Your files stay on your Mac.
Frame is a local-first media library and player. Your media files are read from the folders you select. Frame’s library database, playback state, and cached artwork are stored locally in your macOS user account.
Connections you choose
When you use online metadata and artwork, Frame sends search and title identifiers to The Movie Database (TMDB) and its configured series metadata service. Artwork may be fetched from those services and cached locally.
If you configure OpenSubtitles, searches and subtitle downloads go to OpenSubtitles. If you configure Prowlarr and Transmission, searches and download control requests go to the local service URLs and tracker/indexer sources you selected. Those services may have their own network and privacy behavior.
Frame’s Sparkle updater checks the published update feed when automatic update checks are enabled. The feed and update files are hosted on GitHub Pages and GitHub Releases.
Diagnostics and analytics
The Frame application does not include third-party analytics or crash-reporting SDKs. Local diagnostics may be written by macOS or by the configured services.
Last updated November 1, 2026