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KinoFlux Player

A free, lightweight video player for local files on Windows and Mac. Smooth 4K playback, a library for your video folder, speed and picture controls, and no account or tracking.

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KinoFlux Player playing a video of the northern lights over a lake, with speed, audio, subtitles, fit and adjust controls in the top bar.

The challenge

Many video players add ads, online features or sign-ins, and the simple ones hide basic controls such as playback speed, subtitle tracks or picture settings. To watch a file that is already on your computer, none of that should be in the way.

The solution

KinoFlux Player opens local files in a dark, minimal window. The home screen lists every keyboard shortcut, the library shows a chosen folder as thumbnails, and speed, audio, subtitles, fit and picture adjust sit in one top bar. Playback uses hardware acceleration and never needs the internet.

Key features

Playback

Hardware-accelerated playback for smooth 4K on supported hardware
Plays MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, WebM and more
Speed from 0.25x to 3x, frame-by-frame stepping
Full screen and fit modes

Library

Pick a folder and browse it as a thumbnail grid
Home screen with quick open and browse library actions
Jump to the next or previous video in the library

Picture and sound

Brightness, contrast, gamma and saturation sliders with reset
Cycle audio tracks and subtitle tracks, or turn subtitles off
Volume and mute from the keyboard

Keyboard first

Space or K to play and pause, Left and Right (or J and L) to seek 10 seconds
0 to 9 to jump from 0% to 90%, Q and E to change speed
F or F11 for full screen, I and O to step frames

Privacy

No account, no telemetry, no analytics and no ads
No internet connections and no update checks
Settings and the library index stay in your own user profile

Results

Listed on the Microsoft Store and available as direct downloads for Windows and Mac.
Installers under 40 MB on both platforms.
Plays files fully offline.