Pluto TV
Pluto TV is a free, ad-supported streaming service that provides hundreds of live television channels and thousands of on-demand movies and TV shows. The service is available on multiple platforms including web browsers, smart TVs, and mobile devices. Pluto TV's content library spans news, sports, movies, entertainment, kids programming and lifestyle channels. It is used by cord-cutters and casual viewers seeking free streaming without a subscription.
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1 suggestionPluto TV does not currently ship a native macOS app. The Mac App Store listing mentioned in older articles is no longer actively maintained, and the bundle ID tv.pluto.mac references an Intel-only build from 2021 that will not run on Apple Silicon Macs and will stop working entirely when macOS 28 removes Rosetta 2 in September 2028. For macOS users, the simplest and most reliable approach is to stream Pluto TV directly through a web browser such as Safari, Chrome or Firefox at pluto.tv — this method works on any Mac regardless of architecture and does not depend on any native app development. Alternatively, third-party app wrappers like WebCatalog can package the web experience into a dedicated window, but these remain browser-based and do not require a native build. Given that Pluto TV shows no signs of active macOS development and the service prioritizes web and streaming-device access over desktop apps, moving to browser-based streaming removes your dependency on a legacy app before Rosetta 2 is removed.
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