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Aurora Player
macOS App

Vivid Video Player
on your Mac

On your Mac, you can play any video with a realistic glow effect and enjoy a truly cinematic experience using the Aurora Player app.

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What does this app do?

A video player that plays videos with a realistic glow effect around the player content.

Aurora Player is a unique and powerful standalone entertainment application that brings your favorite media to life like never before. Whether you are watching movies, TV shows, personal video clips, or streaming content. Aurora Player is the best video player software that transforms your screen into a cinematic viewing experience by surrounding the content with a vivid and dynamic glow effect. This ambient lighting feature reacts in real-time to the video playback, adding depth, warmth, and immersion that standard video players simply can not match. The idea of this unique app is coming from the Atmosphere Lighting feature of the most popular browser extension Turn Off the Lights.

What file types do you support?

This multimedia player supports a wide array of file types including: 3g2, 3gp, asf, avi, f4v, flv, gif, hevc, m2ts, m2v, m4v, mkv, mjpeg, mng, mov, mp4, mpg, mpeg, mts, ogg, ogv, rm, swf, ts, vob, webm, wmv, and wtv.

Features

The realistic glow effect around the video player
The realistic glow effect matches the content of the currently playing video.
Solid color glow effect of your choice
You can optionally change it to a solid color glow effect of your choice.
Customize the video control
CCustomize the video control bar to match your theme, like this pink version with themed buttons and a styled play button.
Aurora Player in full screen mode
Fullscreen mode features a black background with the realistic glow effect.
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Play local videos, YouTube videos, and Bilibili videos

Aurora Player Home page
The Home page lets you choose to open a demo video, a local video, a YouTube video, or a Bilibili video.

Custom Glow Effect

Honey coin glow effect around the video player
Customize the glow effect to your preference, such as this honey coin effect.

Video Adjustments

Adjust the video brightness or contrast in real time while the video is playing
Adjust the video brightness or contrast in real time while the video is playing.

Customizable Settings

In the Aurora Player Settings window, you can customize the glow effect around the video player border. Choose from a solid custom color, a realistic color that matches the video content, or even a dynamic disco color effect.

Animated lantern in the application window

Safari Extension

Open any HTML5, YouTube, or Bilibili video with a single click using the Aurora Player button in your Safari web browser. The video will automatically play in the Aurora Player app with the glow effect.

Customize the app to your person style

Widgets

Want quick access to your videos from your default video folder? With the macOS widget, you can view a complete list of your videos and open any of them with a single click. The selected video will launch instantly in the Aurora Player app.

Customize the app to your person style

Get Aurora Player app

Download the Aurora Player app today and transform your video-watching experience into something truly cinematic. Whether you are enjoying movies, TV shows, or personal videos, Aurora Player adds a realistic glow effect around your content, creating a vivid, immersive atmosphere right on your screen. Perfect for movie nights or casual viewing.

Get Aurora Player from the Microsoft Store Get Aurora Player from the Apple Mac App Store
Compatible with Windows 11, macOS 14 or later, and visionOS 26.