You only need to provide the video URL, and the app will play it for you, as long as the video in the URL destination is in a supported format. It allows you to play an online video without the need to download them. The first thing you will love about the QuickTime app is the fact that it does not only play videos saved in your hard drives. However, QuickTime can give this popular app a run for its money. And who could blame you? The app is arguably the most widely used video player today. When you think of a media player, you will probably think of VLC. The app can play just about any media file and format as long as you install several codecs.

This multimedia application lets you play videos stored in your hard drives as well as stream content by simply supplying the URL of the video source. QuickTime is an extensible media player developed by Apple Inc.