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mpv

Command line media player

β˜… 38KOtherv0.42.0CMedia & Entertainment

INSTALLATION

$ apt-get install mpv
mpv demo

DESCRIPTION

mpv is a free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

DETAILS

Repository
mpv-player/mpv (2026-11-09)
Website
mpv.io
Author
mpv-player
License
Other
Category
Media & Entertainment
Language
C
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows
Version
v0.42.0 (2026-11-05)
Repo Age
14 years old

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