Video Player

Video players come in different shapes and sizes. Some are equipped to cater more to power users and offer additional functionality, while others focus on being as lightweight as they can be.

With regard to that, Video Player is kind of in the middle: it offers some useful, extra features — such as looping, time-stretching, and external source playing capabilities —while remaining lightweight in a minimalist, yet sleek interface.

This is quite a lightweight app, and it's immediately noticeable at first glance. After starting the program, adding video files can be done in two ways: either locally, through the Upload button, or externally, by inputting a link that leads to your clip. Dragging and dropping did not work for us.

Should you want to make any changes while something is playing, the minimalist interface will not interfere with your content. Adding multiple clips is possible, and cycling through them can be done by interacting with the arrows that appear when you hover over the left and right parts of your video. The app also supports the adding of subtitles, making movie-watching more convenient.

Accessible either from the main menu or through the arrow keys is the fast-forward option, which you can use to slow or increase the pace of your clips.

Looping is also possible, and you're allowed to loop the entire video or just parts of it. The app can export your looped file in the .mp4 format.

The ability to add stuff from the web sounded very exciting on paper. Sadly, we did not have much luck in our testing, as adding YouTube links returned nothing in the end. The same was true when inputting Vimeo links.

More than that, the "Reverse Video" feature simply did not work, and the result stayed the same, irrespective of the clip's length. We were also a tad disappointed when the app refused to recognize the videos we'd dropped into it. This made us have to resort to inputting our things through the program's Upload menu, which took more time and was less convenient.

In conclusion, Video Player is a promising app that manages to be both lightweight and still pack some interesting features. Despite the shortcomings, it has potential, so it remains to be seen how much regular updates will improve it.