As with all software applications, it has its shortcomings with the biggest one being its incapacity to support many media file formats.
After over 20 years, QuickTime still dominates among users on both the Mac and Windows. The first version of QuickTime was released back in December 1991 and has been rapidly growing since its launch into one of the biggest media players. Apple describes it as a suite of files, applications and plug-ins. QuickTime is a media player developed by Apple for both PC and Mac computers, which can also be used to record, convert and play media (images, audios and videos) from the supported formats. Part 1: 5 Free Alternatives to QuickTime for Mac
