A little more clarity.
Codec, colour and playback details. All in one glance.
- Primaries
- BT.2020
- Transfer
- PQ · ST.2084
- Range
- Limited · inferred
The native Mac player that makes your films feel like films.
Beautiful HDR. Your favourite formats. Nothing in the way.

Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HLG, mapped to the display in front of you.
Interactive interface preview with a still image.
GOOD COMPANY FOR YOUR NEXT MOVIE NIGHT
“Uninstalled VLC, using Stoic as default”
@techcharm10“The UI is well crafted”
@simonwidy“It’s great. I especially liked the HDR/Dolby Vision support, the clean native macOS interface, and the ability to save individual frames and specific moments from a video.”
@danyagadeliya“Stoic has cool features”
@gianni1986“it was very easy to use, no problem figuring out how to play a file. I used an 80 GB mkv which is a 4K, HDR version of Oppenheimer. It looked great”
@red1127SEE WHAT YOU’VE BEEN MISSING
When colours look wrong, the story feels different.
Stoic reads Dolby Vision properly, so the scene feels like it should.


Drag to compare full captures of the Dolby Vision Profile 5 sample.
Stoic: supplied HDR frame, converted for web display. VLC: capture at a different moment.
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LESS FIDDLING. MORE FILM.
Thoughtful tools for watching, listening, and looking a little closer.
Codec, colour and playback details. All in one glance.
Frame rate, CPU and dropped frames. No guesswork.
Fine-tune the sound with presets and protected gain.
Read both tracks together, with timing you can adjust.
Try the controls. These are illustrations with example data.
Small details that make every day easier.
Popular video, audio and subtitle formats. No conversion detour.
A–B loops, frame stepping, timestamped notes and clip export.
Picture in Picture and notch playback, alongside your day.
Private folders with Touch ID. Your library and notes stay local.
A BETTER PLAYER. A SIMPLE PRICE.
No monthly payments to press play.
One purchase. All the thoughtful details.
One-time payment. No subscription.
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Apple silicon · macOS 26 or later
Stoic runs on Apple silicon Macs with macOS 26 or later. Intel Macs and earlier macOS releases are not supported.
Yes. Download Stoic with your email and every feature is free for 5 days. No card is needed, and nothing changes if you already own it. Keep it afterwards with a one-time purchase.
No. Buy once, keep it, and receive every Stoic update. One licence can activate up to three personal Macs.
Checkout brings you to your licence page. Your key is displayed on the stone tablet, ready to copy, and the download starts. The key also arrives by email.
Yes. Stoic supports popular local video formats, including MKV and MP4, and Dolby Vision Profiles 5 and 8.x. The Formats page has the details.
Your library, videos, favourites and review notes stay on your Mac. Optional online subtitle searches contact the subtitle service only when you search.
Yes. Stoic checks the current display’s capabilities and adapts HDR output when you move the player to another screen.
The file is ready. Your Mac is ready. Press play.
Get Stoic for Mac One-time purchase. Many good evenings. ·