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Cloud Video Player Features

Discover all the powerful features that make Cloudist Watch the best way to enjoy your cloud video library.

Video Streaming Engine

Stream videos directly from the cloud without downloading first. Full playback controls with queue management, shuffle, and repeat modes. Drag-and-drop queue reordering. Smart restart: goes back to the beginning if more than 3 seconds in, otherwise skips to previous.

Direct cloud streaming — no download needed
Chewie-based player with full controls
Fullscreen mode with gesture support
Queue management with next/previous
Shuffle & repeat (Off / Repeat All)
Drag-and-drop queue reorder
Smart restart: >3s restarts current, <3s goes to previous

Chromecast & AirPlay

Watch your cloud videos on the big screen. Cast to any Chromecast or Google TV device, or stream over AirPlay to Apple TV — your phone stays the remote.

Cast device picker with live device discovery
Cast-aware playback routing — seamless handoff between phone and TV
Mini-player reflects cast state and controls the TV
Autoplay continues uninterrupted on cast
Seek bar stays in sync with TV playback
AirPlay to Apple TV and AirPlay 2 receivers from iPhone & iPad
Full-quality video streaming over AirPlay — not screen mirroring
In-app AirPlay button plus lock-screen and Now Playing controls
Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, WebDAV and more — plus downloaded and local videos
Long videos and high-bitrate files play smoothly

Folder Browser

Navigate your cloud storage like a file manager. Select which cloud account to browse, navigate folders with breadcrumb trail, and view videos grouped by folder structure.

File-manager style hierarchical navigation
Source selection across cloud accounts
Breadcrumb navigation for easy backtracking
Folder-based video grouping

Smart Thumbnails

Automatic video thumbnails from every cloud provider. Google Drive uses native API thumbnails. OneDrive provides multi-size options. Dropbox fetches in optimized batches of 25. Nextcloud generates server-side previews.

Google Drive

Native API thumbnails for fast, high-quality previews

OneDrive

Multi-size thumbnail expansion for optimal display

Dropbox

Batch thumbnail fetching — 25 per request for speed

Nextcloud / WebDAV

Server-side preview generation for self-hosted setups

WebDAV & Self-Hosted Servers

Connect to any WebDAV server including Nextcloud, ownCloud, Synology NAS, and QNAP NAS. Nextcloud is auto-detected with Login Flow v2 for secure app passwords. Perfect for self-hosted media libraries with no cloud vendor lock-in.

Connect to any WebDAV server
Nextcloud auto-detection + Login Flow v2
ownCloud support
Synology & QNAP NAS compatible
App password management
Automatic server type detection

Playlists

Create custom playlists, add or remove videos, and track offline status. See track count for each playlist at a glance.

Create custom playlists
Add and remove videos easily
Offline status per playlist
Track count display
Play all or Shuffle any playlist or folder

Player Experience

A polished video deck built for cloud streaming. Mini-player when you're browsing, custom fullscreen when you're watching.

YouTube-style mini-player while you browse
Live preview thumbnail while scrubbing the progress bar
Per-video watch progress saved across sessions
Custom fullscreen controls with brightness and volume gestures
Gesture support: tap to pause, swipe to seek, pinch to zoom

Subtitles

Drop a subtitle file next to your video in the cloud and Cloudist Watch finds it automatically. SRT and VTT formats, smart language selection, and offline caching — no manual setup.

Auto-discovery of same-name .srt/.vtt files in the video's cloud folder
Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Yandex Disk, WebDAV, S3 and local videos
Cached after first use — subtitles work offline too
Language variants (movie.en.srt) with smart selection

Offline Mode

Download videos for offline viewing. Manage storage per cloud source. Automatically switches to offline mode when network is lost.

Download videos for offline viewing
Per-source storage management
Automatic offline mode on network loss
Bulk storage clearing

Storage Management

Take control of offline storage. Drill down per-track, per-source, or clear everything at once — all from Settings.

Per-track drill-down with size and last-watched info
Per-source storage breakdown by cloud provider
Bulk storage clearing for entire sources or all offline videos
Total disk usage display at a glance

Continue Watching

Never lose your place. A Continue Watching shelf at the top of the Videos tab gathers everything you've started but not finished, so you can jump back in with one tap.

Continue Watching shelf pinned to the top of the Videos tab
One tap resumes each video exactly where you stopped
Time remaining shown on every card
Video thumbnails for quick visual recognition

Picture-in-Picture

Keep your video on screen while you do other things. Picture-in-Picture pops playback into a floating window so you can browse, message, or multitask without missing a moment.

Floating-window playback over other apps and the home screen
Auto Picture-in-Picture when you leave the app mid-playback (Android)
Play and pause controls right inside the floating window
Native support on both Android and iOS

Supported Video Formats

Play all major video formats from any cloud source.

MP4
.mp4
MKV
.mkv
WebM
.webm
AVI
.avi
MOV
.mov
M4V
.m4v
FLV
.flv
WMV
.wmv
TS
.ts
3GP
.3gp

Available Platforms

Use Cloudist Watch on your favorite device.

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Android
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iOS
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Web

18 Beautiful Themes

Personalize your experience with 18 themes including System, Light, Dark, and custom options. Material Design 3 with cross-device sync.

System / Light / Dark base modes
15 additional custom color themes
Material Design 3 styling
Cross-device theme sync

44 Languages

The app speaks 44 languages, from English, Spanish and Chinese to Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Vietnamese, with full right-to-left layouts for Arabic, Hebrew and Urdu.

EN
English
TR
Turkish
FR
French
DE
German
ES
Spanish
PT
Portuguese
ZH
Chinese (Simplified)
ZH-HANT
Chinese (Traditional)
JA
Japanese
HI
Hindi
AR
Arabic
RU
Russian
KO
Korean
IT
Italian
NL
Dutch
CA
Catalan
RO
Romanian
SV
Swedish
NB
Norwegian
DA
Danish
FI
Finnish
PL
Polish
CS
Czech
SK
Slovak
HU
Hungarian
HR
Croatian
SL
Slovenian
EL
Greek
UK
Ukrainian
HE
Hebrew
UR
Urdu
BN
Bengali
MR
Marathi
GU
Gujarati
TA
Tamil
TE
Telugu
KN
Kannada
ML
Malayalam
OR
Odia
PA
Punjabi
ID
Indonesian
MS
Malay
TH
Thai
VI
Vietnamese

Favorites

Save the videos you keep coming back to. Heart a video while it plays and it lands in your Favorites, one tap away.

Heart button on the Now Playing screen
Favorites list in Playlists
Favorites filter in your video list
Favorites included in your backup and restore

Sleep Timer

Drift off without leaving a video running all night. Set a timer and Cloudist Watch pauses playback for you.

Preset timers: 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes
Stop at the end of the current video
Remaining minutes shown on the player
Playback pauses with a notice when time is up

Playback Preferences

Make the player work the way you watch. Tune autoplay, speed, skipping and gestures right from Settings.

Autoplay the next video, or stop when one ends
Default playback speed from 0.5x to 2x
Skip interval of 5, 10, 15 or 30 seconds
Double-tap to seek, or turn it off
Keep the screen awake while a video plays (Android and iOS)
Choose whether leaving the app starts Picture-in-Picture (Android)

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