Usher

Usher helps you organize, browse, and view collections of movies, video clips, photographs, PDFs, and other files. You can browse using a metadata list, preview frames, or cover images, and search by title or metadata.

Tags, multi-value properties, and searchable notes let you describe each item. Usher can also read existing metadata such as cast and director fields. Folders and playlists provide manual organization, while Smart Playlists filter files by metadata and values such as the last playback date. These playlists can be automatically subdivided by selected metadata fields.

Video playback uses QuickTime technology and supports the media formats QuickTime Player can play. For other formats, you can choose an external player such as IINA or VLC. Videos can play in the main window, a separate window, or full screen.

Satellite libraries let files stored on multiple drives appear as part of one main library. You can also keep separate main libraries, such as one for work and another for personal media. Usher stores metadata locally without changing the source files.