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REPLAY

Play MKV and AVI on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad.

Videos Apple’s player can’t open by itself are rewrapped live on your device, so MKV, AVI and the rest play in Apple’s own player, with everything REPLAY adds.

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How it works.

No server, no uploads, nothing to set up.

1

Add the file

From the Files app, a USB or SD drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or a shared folder at home.

2

REPLAY rewraps it live

On your device, as it plays. The picture passes through untouched whenever it can.

3

Watch it like any other

Posters, Continue Watching, Up Next, subtitles and Clarity, on every screen.

MKV, AVI, WMV, WebM, MPG, VOB and more

Almost any format

MKV, AVI and the rest.

Videos Apple’s player can’t open by itself are rewrapped live on your device, so they play in Apple’s own player with everything REPLAY adds.

  • The picture passes through untouched whenever it can, HDR included
  • Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus surround, just as they are
  • The whole film is there from the first second. Jump anywhere
  • Clarity, subtitles, Skip Intro and Up Next, all included
The same scene with Clarity off and on

Clarity

Closer to 4K. Live.

Lower-resolution videos are cleaned up and sharpened as they play, and upscaled on devices that can, so they look and feel closer to native 4K. Your videos are never changed.

  • Sharper, cleaner, as it plays
  • Works in MKV, AVI and every other format
  • Enhance Dialogue brings voices forward

Related features

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Almost any formatMKV, AVI and the rest
Videos Apple’s player can’t open by itself are rewrapped live on your device, so they play in Apple’s own player with everything REPLAY adds.
ClarityCloser to 4K. Live.
Lower-resolution videos are cleaned up and sharpened as they play, and upscaled on devices that can, so they look and feel closer to native 4K. Your videos are never changed.
Enhance DialogueVoices, forward
Enhance Dialogue brings voices forward, for late nights and quiet rooms.
Subtitles, made privatelyFor videos that don’t have their own
Videos without their own subtitles get them, created privately on your iPhone. They appear on your other screens too.
Play from anywhereNo Photos needed
Play your movies and shows right where they live. Nothing is copied into Photos, and none of your iCloud space is used.NEW
Smoother playbackThe picture keeps going
Videos now download ahead as they play, even when iCloud is slow to hand them over.

Questions

Which formats does REPLAY play?

MKV, AVI, WMV, WebM, MPG, VOB and more, alongside the MP4 and MOV videos Apple devices play natively.

Is the video converted or re-encoded?

No. It’s rewrapped live on your device as it plays. The picture passes through untouched whenever it can, HDR included, and your files are never changed.

Does surround sound work?

Yes. Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus surround play just as they are.

Can I skip ahead in an MKV?

Yes. The whole film is there from the first second, so you can jump anywhere.

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On iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro, with Apple Watch as the remote.

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