Open any VR movie
Drag a file onto the window, press ⌘O, or use Open With in Finder. Vista plays the MP4 and MOV files your Mac already understands.
VR180 & VR360 video player for Mac
Step inside
your 360° video.
Most players flatten VR footage into a warped panorama. Vista turns it back into a place: drag to look around, pinch to zoom, and see your VR180 and VR360 video the way it was shot, right on your Mac. No headset needed.
A live preview running in your browser, using a generated sample scene. The Mac app plays your own VR video files.
How it works
Open it. Look around. That's it.
No projection settings to learn and no plug-ins to install. Vista reads the file, works out how it was shot, and puts you in the middle of it.
Look wherever you want
Drag to turn with natural momentum, pinch or scroll to zoom, and use the arrow keys for precise steps. ⌘0 brings you back to center.
Fix the format in one click
Plenty of files don't say how they were shot. If a scene looks wrong, the format pill in the playback bar corrects it on the spot.
Formats
Every common way VR is shot.
Vista detects the format from the file whenever it can. When the metadata is missing or wrong, you're one click from the right view, and Vista remembers your choice for that movie.
- CoverageVR180 and VR360
- ProjectionEquirectangular and fisheye
- StereoMono, side-by-side, top/bottom
- FilesMP4 and MOV supported by macOS
Video Format Detected · editable
Coverage
180°360°
Projection
EquirectangularFisheye
Layout
MonoSide by SideTop / Bottom
Eye
LeftRight
Swap eyes available for stereoSaved for this movie
Made for the Mac
Built like a Mac app, because it is one.
Vista is written for macOS from the ground up, so it feels at home next to QuickTime and Photos, and it stays out of your way.
Native playback
AVFoundation decodes. Metal projects.
Hardware-assisted playback on Apple silicon feeds a Metal renderer that turns each frame into one corrected, interactive view, smooth even as you look around.
Private by design
Your movies stay yours.
- Accountnone
- Analyticsnone
- Uploadsnone
- File accessread-only
Keyboard first
Every control has a shortcut.
Play / pauseSpace
Look around←→↑↓
Zoom⌘+ / −
Recenter⌘0
Full screen⌘F
SeekJL
Open video⌘O
Video info⌘I
Picks up where you left off
Every movie remembers its view.
Format, viewing direction, zoom, and where you stopped watching are saved per file, so reopening a video feels like coming back to it.
Easy on battery
Idle means idle.
Rendering stops completely when a movie is paused, hidden, or minimized.
Everything a player needs
The basics, done properly.
Timeline seekingSpeedVolumeFull screenMedia keysRecent filesVideo info
Accessible
Built for everyone.
VoiceOverFull keyboard accessReduce MotionIncrease Contrast
Questions, answered.
Do I need a VR headset?
No. Vista is made for watching on your Mac's display. You look around by dragging, pinching, or using the keyboard, as if the screen were a window into the scene.
Which videos does Vista play?
Local VR180 and VR360 movies in MP4 or MOV that macOS can play, in mono, side-by-side, or top/bottom stereo, with equirectangular or fisheye projection. Very high resolutions depend on your Mac and the file's codec. Experimental dual-fisheye support can be turned on in Settings.
Does Vista upload my videos?
Never. Vista has no account, no analytics, and no in-app network service. It opens only the files you choose, read-only, and never modifies them. Read the privacy policy.
Which Macs are supported?
Any Mac with Apple silicon running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
How much does it cost?
Vista is free on the Mac App Store.
Can it stream or export video?
Not in version 1.0. Vista plays video files stored on your Mac and doesn't export corrected copies.
Something looks wrong. Where do I get help?
First try the format pill in the playback bar. If that doesn't fix it, the support page has troubleshooting steps and how to reach us.
See the whole picture.
Your VR footage deserves better than a stretched rectangle.
Free on theMac App Store