Mpv (media player)

mpv
Original author(s)Vincent Lang, MPlayer and mplayer2 developers
Developer(s)Community
Initial releaseAugust 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)
Stable release
0.40.0  / 25 March 2025
Repository
Written inC, Objective-C, Lua
Engine
  • FFmpeg
Operating systemBSD-based, Linux, macOS, Windows
PlatformARM, MIPS, PowerPC, RISC-V, s390x, x86 / IA-32 and x86-64 / AMD64
SizeSource code: 2.9 MB (tar.gz)
TypeMedia player
LicenseGPLv2+, parts under LGPLv2.1+, some optional parts under GPLv3
Websitempv.io

mpv is free and open-source media player software based on MPlayer, mplayer2 and FFmpeg. It runs on several operating systems, including Unix-like operating systems (Linux, BSD-based, macOS) and Microsoft Windows, along with having an Android port called mpv-android. It is cross-platform, running on ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, RISC-V, s390x, x86/IA-32, x86-64, and some other by 3rd party.