niltsh/MPlayerX
media player on Mac OS X 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
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
- readme: https://github.com/niltsh/MPlayerX · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8d3b58b7c8bd
- homepage: http://mplayerx.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 74f2b722f9cc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| niltsh/MPlayerX | main | 23 |
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