VLC for Mac OS X is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. IINA, the modern media player for macOS. GSE SMART IPTV is a complete user defined Advanced IPTV solutions for live and non-live TV/stream.
Devices and Mac OS X version
Main features: Quickest IPTV M3U/M3U8 response; play downloaded.m3u8/.m3u file and directly stream.m3u/.m3u8 IPTV URLs. Compatibility: Windows 10/8/7/Vista, macOS Big Sur beta and earlier. With full support for.m3u and.m3u8 network files, 5KPlayer, as a streaming media player opens IPTV M3U and M3U8 links like a charm. The IPTV Smarters App is a fabulous video streaming player that allows your IPTV customers or end-users to stream content like Live TV, VOD, Series, and TV Catchup supplied by you; on their Android & iOS devices, Smart TV, and even on macOS/Windows PC/Laptop. Following is a comprehensive list of the devices supported by IPTV Smarters Pro.

VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. It runs on any Mac with a 64-bit Intel processor or an Apple Silicon chip. Previous devices are supported by older releases.
Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. Please use version 2.0.10 linked below.
If you need help in finding the correct package matching your Mac's processor architecture, please see this official support document by Apple. You can also choose to install a Universal Binary.
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Web browser plugin for Mac OS X
Support for NPAPI plugins was removed from all modern web browsers, so VLC's plugin is no longer maintained. The last version is 3.0.4 and can be found here. It will not receive any further updates.
Older versions of Mac OS X and VLC media player
We provide older releases for users who wish to deploy our software on legacy releases of Mac OS X. You can find recommendations for the respective operating system version below. Note that support ended for all releases listed below and hence they won't receive any further updates.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Use VLC 2.2.8. Get it here.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Use VLC 2.0.10. Get it for PowerPC or 32bit Intel.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later is required
Use VLC 0.9.10. Get it for PowerPC or Intel.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
QuickTime 6.5.2 or later is required
Use VLC 0.8.6i. Get it for PowerPC.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Use VLC 0.8.4a. Get it for PowerPC.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.
I'm looking for an application to play my mp3 audio books on macOS 11.5. On an older system, I was using ecoute, but this does not seem to work under macOS 11.5.
Required features:
resume the current playlist/book from the timestamp when I last closed the application
can be controlled via the play/previous/next media buttons on the keyboard even if another application is in the foreground
keeps playing even if the window of the application is closed
Bonus points:
for free/open source software
if it can deal with my existing
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