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Usage ​

If using with URLs, have yt-dlp installed.

If the url used causes "invalid certificate" for some reason, use:

shell
mpv --ytdl-raw-options=no-check-certificates= URL

Shortcuts ​

For some shortcuts, extra configuration must be added to ~/.config/mpv/input.conf.

ShortcutDescriptionExtra configuration
>Next file in a playlist-
<Previous file in a playlist-
9Reduce volume-
0Increase volume-
sShuffles cycle shuffle
lLoop playlistl cycle-values loop-playlist yes no
#Next audio track-

Settings ​

Copy the default configuration files.

shell
cp -r /usr/share/doc/mpv ~/.config

Tips ​

Load high quality OpenGL options:

ini
profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp

Display timestamps with milliseconds in the OSC:

ini
script-opts=osc-timems=yes

Custom OSC ​

Subtitles ​

Supported formats: LRC, SRT, VTT, ASS

LRC ​

Formatting is very important (cannot use 3 digits for milisseconds).

txt
[mm:ss.xx] Text to be shown