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MPV Player 0.41.0 (64-bit) LATEST
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mpv-0.41.0-x86_64.7z
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Originally developed as a fork of the MPlayer project, MPV Player has since evolved into a feature-rich player that prioritizes simplicity and high-quality playback.
It caters to both casual users and power users who appreciate deep customization.
Features
Wide Format Support: MPV plays virtually any audio or video format without needing extra codecs.
High-Quality Output: Supports advanced video rendering through OpenGL, Vulkan, and D3D11, including HDR, color management, and interpolation.
Scripting Capabilities: Users can automate and extend the software using Lua scripts and integrations.
On-Screen Controller (OSC): Offers basic playback controls when interacting with the mouse.
Hardware Acceleration: Supports GPU decoding for smooth, resource-efficient playback.
User Interface
MPV Player takes a minimalistic approach to its UI. There are no menus or buttons crowding the screen—only the video is front and center.
An on-screen controller appears when you move the mouse, giving access to basic playback functions like play/pause, seek, and volume. Most operations rely on keyboard shortcuts or command-line input.
Installation and Setup
- Download the Windows build from MPV’s official site.
- Extract the files from the downloaded archive. No installation required.
- Run the executable directly to start watching media.
- Optional Configuration: You can tweak settings using a simple mpv.conf file for custom behavior.
Drag and drop media files onto the MPV icon to start playback.
Use keyboard shortcuts like Space to play/pause, arrow keys to seek, and F to toggle fullscreen.
For advanced use, launch MPV from the command prompt and specify playback options.
FAQs
How do I add subtitles?
Place the subtitle file in the same folder as the video with the same name. MPV will auto-load it.
Can I stream online videos?
Yes, it supports streaming when combined with tools like yt-dlp.
Is there a GUI?
MPV is primarily keyboard and command-line driven, but it includes a minimal on-screen controller.
Can I customize settings?
Yes. Create or edit mpv.conf for playback tweaks, such as default volume or video renderer.
Does it support hardware acceleration?
Yes, it supports GPU decoding to reduce CPU load and enhance performance.
Alternatives
VLC Media Player: A full-featured, GUI-rich media player with broad format support.
PotPlayer: A Windows-focused player with a wide array of features and advanced settings.
KMPlayer: It offers advanced features like subtitle support, 3D playback, VR mode, and hardware acceleration.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7
CPU: Modern processor
RAM: 512 MB minimum
Graphics: GPU with OpenGL, Vulkan, or D3D11 support
PROS
- Lightweight and portable
- Broad codec and format support
- Excellent video output quality
- Customizable via config and scripts
- Hardware acceleration available
- Minimal user interface
- No media library or playlist manager
MPV Player 64bit is a no-frills media player that gets straight to the point. If you value clean design, high performance, and complete control over playback, MPV is an outstanding choice. While not ideal for users who prefer GUI-based interactions or built-in media libraries, it excels as a fast, reliable, and highly customizable player.
Note: MPV has no official GUI.
Also Available: MPV Player (32-bit) and MPV Player for Mac
What's new in this version:
Key highlights:
- The libplacebo based gpu-next is now the default, instead of gpu
- Vulkan hardware decoding is preferred over other APIs
- New context_menu.lua script for right-click context menus
- AAudio backend for modern, JNI-free audio output on Android
- Improved default color management for gpu-next, and handling on Wayland
- Color representation protocol support for Wayland
- Tablet input support for Wayland
- Clipboard writing support for Wayland and a clipboard backend for X11
- Ambient light support on Linux (using sysfs ALS)
- Built-in helpers to register mpv as a media app on Windows
Features:
New:
- clipboard-wayland: support clipboard writing
- wayland: add support for wp-color-representation-v1
- wayland: tablet input support
- vo_gpu_next: add support for blend-subtitles=video
- meson: add mpv-register and mpv-unregister helpers on Windows
- context_menu.lua: add this script
- select.lua: add edit-config-file and edit-input-conf
- osc.lua: add indicator for buffering/loading
- osdep/linux-als: support 'ambient-light' property on Linux
- clipboard-x11: add x11 clipboard backend
- ao/aaudio: implement native AAudio backend for Android
Changed:
- vd_lavc: prefer Vulkan hwdec when available
- vd_lavc: prefer non-copy hwdec before falling back to -copy variant
- vo: move vo_mediacodec_embed to not be the default on Android
- sub/osd_libass: don't rerender OSD if not changed
- vo: prefer vo_gpu_next over vo_gpu by default
- vo_gpu_next: respect ICC profile color space over any metadata
- vo_gpu_next: linearize sRGB as a pure 2.2 power function
- meson: warn if building with SDL2 due to known problems
- osxbundle: make bundle category configurable and default to video
- ao_pipewire: avoid setting any media.role by default
Options and Commands:
Added:
- sub: add control for libass caching options (glyph-limit, bitmap-max-size)
- vo: add options to control background tile appearance (transparency)
- command: add default and forced flags to the track add commands
- vo_gpu_next: add options to control subtitle peak for HDR output
- video/out/d3d11: add d3d11 composition mode support
- vd_lavc: add --hwdec-threads
- stream_bluray: add --bluray-angle
- vo_gpu_next: add options to control output colorspace metadata more precisely
- sub: make --sub-fix-timing configurable
- vo_gpu_next: add --hdr-reference-white
- audio/out: add --audio-set-media-role
Changed:
- options: revert --prefetch-playlist default back to 'no'
- vo_gpu_next: change --target-colorspace-hint to 'auto' by default
- options: handle runtime --wid change
- options: reduce swapchain-depth to 2 by default
- screenshot: add osd and scaled flags to screenshot commands
Fixes and Minor Enhancements:
- vo_kitty: add auto-multiplexer-passthrough option
- vd_lavc: enable FFv1 hwaccel by default
- clipboard-wayland: prevent reading from hung up fd
- demux_mkv: fix compilation after deprecated definitions removal
- filters: handle flipping video if displaymatrix indicates so
- player/scripting: fix race condition when destroying clients
- {osd,msg}: use PU codepoints for escape codes instead of invalid UTF-8
- vo_dmabuf_wayland: only load needed hardware decoding drivers
- video/image_writer: tag accurate bit depth
- demux_lavf: fix unconstrained cache size with wrapped AVFrame packets
- libarchive: fix reading name of certain UTF-8 files
- sub/sd_lavc: fix decoding with libaribb24
- ao_avfoundation: fix memory leak
- osc.lua: fix volume icon not updating while paused
- context_wayland: implement target_csp for wayland
- vo_gpu: fix target colorspace for redrawn frames
- vo_dmabuf_wayland: don't set HDR metadata on SDR transfers
- vo_gpu_next: don't do partial updates on hint luminance
- sub/ass_mp: add missing padding for ass packer
- stream_dvb: allow to enforce DVB-S/T for old zap format channels.conf
- demux_libarchive: fix reading archives with '%' in stream URL path
- vo_gpu_next: allow UINT upload if no other format is supported
- ytdl_hook.lua: fix incorrect default format used with yt-dlp
- vo_gpu_next: allow unsetting LUTs
- stream_bluray: use bd_get_main_title() to get main title
- vo_gpu_next: when tone-mapping, set better maxCLL value
- stream_libarchive: seek source stream to 0 before probing
- path-unix: support ~~desktop path expansion
- ytdl_hook.lua: don't crash if playlist entries don't have an usable URL
- mac/vulkan: fix frame not displayed when paused
- mac/common: render first frame on init if possible
- video/out/w32_common: support --wid=0
- demux_mkv: map and expose hearing/visual impaired flags
- player/misc: show percentage progress for --stream-dump
- command: fix null dereference for invalid command in input-commands
- cplugin: fix missing init of pfn_mpv_get_time_ns
- vo_dmabuf_wayland: actually reuse OSD buffers
- mp_image: add support for AVAlphaMode
- vo_gpu_next: add --border-background=blur and --background-blur-radius
- demux/cue: fix crash when there are no tracks
- vf_format: add some basic HDR10 metadata
- vo/context_android: fix surface tearing on resize
- meson: remove redundant 'sdl2' option
- mac/common: fix window position on multi monitor setups
- vo_gpu_next: limit min_luma to 1000:1 contrast ratio in SDR mode
- ao_pipewire: fix some incorrect channel mappings
- wayland: correct geometry handling for rotated outputs
- demux: clear packet pool when upper memory limit is lowered
- mp_image: add ycgco-{re,ro} support
- wayland: convert luminance values to libplacebo space
- vo: trigger manual redraws at most at slightly over display fps
- osxbundle: add new macOS 26 compatible App icon
- wayland: support color-management-v1 version 2
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