I bet many of Mac users have dealt with such a common but annoying issue when wanting to watch some video on a Mac, but there was no codec installed to play it. And you need to search for an appropriate player for that file, and then for another, and so on… Software developers try to simplify the task of searching or even eliminating it by developing various video players supporting a variety of codecs and formats. One of the most successful solutions for this task is Elmedia Player for Mac, developed by Eltima Software.

Elmedia Player has a vast list of video formats it can play: FLV, SWF, XAP (Silverlight), RM and RV (Real), AVI, MOV, MP4, WMV, DIVX, etc. It has a convenient media library (an iTunes-like) and the possibility to create playlists and smart playlists by set of parameters of your individual choice. And what”s really appealing – it”s a free player, no need to spend any penny on it and yet you can watch various videos in just one app. Although the app is free, PRO version of Elmedia Player also exists and costs fair $ 19,95 for what you get the possibility to download any online video you like. It can download from YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, etc. Streaming RTMP videos are also supported for downloading, which means it also covers news channels, sports games, etc. Elmedia Player PRO also best online casino offers full-screen mode, making of screenshots and “Always on top” mode.

Here are the major features of the Eltima Player for Mac –
Download online media files – This feature is for the Pro version, where you can download any online video, and the added advantage being the download of the online streaming videos. Not just the movies, but the animation files and content too can be downloaded.

Plays any movie on Mac – The player can play any movie playback, with support for multiple versions like FLV, SWF, XAP (Silverlight), RM and RV (Real), AVI, MOV, MP4, WMV, DIVX. Most of the versions that are not supported by several video players, are played easily by the Eltima Player.

View options customizable – The Elmedia player is pretty customizable with many options which you can use to make the player a better to use one. You can detach the player screen part and move it anywhere around, and there are shortcuts and dedicated buttons to click on, to zoom in or out and toggle the full screen mode.

Organizing of video files – Just like the iTunes player for Mac, the Elmedia player has the files well organized in a media library which lists all the videos in organized manner, to make the browsing and searching easier for later time. The videos would be in the library, and can be arranged in various playlists.

You can download the Free version of the Elmedia player from here.