Total Video Player 3.6.0 — macOS

Total Video Player 3.6.0 runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, as long as you’re on macOS 12 or later. That covers the M1, M2, M3 generation and any Intel model still supported by Apple. It’s a straightforward media player that handles video and audio without extra fuss.

The player supports common formats like MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, FLV, WMV, and 3GP. It also plays damaged files and files that are still downloading — handy if you’re pulling a large video over a slow connection. Built-in subtitles from MKV and MP4 files are supported, and you can adjust the subtitle font and size to your liking.

Other practical features include a playlist manager, multi-channel audio device configuration, and an always-on-top window mode. The interface is available in English, Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese.

Installation notes for this version

The current version is 3.6.0. Installation involves mounting the disk image, then running the Open Gatekeeper friendly tool to bypass the macOS security check. After pressing Enter in the Terminal window, you drag the app to your Applications folder and launch it. The whole process takes a couple of minutes.

What the app covers in daily use

If you regularly handle video files from different sources — say, downloaded MKV movies, MOV clips from a camera, and the occasional DVD — this player saves you from hunting down separate codec packs. It reads MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, FLV, WMV, and 3GP out of the box. For audio, it handles MP3, AAC, FLAC, and WAV. That covers most of what a typical office or home media library contains.

One scenario that comes up often: you’re downloading a large MKV file and want to start watching before it finishes. Total Video Player supports partially downloaded files, so you can begin playback while the rest comes through. The same goes for damaged files — if the file is corrupted or incomplete, the player still tries to render what it can.

For people who watch content with subtitles, the player reads embedded subtitles from MKV and MP4 containers. You can also load external subtitle files and adjust the font and size to make them readable on your screen. The always-on-top window mode is useful if you’re following a tutorial or a meeting recording while working in another app.

Casting and connectivity

For users who want to send playback to a TV or speaker system, the product page mentions support for AirPlay, Chromecast, and DLNA casting. That means you can start a video on your Mac and push it to a compatible device on the same network — useful for presentations or sharing a movie in a shared space.

Before you install anything on your office Mac, make sure your current files are backed up. That’s just standard practice for any system change.

• macOS 12 or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel processor