TAPESIDE VIDEO: FACT SHEET

In one line: Tapeside Video turns your own movie library into a neon 1990s video rental store you can walk around, and when you pick up a tape and press play, it plays the movie.

What it is: a player for your own Plex or Jellyfin library, presented as a video rental store you walk through.
Platforms: Apple TV, iPhone and iPad from December 1, 2026. Already out on Mac and Windows.
Price: free for 25 titles with no time limit. One purchase unlocks the whole library: $4.99 through December 31, 2026, then $9.99. No subscription. One App Store purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac.
Made by: Thomas, a systems engineer and dad working on his own.
Privacy: no account, no ads, no tracking.

In the store: walk the aisles, pick up a tape, flip it over and press play. Staff and customers to talk to, popcorn, gumballs, three playable arcade cabinets. Halloween and Christmas looks. A Simple view shows the library as a grid of box art.
The player: 4K, HDR10 and Dolby Vision on Apple TV. MKV files play as they are. Audio and subtitle tracks, chapters, Skip Intro and Skip Credits, Continue Watching.

Browser demo: https://tapesidevideo.com/demo/
Press page: https://tapesidevideo.com/press
The story: https://tapesidevideo.com/why
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/tapeside-video/id6826916102
Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NV7JQMTH9LC
Contact: hello@tapesidevideo.com

All screenshots show the app's demo library of made-up movies and are free to use in coverage.
