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niltsh/MPlayerX

media player on Mac OS X observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/niltsh/MPlayerX · homepage · Objective-C observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5718
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1358
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1051 stars · 264 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MPlayerX is a native macOS media player built on FFmpeg and MPlayer that plays virtually any media format without extra codecs. It supports gesture controls, automatic subtitle encoding detection, online video playback, and Apple Remote integration.

Use cases

  • play any video format on mac without installing codecs
  • media player with trackpad gesture controls
  • automatically detect and fix subtitle encoding
  • play youtube or vimeo videos in a desktop player
  • auto-detect next episode in a numbered file series
  • output raw dts/ac3 audio to home theater via spdif
  • control playback with apple remote

When to choose

  • you want a simple, powerful mac-only player that handles all formats out of the box
  • you watch videos with non-latin subtitles that need encoding conversion
  • you prefer gesture-based playback control over keyboard shortcuts

When to avoid

  • you need a cross-platform player
  • you require an actively developed project with a clear license
  • you need advanced playlist management features

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

video-processing audio-processing media desktop-applications apple-ecosystem media-player ffmpeg mplayer subtitles gestures objective-c macos desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
niltsh/MPlayerXmain23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="niltsh/MPlayerX")

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