mpv
🎥 Command line media player observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 23
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 271
- age_days: 5120
- days_rel: 303
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
37442 stars · 3588 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.97
mpv is a free, open‑source command‑line media player written in C. It supports a wide range of audio and video formats, hardware decoding, and powerful scripting capabilities.
Use cases
- play local video files from the terminal
- stream online video content with hardware acceleration
- watch movies with subtitles and custom filters via command line
- embed mpv in another application using its C API
- automate playback sequences with user scripts
- use mpv as a lightweight video renderer in headless environments
When to choose
- You need a high‑quality, scriptable media player without a heavy GUI.
- You require hardware‑accelerated decoding on Linux, Windows, or macOS.
- You want to embed a media playback engine into your own C/C++ application.
When to avoid
- You need a full graphical user interface with extensive visual controls.
- You are targeting low‑power or embedded devices where GPU resources are limited.
- You require built‑in DRM or proprietary codec support not provided by FFmpeg.
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
video-processing audio-processing file-system windows cli media-player command-line ffmpeg hardware-decoding open-source cross-platform scripting linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv · fetched 2026-10-18 · ed93855a3ead
- homepage: https://mpv.io · fetched 2026-09-14 · edd26a283a4d
- site_page: https://mpv.io/installation · fetched 2026-09-14 · a633effca9d8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mpv-player/mpv | main | 73 |
| mpv-player/mpv-build | infra | 51 |
| mpv-player/mpv-examples | examples | 32 |
| mpv-player/homebrew-mpv | plugin | 10 |
For agents
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