MPV Starter

MPV Graphical Launcher (web links & local files)

MPV Starter is a graphical application that lets you launch the MPV player easily with web links and local files (YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, MP4/MKV/AVI files, etc.), manage custom parameters, history, and bookmarks, all from an intuitive and multilingual interface.

✅ New: Now with local file support!
Play both web links and locally stored videos.

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Main Features

• Flexible playback: Supports web links (YouTube, Twitch, etc.) and local files (MP4, MKV, AVI).
• MPV executable selection: Easily specify the path to MPV.
• Automatic MPV installer: Download and run MPV directly from the app if you don't have it yet.
• Modern UI installer: Install the modern graphical interface (OSC Modern) for MPV with one click.
• Custom parameters: Add and save launch parameters for MPV.
• Smart history: Automatically saves last 100 played items (accessible via menu).
• Bookmark management: Store web links and local files with custom titles.
• Multilingual: Supports English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, and German.
• Input validation: Checks links and file paths before playback.
• Quick access: One-click access to bookmarks, history, and settings.
• Portable setup: All data stored alongside the executable.

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MPV config file example: mpv.conf:

vo=gpu-next

#gpu-api=vulkan  # Vulkan for better performance (optional)

hwdec=no

#profile=gpu-hq  # High-quality settings
profile=high-quality

scale=ewa_lanczos4sharpest
cscale=ewa_lanczos4sharpest
dscale=ewa_lanczos4sharpest
tscale=ewa_lanczos4sharpest

correct-downscaling=yes

save-position-on-quit
fs

deband=yes

saturation=50
gamma=30

no-border

Most used params template: params.conf:

When using the tool, ensure that you do not select options beginning with '#'. Additionally, note that selecting multiple options with overlapping functionality may cause unexpected behavior in MPV.

Note: This behavior will be fixed in future updates

# Only select one of each category, if nothing is selected MPV will use the default one

# Video Output
vo=gpu
vo=gpu-next

# Hardware decoders
hwdec=no
hwdec=auto
hwdec=auto-safe
hwdec=auto-copy

# GPU API
gpu-api=vulkan

# Profiles
profile=gpu-hq
profile=fast
profile=high-quality

# Speed
speed=0.5
speed=2

# Simple interpolation, activate both
video-sync=display-resample
interpolation=yes

# Individual options
deband=yes
save-position-on-quit
no-border
fs
mute
cache=yes
cache=auto
loop=yes

Check multiple simple MPV config files on my GitHub repository:

🛠️👉 KAPINTOM/mpv-player-personal-configs

For more detailed information on configuring the MPV configuration file, please refer to the official MPV documentation

📖👉 Reference Manual Main Page → Stable Version Manual

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Credits

Developed by Kenneth Andrey Pinto Medina using vibe coding technique

GitHub: KAPINTOM

MPV Automated Installers Based On:
Repository: zhongfly/mpv-winbuild
Thanks to zhongfly for providing builds and update scripts for MPV on Windows.