Infuse Pro 8.5.5 — macOS

Infuse Pro 8.5.5 arrived September 16, 2026, bringing the usual polish to Firecore’s video player. If you’re new to the app, here are three things to try first.

Stream a movie from your NAS

Infuse connects to Mac, PC, NAS, and Wi-Fi drives over SMB, NFS, FTP, or WebDAV. Open the app, tap the Sources tab, add your network share, and start playing files without copying them to your Mac.

Add subtitles on the fly

If a video has no subtitles, Infuse can fetch them from OpenSubtitles. You can also drop an .srt or .ass file directly onto the playback window and it picks it up immediately.

Don't expect indexing to be instant

The most common slip is expecting Infuse to organize files it hasn't indexed yet. People drop a folder full of movies onto the Sources list and wonder why the library looks empty. The app needs time to scan — let it finish before you browse. Another one: adding a network share but forgetting to save the credentials in the source settings. Each time you reconnect, Infuse will ask for the password again, which gets old fast.

Some users try to play an ISO file and get confused when it behaves like a disc menu. Infuse plays ISO files fine — it just presents them as a disc structure rather than a flat video. That’s the player working as designed. And I see people jump into the settings to tweak every toggle before they’ve watched a single file. Better to leave the defaults alone for the first few sessions, then adjust only what you find lacking.

One more: assuming Infuse Pro syncs your library across devices automatically. It does sync watched status and in-progress queue through iCloud, but you still need to add your sources on each device separately. The library metadata doesn’t roam — just the playback state.

Workflow: a movie night from start to finish

Say you have a movie file on a shared folder from a PC on your home network. Here’s how I’d walk someone through it.

1. Open Infuse Pro and go to the Sources tab. Tap Add Source, then choose Network. Pick SMB, type the PC’s local IP or hostname, and enter the share credentials. Name it something you’ll recognize like “Living Room PC.”
2. Wait for the scan to finish. You’ll see the library populate with cover art and metadata. If the movie doesn’t match automatically, you can tap the poster and select Identify to correct it.
3. Start playback. If the audio is Dolby Digital Plus or DTS, Infuse handles it — no extra setup needed.
4. Halfway through, realize you need subtitles. Tap the screen during playback, select the subtitles icon, and choose Search. Infuse pulls results from OpenSubtitles. Pick the right language and timing — done.
5. When you stop the movie to grab snacks, Infuse remembers where you left off. Next time you open the same file, it offers to resume.
6. After the credits roll, the watched status syncs to Trakt (if you’ve linked it) and your iCloud-connected devices know you’ve seen it.

Point Infuse at just one folder first

Start small. Point Infuse at one folder with a handful of files, not your entire media collection. That way you get a feel for how the scan works and how the interface responds without waiting through a long initial index. Add more sources one at a time as you get comfortable.

Enable Trakt sync from day one if you use it elsewhere. It’s in Settings under Accounts. Link it once and your watch history from Apple TV or iPad will carry over to the Mac. Otherwise you’ll have a gap in your history that’s a pain to fix later.

Don’t ignore the resume playback feature. Infuse Pro tracks in-progress videos across devices via iCloud. If you start a movie on your Mac and switch to an iPad, the same position waits for you. Just make sure the same source is added on both devices and that iCloud sync is turned on in Infuse’s settings.

If you stream over Wi-Fi from a NAS or a PC, a wired connection for your Mac makes a difference. Infuse does its job — the network is what limits you.

Set a default subtitle language in playback settings

No need to poke around the shop unless you want extras.

Infuse Pro supports subtitle files loaded on the fly, but you can also set a default subtitle language in the playback settings. If you always watch with English subtitles, it’ll pick those first before asking. Saves a tap every time.

The interface is available in a long list of languages — over thirty by my count. If English isn’t your first language, check the language picker in settings. It’s not just a cosmetic change; it relabels menus and metadata fields so they make more sense during browsing.

One last thing: Infuse Pro can stream from cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. Most people think of it as a local player, but if you keep movies in cloud storage, add that as a source. The app handles the streaming from there.

Link your Trakt account in Infuse’s settings. Your watched status, ratings, and comments stay in sync across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

• Version 8.5.5, released September 16, 2026.
• Release notes cover iOS and iPadOS as well.

• macOS 12 or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel processor