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jsondergaard

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Original poster
Hi everyone,

I'm the developer of Spectati, a new native media player for macOS (also available on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad).

It exists to close the gap between personal media libraries and live television: instead of maintaining separate apps for Plex, Jellyfin and IPTV, Spectati presents them through one library, one player and one synchronized experience.

The Mac version is written in Swift and SwiftUI. It is not Electron, not a web wrapper, and not an enlarged mobile interface. It has proper window behavior, menus, and keyboard navigation.

Current functionality:
  • Plex and Jellyfin libraries
  • M3U, JSON playlist and Xtream-compatible live TV sources with a full XMLTV guide
  • Unified movie and TV library, with search across movies, series, episodes and channels
  • Continue Watching, watchlists, favorites and history
  • Offline downloads (where the source supports it)
  • Multiple audio and subtitle tracks; audio delay, subtitle delay and playback-speed controls
  • Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and Atmos playback
  • AirPlay
  • Parental controls and PIN protection
  • iCloud sync with the Apple TV, iPhone and iPad versions
Live playback uses a custom FFmpeg-based engine. That buys control over live streams that are inconsistent, malformed or unstable.

Pricing is $3.99 per month or $34.99 per year with a 7-day free trial, covering all supported Apple platforms with one subscription.

App Store: Spectati

Website and screenshots: https://spectati.com

Feedback from longtime Mac users would be especially useful: keyboard navigation, and whether the balance between a media-first interface and conventional Mac behavior feels right. I'll be following the thread.
 
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