Why I built Cinemafly: The $0.99 Problem and the Minderfly Vision Imagine buying a brand-new $1,000 laptop, opening a simple video file from your phone, and being greeted by a black screen. Or worse, a popup asking you to pay $0.99 just to view a video codec. This is the reality for millions of Windows users today. High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) is the standard for modern video—used by iPhones, GoPros, and high-end cameras—yet Windows 11 doesn't play it natively out of the box. I faced this exact frustration recently. I had a library of 4K drone footage I wanted to watch, but every time I clicked a file, I was told I needed the "HEVC Video Extensions" from the Microsoft Store. It felt broken. A modern OS should just work. Sure, I could download VLC. It's a legendary piece of software. But let's be honest: VLC feels like it's from 2010. It works, but it doesn't feel like a modern Windows 11 app. It doesn't have that sleek, immersive, "cinema" quality. I realized there was a gap. We needed a player that had the power of VLC—playing any format natively—but with the design philosophy of a modern, premium app. Enter Cinemafly So, I built Cinemafly. Cinemafly is designed to be the next-generation media player for Windows. It plays HEVC, MKV, 4K, and pretty much anything else you throw at it, instantly. No codecs to install. No extensions to buy. Just drag, drop, and play. But we went further than just playback. We focused on the experience: Immersive Dark Mode: The interface fades away so your content takes center stage. Hardware Acceleration: Smooth 4K HDR playback without draining your battery. Privacy First: It works 100% offline. No tracking, no data collection. The Minderfly Vision: Software Made in Pakistan Cinemafly isn't just a media player; it's a statement. At Minderfly, our startup, we have a bigger vision. We believe that Pakistani developers can build world-class, daily-used software that competes on the global stage. We're not just outsourcing code; we're building products. Our goal is to create a suite of essential utilities—tools that people around the world use every single day to be more productive, creative, and entertained. Cinemafly is a step in that journey. It proves that we can identify a global frustration (missing codecs), engineer a high-performance solution, and wrap it in a design that users love. This is just the beginning. We are building the software ecosystem of tomorrow, right here from Pakistan. Download Cinemafly today and experience your media the way it was meant to be seen.

Cinemafly - HEVC & 4K Video Player

cinema-quality playback with Cinemafly

cinema-quality playback with Cinemafly