VideoLAN · Utilities · Free
VLC
The player that opens the file everything else refuses.
What it is
VLC plays damaged files, odd codecs, DVDs, and streams. No ads, no account. Keep it installed. When a client sends a .mkv that QuickTime will not touch, this is the app that opens it.
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