One of the frustrations with the Vision Pro (though no fault of Apple’s) is that, though it’s a fantastic entertainment viewing device (well, for solo viewing), Netflix won’t participate in the party.
The streaming giant not only hasn’t released a Vision Pro app, but does even allow the spatial computer to run the iPad version of its app. Bad Netflix!
However, there’s a new, and very effective, solution: Supercut, an US$4.99 app available at the Apple App Store that supports Netflix viewing on the Vision Pro — and without letterboxing bars on the top and bottom of the video. It also supports 4K streaming with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.
Made by developer Christian Privitelli, Supercut offers playback controls — including subtitles, audio output, playback speed, and the ability to skip ahead or back a few seconds — plus the ability to switch between profiles (more on that in a sec) on-the-fly. There’s even a visual indicator to let you know whether your video is outputting in one or both of the Dolby formats and at what resolution it’s streaming.
Making things even sweeter, Supercut also lets you view Amazon Prime Video. Amazon hasn’t released a Prime Video app for the Vision Pro, but at least allows spatial computer support for its streaming service via the iPad app.
However, content is letterboxed. Supercut alleviates the problem. What’s more, Christian Privitelli’s app event has a space for entering a URL for another service, such as YouTube.
If, like me, you want to enjoy Netflix and Prime Video content on the massive virtual screen of the Vision Pro, Supercut is a must-have app.
Apple World Today rating (out of 5 stars): ★★★★★
