Expansions
Video expansion packs.
Beyond Apple's catalog, Aerial can play community-made video packs called expansions. You can browse them directly inside the app: open Video Library → Expansions to browse and install what you like, you can also use the search feature to see where locations appear.
Community 2026 Free
Brand-new footage, shot for this pack: twenty aerials across seven countries, from a foggy Los Angeles sunrise to the Icelandic Westfjords, Jodhpur, the Swiss Alps and Manhattan at night. Everything is 4K at 240 fps, so slowed-down playback stays smooth, and encoded to take as little space as possible. The whole pack is under 5 GB (about 4 GB for the full 240 fps set, 2 GB in standard 4K).
A quick preview — Los Angeles, the Westfjords, Shiprock, Zurich, Manhattan.
Shot and produced by Joshua Michaels & Hal Bergman, who have generously shared sets with the Aerial community since the early days. You can support them by buying their commercial packs at magicwindow.app/aerial.
Community 2020 Free
The original community videos that started it all — Big Sur, Catalina, Las Vegas, Miami, Edinburgh, Lake Como and more, from the 2020 Magic Window collection. The whole set has been remastered in 240 fps, so it plays back just as smoothly as the new footage.
A quick preview — the Alabama countryside, Catalina, Pecos, Santa Barbara, Portland.
Featured expansion
Future macOS Versions Paid
Are the rumors true? What will the next macOS be called? Joshua Michaels & Hal Bergman, the same duo who share the Community packs with everyone, put together twenty-five California aerials of locations rumored for future macOS versions, from Mammoth and Mt. Shasta to Redondo Beach and Sausalito, all in 4K at 240 fps. It's a paid pack. Buying it supports their work, and the free packs they give everyone.
Installing packs
Open Video Library → Expansions in the app, pick a pack and install the videos you want, one by one or all at once. Nothing gets installed unless you ask for it. The Community packs are shared under the community license.
Want to publish an expansion?
Open an issue on GitHub and I'll point you at the format spec and help with the catalog entry.