Those days are over, but QuickTime Player is still a core app on Mac computers.

There was even aQuickTime VR file formatfor viewing panoramic images.

QuickTime is commonly associated with theQuickTime file format, which usually has a file ending with MOV or QT.

Apple website screenshot with text explaining What is Quicktime 7.

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The file conversion options are also limited.

Thankfully, there are some great alternatives to check out.

It’s available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, and other platforms.

Screenshot of QuickTime Player with a clip from Tron: Legacy.

If you have a media file, VLC can probably play it.

However, the prefs and other panels can be a bit overwhelming at times.

However, the file format support isn’t quite as extensive as VLC.