Mpv – A free, open source, and cross-platform media player

Re:Mpv – A free, open source, and cross-platform media player by WhyNotHugo on Monday July 18, 2022 @12:08PM (#32139906)

> I have never understood why this player doesn't have a GUI where settings can be adjusted.

I'll start by saying that `mpv` is likely not for you.

Personally, I see little value in such complex GUI. 99% of the times I double click on a video and I want it to play. I don't need a fancy wizard to customise any settings.

I just have tiny config file I created in 2016 and it still works today -- and the fact that it's a text file means it's just been part of my dotfiles all this time and carries over onto new systems.

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Re:Mpv – A free, open source, and cross-platform media player by thanatos519 on Monday July 18, 2022 @12:43PM (#32140313)

double-click? So you /do/ use a GUI! I type 'mpv filename' in my terminal. I don't need a fancy GUI to choose my files.

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Re:Mpv – A free, open source, and cross-platform media player by entropie on Monday July 18, 2022 @08:22PM (#32145885)

Sure. I use MPV on every machine I have so windows too - where I doubleclick.

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