Play with MPV
Sends videos in pages like youtube to an external MPV player
Total ratings
4.37
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works perfectly once set up
- Reduces CPU usage for video playback
- Useful for systems where graphics acceleration in the browser doesn't work well
- Allows playback through MPV with minimal fuss after initial configuration
- Revives older hardware for media playback
Cons
- Complicated initial setup, especially for users unfamiliar with git or programming
- Lack of clear instructions for starting the server
- Installation issues related to Python setup
- Requires additional components like youtube-dl
- Some users experience low download speeds with youtube-dl
Most mentioned
- Initial setup can be problematic
- Requires running the server in terminal
- Installation and dependency issues reported
- Praise for performance improvements on older hardware
- Need for better documentation or instructions
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 |  | | iw | טוב מאוד |
| 2024-04-20 |  | | ru | Отлично работает!!! |
| 2023-09-15 |  | | Works perfect But the initial setup can be a lil problematic. Someone who isn't using git will get stuck at step #4. Without git installed: 1. Install MPV 2. Install python 3. Install chrome extension 4. Go to https://github.com/thann/play-with-mpv and download everthing by pressing "Code" [Green button] -> "Download ZIP" 5. Extract everything 6. Start server by running "play-with-mpv.py" 7. Reload any website for media playback / Restart browser The chrome extension has to be configured as well... Configure the plugin: 1. Open the extension settings 2. Select desired resolution 3. Enter the given server location by "play-with-mpv.py" (for example http://localhost:7531) 4. Enter in "MPV Arguments" --force-window (It didn't show a media window without it) Any media will be relayed to the server when pressing the extension button and the mpv media window should appear with it shortly after... | |
| 2023-09-15 |  | | en | Works perfect But the initial setup can be a lil problematic. Someone who isn't using git will get stuck at step #4. Without git installed: 1. Install MPV 2. Install python 3. Install chrome extension 4. Go to https://github.com/thann/play-with-mpv and download everthing by pressing "Code" [Green button] -> "Download ZIP" 5. Extract everything 6. Start server by running "play-with-mpv.py" 7. Reload any website for media playback / Restart browser The chrome extension has to be configured as well... Configure the plugin: 1. Open the extension settings 2. Select desired resolution 3. Enter the given server location by "play-with-mpv.py" (for example http://localhost:7531) 4. Enter in "MPV Arguments" --force-window (It didn't show a media window without it) Any media will be relayed to the server when pressing the extension button and the mpv media window should appear with it shortly after... |
| 2023-06-09 | | | Cannot get it installed. Relevant message is (I think): Preparing metadata (setup.py): started Preparing metadata (setup.py): finished with status 'error' error: subprocess-exited-with-error × python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully. Someone willing to clarify? Sorry, I don't have hours to debug this stuff. | |
| 2023-06-09 |  | | en | Cannot get it installed. Relevant message is (I think): Preparing metadata (setup.py): started Preparing metadata (setup.py): finished with status 'error' error: subprocess-exited-with-error × python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully. Someone willing to clarify? Sorry, I don't have hours to debug this stuff. |
| 2021-12-07 |  | | Didn't work. Tried restarting broswer too. Have MPV installed too. Why? | |
| 2021-10-14 |  | | But with youtube-dl low download speed from youtube, look at yt-dlp. | |
| 2021-10-14 |  | | en | But with youtube-dl low download speed from youtube, look at yt-dlp. |
| 2021-03-27 | Cihan Ceylan | | It does not explain how to run the server. |
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