Recent changes to 951: Request: MPV alternative to mplayer2?

#951 Request: MPV alternative to mplayer2?

trialuser02 — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:29:41 -0000

status: New --> Fixed
Priority: High --> Medium

#951 Request: MPV alternative to mplayer2?

Michael Tunnell — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:38:23 -0000

Oh, well that is unfortunate. Maybe the developer will consider it anyway but that does sound like a bit of work. :(

#951 Request: MPV alternative to mplayer2?

Luigi Baldoni — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:32:21 -0000

It doesn't seem trivial. From what I can see, the current plugin interacts with mplayer using the slave mode, which doesn't exist anymore in mpv.
It would have to be rewritten to use libmpv instead.

Request: MPV alternative to mplayer2?

Michael Tunnell — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:01:00 -0000

MPV is an awesome alternative to mplayer2, in fact it is a fork of mplayer2. Would you be interested in making mpv as a backend for video playback in qmmp?

MPlayer2 is deprecated and hasn't seen development for years. MPV is actively developed and has added a TON of awesome features. I think MPV would be a fantastic replacement for use in qmmp.

Thoughts?

Here's the website for MPV: https://mpv.io/

Request: MPV alternative to mplayer2?

Michael Tunnell — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:01:00 -0000

Ticket 951 has been modified: Request: MPV alternative to mplayer2?
Edited By: trialuser02 (trialuser02)
Status updated: 'New' => 'Fixed'
_priority updated: 'High' => 'Medium'