Multi-library indexing
Point at local folders or network mounts, sync with ffprobe, and keep online/offline status per library. Files never move unless you compress or reorganize them yourself.
Local-first video library
Index, tag, and watch—without uploading your library.
Vid King is a macOS desktop app for personal video collections on disk or NAS. Metadata lives in SQLite; files stay where they are. Browse with tags and people, preview GIF thumbnails, and play up to twelve streams at once.
Early release for macOS. Libraries stay on your machine; network is optional for NAS publish and stars sync.
The gap
Cloud libraries want your files. You already own the folder.
Personal video collections often live on a Mac drive or home NAS—not in a streaming service. Generic file browsers do not understand duration, tags, or watch workflows. Server apps can be heavy to run and push you toward uploading everything.
Vid King indexes what you already have, stores rich metadata locally, and gives you a focused desktop UI for browsing, tagging, and watching—without treating your library as someone else's cloud asset.
What it does
A video vault that stays on your machine.
Tags, people, and filters
Assign metadata with drag-and-drop, filter with OR/AND logic, search and sort by name, date, size, or resolution. Star favorites and build playlists without duplicating media.
Thumbnails and jobs
Generate hover GIF previews and poster frames from a job queue. Compress selected files in place at 360p, 720p, or 1080p—track progress in the built-in log.
Watch your way
Quick View for full-screen playback with keyboard navigation. Multi-player grids up to twelve VLC-backed slots. Blackout mode pauses everything when you need privacy at your desk.
Workflow
Scan once. Browse and watch every day.
Add a library
Create a vault for a disk path or NAS share and run sync. Vid King writes metadata to SQLite while leaving video files in place.
Organize with metadata
Tag, assign people and studios, and filter large grids quickly. Generate GIF thumbnails so browsing stays fast without reading source files constantly.
Play and publish
Watch in Quick View or a multi-player layout. Optionally publish a catalog JSON to NAS for All Libraries browsing—or stay fully offline.
macOS desktop
Own your library. Browse it like a product.
Download Vid King for Apple Silicon or Intel, point it at your folders, and keep indexing, tagging, and playback under your control.