd be fine with something slightly better than the file system: List shows, build a library, add some meta data, track progress. There are countless music library management apps (iTunes, Swinsian, MusicBee, Roon, Foobar, Vox) - something similar for video is needed.

dufferzafar 8y ago

I have similar needs as well and have been trying to find a decent solution (but haven't yet.) I never looked for macOS apps though (since I use Linux.) To be honest, there's a decent chance that you would find something for Mac. Doubt it would be cross platform though.

walterstucco 8y ago

Have a look at VLC media library https://wiki.videolan.org/Media_Library/ https://wiki.videolan.org/Media_Library/ It's very basic but it works

BTeam 8y ago

It's on the roadmap for VLC 4.0, the new medialibrary (C++11) is in the process of being added as a module. The interface is also being reworked in QML. This medialibrary is already used in VLC for Android for music album classification in an SQLite database.

nolok 8y ago

Doesn't answer your question since it isn't mac OS, but it's the closest one I know of: windows media player. I used it for a bit, until I switched to using the video server-side software on my synology nas.

cypherg 8y ago

Tried Plex yet?

thirdsun 8y ago
Briefly. But as a long time Kodi user (since early XBMC / XBOX days) I'm probably quite familiar with the concept and while it certainly fits into my living room setup, it's way too heavy for casual use alongside other activities on my iMac. There I'd be fine with something slightly better than the file system: List shows, build a library, add some meta data, track progress. There are countless music library management apps (iTunes, Swinsian, MusicBee, Roon, Foobar, Vox) - something similar for video is needed.