Aether Player
Your movies, shows & music
Free · In‑App Purchases
Like your own streaming service — but it's your media. Connect your own media servers, SMB shares and local files, and watch beautifully on every Apple screen.
Aether is a personal media player for Plex, Jellyfin, and your own files — built natively for every Apple screen.
Connect your Plex or Jellyfin server and your entire library appears instantly: movies, TV shows, Continue Watching, and Recently Added, all in one place. Add a second server and both merge into a single deduplicated view. Your media, not theirs.
PLAY ANYTHING
• Direct play or server-transcoded — Aether follows the best path automatically.
• Local files and SMB shares: import a video from Files and it plays immediately — including MKV and other formats other players choke on, powered by a modern engine (mpv), GPU-accelerated for smooth 4K.
• Offline downloads: tap the download icon on any title, take it on the plane, watch without Wi-Fi.
• Mid-playback audio and subtitle track switching on every platform.
• Lock-screen controls, AirPlay, and Picture-in-Picture.
YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY
• Unified library across all connected sources — browse Movies and TV Shows without thinking about which server they live on.
• Filter by genre, year, rating, audio language, and watched/unwatched status.
• Continue Watching picks up where you left off, even across devices.
• Discover tab surfaces new releases, trending titles, and streaming availability in your region.
BEAUTIFUL ON EVERY SCREEN
• iPhone and iPad: cinematic hero art, rich Detail views with cast, crew, and technical metadata.
• Apple TV: precision focus design — every row and card is reachable without a pointer.
• Apple Vision Pro: Aether Cinema — watch in a private Dark Theater immersive space.
• Mac: a native libmpv-powered player with a sidebar library and inline playback.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Aether connects only to the servers you configure. No account of ours, no cloud, no ads, no cross-app tracking. Optional anonymous usage statistics help improve the app and can be turned off any time in Settings.
SOURCES
• Plex (multi-server, direct play)
• Jellyfin (multi-server, Downloads)
• Emby
• SMB / network shares
• Local files (import from Files or share-sheet)
Aether requires a Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby media server, an SMB share, or local video files. It is not a streaming service and does not provide any content.
Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby are trademarks of their respective owners. Aether is an independent, third-party client and is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by them.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://aetherplayer.com/privacy
Ratings & Reviews
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The developer, Vaclav Zmrhal, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Vaclav Zmrhal
- Size
- 65.1 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later. - Apple TV
Requires tvOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, Czech, French, German, Spanish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Supporter $9.99
- Supporter $0.99
- Large Tip $9.99
- Medium Tip $4.99
- Small Tip $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Václav Zmrhal