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Your cinema, even offline.

Séance turns the videos on your drives into a gorgeous library in the spirit of the Apple TV app. Posters, synopses, cast: fetched once, then everything works without the internet.

Try it free for 14 days Explore the features

Then $10 once, forever. No subscription, no account. The app’s interface is in French.

Séance’s home screen: a large featured film, then rows of posters and thumbnails.

How it works

Drop in a folder. Séance does the rest.

From cryptic file names to a streaming-grade library, in minutes.

  1. Add your drives

    A folder, an external drive, a network share: Séance recognizes movies, series, seasons and episodes, even with the oddest names.

  2. Everything dresses up

    Posters, backdrops, synopses, cast and logos arrive once, then stay on your Mac.

  3. Watch, online or not

    Playback, search, suggestions: everything works offline, for as long as it takes.

Before: your folders

  • Sintel.2010.1080p.BluRay.x264.mkv
  • Caminandes S01E02 Gran Dillama.mp4
  • tears_of_steel_2012_2160p_HDR.mkv
  • Spring.2019.4K.WEB-DL.HEVC.mkv
  • big_buck_bunny_720p_surround.avi
  • Cosmos.Laundromat.First.Cycle.mkv
  • 2019-07-14 Plage.mov

After: your cinema

Guided tour

Made for the big screen.

  1. Sections worthy of Apple TV

    Movies, Series, Videos: a big featured title, glass filters, rows of posters. Your films have never looked this good.

    Séance’s Movies section with rows of posters.

  2. A real page for every film

    Full-bleed artwork, synopsis, cast, a muted video preview, and everything you need to know about the file.

    A film page: full-bleed artwork, synopsis, Play and My List buttons, cast.

  3. Series, impeccably kept

    Seasons, episode thumbnails, progress, and “Previously…” to pick up the thread without spoilers.

    A series page: seasons and a row of episodes.

  4. A player that gets out of the way

    Glass controls that fade away, subtitles, Picture in Picture, AirPlay. And “Skip intro” when you need it.

    Séance’s full-screen player with its glass controls.

Features

Everything for the perfect movie night.

An app designed like a cinema screen: big images, depth, glass — and nothing in the way of the film.

A library that organizes itself

Movies, series and family videos are recognized and sorted automatically. YouTube channel folders become series.

Séance’s welcome screen.

Fetched once. Kept forever.

Posters, synopses and cast are downloaded once, then kept on your Mac.

  • TMDB
  • TVMaze
  • iTunes
  • Wikidata
  • Wikipedia
Then: 100% offline

A player that plays everything

MKV, AVI, TS and the rest, thanks to a built-in remux. Subtitles, Picture in Picture, AirPlay.

  • MKV
  • AVI
  • TS
  • MP4
  • MOV
  • WebM
  • M2TS
  • SRT
Séance’s full-screen player with its glass controls.

Made for late nights

Skip intros and end credits, detected offline. Night mode for clear dialogue without waking the house. A sleep timer that stops at the end of the episode.

“Tonight”: what shall we watch?

Three questions, three ideas. No more twenty minutes of scrolling.

“Tonight”: three questions, three ideas for tonight.

Actors, directors, sagas

A page for every person and automatic collections: sagas, directors, decades, themes.

A director’s page: portrait, roles and films found in your library.

Search the way you talk

Type a request in plain French — “un film d’animation de moins d’une heure” — and Séance gets it.

Apple Intelligence, on your Mac

“Previously…” recaps before each episode, synopses translated into French, smarter suggestions. Private by design.

A natural-language search and Séance’s suggestions.

Who’s watching?

A profile for each person, with their own progress and list. And a kids mode that only shows what suits them.

“Who’s watching?”: the family profiles.

Your files, finally in order

“Tidy my files” renames and sorts everything, with a before-and-after preview and an Undo button. Duplicates stand out at a glance.

  • Undo anytime
  • Duplicates spotted
  • Bring to this Mac
“Tidy my files”: a before-and-after preview before anything moves.

All features

Ready for an outage

When the internet stops, the show goes on.

Fiber cut, storm, a cabin with no signal, a long-haul flight: Séance was built for those moments. Everything it needs is already on your Mac.

  1. Before

    One panel tells you everything

    “Ready for an outage” checks info, posters, backdrops and thumbnails. One click on “Prepare everything” and nothing is missing.

  2. During

    Everything just works

    Playback, search, profiles, suggestions and Apple Intelligence run on your Mac, with no connection at all.

  3. On the road

    Take your series with you

    “Bring to this Mac” copies a film or a season from your external drive. Your progress follows.

Everything about offline use

Privacy

Your movies stay home.

No account, no ads, no tracking. Your files never leave your Mac.

  • No account

    Open the app, add a folder. That’s it.

  • No tracking

    No analytics, no telemetry, no advertising identifier.

  • Only what’s needed

    To find information, only titles and years are sent to TMDB, TVMaze, iTunes, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

  • On-device AI

    Apple Intelligence features are computed on your Mac.

Pricing

One price. Once. Forever.

Less than a month of a streaming subscription — and Séance stays yours.

Lifetime license

$10

One-time payment · Taxes may apply

  • Every feature, no exceptions
  • Updates included
  • All your personal Macs
  • No subscription, no account
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
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FAQ

Good questions.

All questions

Does Séance give me access to movies?

No. Séance is not a streaming service: it organizes and plays the videos you already own, stored on your drives. No catalog is included.

Does it really work without the internet?

Yes. The internet is only used to fetch information the first time. After that, everything lives on your Mac: browse, search, play, resume and get suggestions with no connection at all, for as long as you need.

Before a planned outage, the “Ready for an outage” panel checks that nothing is missing and fills any gaps in one click.

Everything about offline use →

Which video formats are supported?

MP4, MOV and M4V play directly. MKV, AVI, TS, M2TS, WebM, WMV, MPEG, VOB and many more go through a built-in, on-the-fly remux: no conversion beforehand, no copies. Multiple audio tracks are supported, as are SRT subtitles, embedded or next to the file.

What does the free trial include?

Every feature, for 14 days, with no credit card and no account. After that, a lifetime license unlocks Séance for good. Your videos and data stay untouched on your Mac.

What does “lifetime license” mean?

You pay once, $10, and Séance is yours: no subscription, no renewal. Séance updates are included. Read the license agreement.

What does Séance know about me?

Nothing. No account, no analytics, no ads. Your files and your watch history stay on your Mac. To find information, Séance only sends titles and years to TMDB, TVMaze, iTunes, Wikidata and Wikipedia. Privacy policy.

Your cinema awaits.

Try Séance free for 14 days with every feature. Then $10, once, forever.

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macOS 26 or later · Mac with Apple silicon