2017 Top 5 Best Video Player for macOS High Sierra Review

"Handbrake output H.265 can't open in QuickTime on my High Sierra."

"QuickTime don't read matroska containers on High Sierra."

"Upgraded my Mac to High Sierra and now whenever I open a MP4 with QuickTime, it takes 1 min or so of verification before I can view it."
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The poor media compatibility(like H.265, MKV) of Apple's default media player -QuickTime player makes more Mac users come the need to find other alternative video player for macOS High Sierra which has enhanced playback functions to deal video in any format with good quality. Now in this article, we present a list of top 5 best video player for macOS High Sierra, bringing you more smooth video playback on macOS High Sierra.

For people who feel hard to pick out the best video player for macOS High Sierra, first have a glance the important tips offered below to choose the best Mac video player.

1. Fully Compatible with the new macOS High Sierra.
2. Be free of ads, virus, malware and spyware.
3. Powerful coding ability to support any file formats with the resolution of 4K/2K/HD/SD
4. Clean and user-friendly designed interface.

In fact, there are many media player apps online, after tallying them all up, there were five that stood out above the others. Below is the list of top 5 video player for macOS High Sierra:

Top 1. Brorsoft Blu-ray Player for Mac - Best all-in-one media player for macOS High Sierra

As an all-inclusive media player combo, 8K Player features region Blu-ray player, DVD player, free 4K video palyer, 4K Blu-ray player, free media player and ISO player. With the support of several different advanced audio decoding technologies like Dolby, DTS, AAC, TrueHD, DTS-HD, etc., this top Blu-ray player could play Blu-ray disc without any quality loss.

It is recommended as the best video player software for macOS High Sierra. Meanwhile, you could even use this video player to make gif, add bookmark, record video, take snapshot, loop video, etc...

Top 2. VLC Player - Uncrown King of Media Players for High Sierra

That VLC is the uncrowned king of multimedia field has been continuously challenged by many upspringing media players, yet its unshakable popularity stands still no matter how hard they try to struggle forward on whatever platforms. MacOS High Sierra is one of the main tracks where those media players go head to head for the "best" title. Fiece as the competition is, we may still have to list VLC as the top media player for macOS High Sierra in terms of technical horsepower and settings rather than appearance.

Top 3. 5KPlayer - An excellent Download Media Player for High Sierra

As far as video streaming/download demanders are concerned, 5KPlayer is the right one to serve you guys just as well. This media player for High Sierra lines up 4K/8K video playback, YouTube download and AirPlay function in a way to provide none stop video enjoyment on TV. iPhone/iPad screen recording, subtitles and Windows AirPlay are the bonuses you might also want to obtain. The highlight of 5KPlayer is its compatibility with the new features on macOS High Sierra - Siri and Universal Clipboard. To open this player on High Sierra, all you need to do is giving oral command. And if you come across an attractive video on your storage-strapped iPhone/iPad, just use Universal Clipboard feature to copy the video URL and click Paste& analyze button on 5KPlayer to get the video saved on Mac High Sierra directly.

Top 4. MPC-HC - Simple & Most Lightweight Media Player High Sierra

Scarcely had VLC gained its fame, when MPC followed the footsteps. The reason why we think MPC-HC better than MPC-BE is that the former updates more frequently with in-time fixes and renewed library on a routine basis, which is convenient for users to give feedbacks and get solutions. Media Player Classic Home Cinema and MPC-BE frankly are almost in common from average users' perspective (see which media player classic to download).

Top 5. MOVIEST - macOS High Sierra Video Player Representative of Elegancy

Elegant interface with great capture feature, this media player High Sierra is as much a visual attraction as it is a media player. Among other typical multimedia features, Movist is based in part on FFmpeg and can let you switch between QT and FFMPEG on the fly. But it is reported that its most notable subtitle support and apple remote control has been facing troubles on macOS High Sierra.

Extended Knowledge: Best Video Converter for macOS High Sierra

All above listed Mac video player software may lacks the ability to deal with every media types you throw to it or have problems to play certain file formats like MP4, H.265/HEVC, XAVC/XAVC S, etc. If you encounter media incompatible issues when playing video on Mac with above listed Mac video player software and have no idea how to address the problems by your own. It is idea for you to find a powerful media conversion tool such as Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, which fully supports macOS High Sierra. It can powerfully convert virtually any file formats for playing on Mac with QuickTime Player, VLC, Divx Player or transfer to watch on iPhone, iPad on the move.

Plus, this top-ranked Video Converter for Mac supports convert all HD/4K video files to various professional encoders- Apple Intermediate Codec, ProRes and DNxHD, DVCPRO, HDV, MPEG-2- ensuring maximum editing quality and efficiency when working with iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere and more.

Besides, with its built-in video converter, Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac smart video editing features lets you get a video with all the factors you prefer. You can trim, crop, add watermark, add subtitles to MKV, AVI, MP4, etc source movies to meet your different needs.