Hi, bye

Your videos.
Any screen.

Hi, bye points to folders on your Mac. Watch on any device, any browser, whatever, even your Tesla. Nothing to install.

How it works: run the Hi, bye server app on your Mac (macOS), then watch in the Hi, bye web app in your browser.

Apple

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These are your files.

No subscription. No ads. Your videos stay on your Mac, privately, and stream straight to your browser, with iPhone, iPad and Apple TV apps coming soon. Nothing's uploaded.

Every screen

Web app in any browser. Same library, every screen.

Hi, bye home screen in a desktop browser: a Continue Watching row with Charade, Fall Hike, Royal Wedding, Birthday Party and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, above the Classics, Home Videos and Movies shares.
Desktop browser
The top of the Classics folder on iPad: A Star Is Born, A Trip to the Moon, Detour, Gulliver's Travels, Nosferatu, Royal Wedding and Sherlock Jr., with thumbnails, running times, file sizes and progress.
iPad
Hi, bye home screen on iPhone, with Charade and Fall Hike in Continue Watching above the Classics, Home Videos and Movies shares.
The Hi, bye player on iPhone playing Fall Hike, an aerial view of an autumn lake, with audio, subtitle and info options below.
The Classics folder on iPhone: A Star Is Born, A Trip to the Moon, Detour, Gulliver's Travels, Nosferatu, Royal Wedding, Sherlock Jr., The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The General and more, with thumbnails, running times and file sizes.
iPhone

Your library, as is

Point it at a folder. No library to build, no metadata to fix.

  • Original quality. Your file, not a crappy copy.
  • Direct play. Plays your files as is when your device can, and converts the rest on the fly with your Mac's hardware.
  • Built for speed. Starts fast, keeps playing.
  • Picks up where you left off
  • Subtitles
  • Picture-in-picture
  • 5.1 surround
  • HDR and Dolby Vision
Hi, bye on desktop, iPad and iPhone, showing a Classics folder.
Your folders, as is
Hi, bye playing Nosferatu (1922) full screen in the browser on the center touchscreen of a Tesla Model Y, seen from beside the steering wheel in a dark cabin.

In your Tesla

Works in the Tesla browser while parked, over home Wi-Fi or an HTTPS address. Tailscale isn't supported in Teslas. Remote access for the car is on our list.

Join the beta

Watch from anywhere

  • Home Wi-Fi: open your Mac's address. No setup.
  • Tailscale: free app on your Mac and devices. Works behind CGNAT.
  • Advanced: your own HTTPS address with a PIN. Needs port forwarding.
The Hi, bye player full screen on an iPhone in landscape, paused on Charade (1963) at 26:14: a man in a tweed jacket and a woman in a red coat stand by a park hedge while a man in a black coat and hat watches from the path.
iPhone, landscape

Coming next

  • iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV apps. Native apps, open to beta soon.
  • Offline downloads. Watch on a Delta flight, no connection needed.
  • One-tap private remote access. Your video goes straight from your Mac to you, never through our servers.

What you'll need

  • Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 13+. Intel support coming later.
  • ffmpeg via Homebrew. We'll send step-by-step setup with your download.
  • A modern browser on any device: Safari, Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. Windows and Android testers especially welcome.

  • Works on

    • Apple
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Tesla
    • Safari
    • Google Chrome
    • Edge
    • Firefox
  • Keep your Mac awake.
  • For watching away from home: Tailscale (free) if your internet provider uses CGNAT, meaning you don't have your own public IP.

Join the beta

The beta starts with the Mac server and the web app.

Beta signup coming soon.

Questions? hello@hibye.stream