mpv.net
mpv.net is a libmpv based media player for Windows, it looks and works like mpv and shares the settings with mpv and therefore the mpv manual applies.
mpv manual: https://mpv.io/manual/master/
Based on libmpv
mpv.net is based on libmpv which offers a straightforward C API that was designed from the ground up to make mpv usable as a library and facilitate easy integration into other applications.
CLI options
mpv.net has a basic CLI parser to support mpv's CLI options.
High quality video output
libmpv has an OpenGL based video output that is capable of many features loved by videophiles, such as video scaling with popular high quality algorithms, color management, frame timing, interpolation, HDR, and more.
On Screen Controller
mpv.net uses mpv's OSC offering play controls with a modern flat design.
GPU video decoding
libmpv leverages the FFmpeg hwaccel APIs to support DXVA2 video decoding acceleration.
Active development
mpv.net is under active development, focusing on user feedback. Want a feature? Post a patch or request it!
Table of contents
- Features
- Screenshots
- Context Menu
- Settings
- Scripting
- Add-ons
- Architecture
- Support
- Links
- Download
- Changelog
Features
- Customizable context menu defined in the same file as the key bindings
- Searchable config dialog
- Searchable input (key/mouse) binding editor
- Modern UI with dark mode
- Addon/extension API for .NET languages
- Scripting API for Python, C#, Lua, JavaScript and PowerShell
- mpv's OSC, CLI, IPC and conf files
Screenshots
Context Menu
The context menu can be customized via input.conf file located at:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\mpv\input.conf
if it's missing mpv.net generates it with the following defaults:
https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/blob/master/mpv.net/Resources/inputConf.txt
input.conf defines mpv's key and mouse bindings and mpv.net uses comments to define the context menu.
Settings
mpv.net shares the settings with mpv, settings can be edited in a settings dialog or in a config file called mpv.conf located at:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\mpv\mpv.conf
or alternativly at:
<startup>\portable_config\mpv.conf
if it's missing mpv.net generates it with the following defaults:
https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/blob/master/mpv.net/Resources/mpv.conf.txt
Scripting
Scripting is supported via Python, C#, Lua, JavaScript and PowerShell
Add-ons
Add-ons have to be located at:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\mpv\Addons\ExampleAddon\ExampleAddon.dll
<startup>\Addons\ExampleAddon\ExampleAddon.dll
<startup>\portable_config\Addons\ExampleAddon\ExampleAddon.dll
The add-on filename must end with 'Addon.dll'.
Examples:
Architecture
mpv.net is mostly written in C# 7.0 and runs on the .NET framework 4.7 or higher. Few parts are written in VB.NET and Python.
The Add-on implementation is based on the Managed Extensibility Framework, the entire application code is accessible for add-ons and Python scripts.
Python scripting is implemented with IronPython which uses Python 2.7.
The main/video window is WinForms based, other windows are WPF based.
The config editor adds it's controls dynamically and uses TOML to define it's content, there are only two simple types, StringSetting and OptionSetting.
mpv.net was started 2017 and consists of about 9000 lines of code.
Third party components are:
- libmpv
- MediaInfo
- Tommy (TOML parser)
- IronPython
Support
Support thread in VideoHelp forum
Issue tracker to report bugs and request features
Links
mpv manual: https://mpv.io/manual/master/
mpv wiki: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki
mpv.net wiki: https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/wiki
mpv apps: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/Applications-using-mpv
mpv user scripts: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts
mpv default key bindings: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/etc/input.conf
mpv.net default key bindings: https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/blob/master/mpv.net/Resources/inputConf.txt
mpv download: https://mpv.io/installation/
mpv.net download: https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/releases
mpv bugs and requests: https://mpv.io/bug-reports/
mpv.net bugs and requests: https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/issues
Download
https://github.com/stax76/mpv.net/releases
Changelog
3.2 (2019-0?-??)
- mpvInputEdit and mpvConfEdit were discontinued and merged into mpvnet because separate apps were to difficult to work with
- portable mode: in case no config folder exists and the startup folder has write access mpvnet will ask where the config folder should be created (portable or appdata)
- there was an issue causing keys not working after a modal window was shown
- there was a crash when no script folder existed in the conf folder
- MediaInfo, youtube-dl and libmpv were updated
- a new JavaScript example script was added to the wiki and the script descriptions were improved. Scripting Page.
- greatly improved README.md file and github startpage
- About dialog added
- the input editor shows only a closing message if actually a change was made
3.1 (2019-04-23)
- the Tracks and Chapters menu are now only added if default bindings exist and it's now possible to move the chapters menu to the top level by editing input.conf
- mpvnet supports now like mpv a portable settings directory. If a directory named portable_config next to the mpvnet.exe exists, all config will be loaded and written in this directory.
- there is now a portable download in 7zip format.
3.0 (2019-04-20)
- the history feature logs now only files that were opened longer than 90 seconds
- the default input command for cycling the audio tracks was replaced with an mpv.net command that shows detailed track info and has no 'no audio' track. Default binding.
- new website at https://mpv-net.github.io/mpv.net-web-site/
- the Tracks menu supports now MKV edition selection. Default binding.
- the Navigate menu supports now chapter selection. Default binding.
- opening the context menu was crashing if the default binding for Tracks was missing
2.9 (2019-04-16)
- clicking the right top corner in full screen mode closes the player but it did not work on all displays
- the info display was changed to display the filename on top so it's not displayed in the middle of the screen
- on start up of the conf editor all text is now selected in the search text box so it's ready for a new search to be typed
- the conf editor was changed to write the settings to disk only if the settings were actually modified, also the message that says that the settings will be available on next start is now only shown if the settings were actually modified.
- there was an instance in the context menu where the sub menu arrow was overlapping with the text
- in the input editor when only one character is entered in the search text box the search is performed only in the input and not in the command or menu
- in the input editor the routine that generates the input string was completely rewritten because it was adding Shift where it wasn't necessary (it took a huge amount of time to implement)
- the context menu has a new track menu where the active track can be seen and selected, it shows video, audio and subtitle tracks with various metadata. Menu default definition. The screenshots were updated showing the new track menu.