How many times have you heard yourself say "If only I had another hour a day"?

Let me help you with that!

While productivity apps and their ilk make endless claims about just how much time they'll save you, there's much time to be saved while you have fun at the same time.

IINA is a free media player. It supports the playback of a wide range of media files, both audio and video. Not just local files either. IINA supports the playback of online streams including YouTube videos and YouTube Playlists.

IINA is a beautifully designed app that's a pleasure to use. It has an extensive range of features including Picture-in-Picture, a dedicated music mode and gesture support. My personal favourite is that it boasts the best mechanism for taking screenshots from video files I've ever seen.

Add to all of that a range of logical shortcuts to give you quick access to its extensive range of features and I can honestly say it's the best media app I've ever used.

But, just how does this save you time?

While most media players have some degree of control over playback speed IINA has extremely granular playback controls. If you set the playback speed to 1.2x I promise you will hardly notice the difference in terms of listenability or watchability but you will save 10 minutes on every hour of consumption.

When I consume a 3 hour course at 1.2x it only takes 2.5 hours so there's 30 minutes saved straightaway. Do that twice and there's your extra hour ... you can thank me later! 🤣