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iPlay vs mpv: catalog facts
iPlay	mpv
Free Free to download across the supported platforms.	Free Free software with no paid version.
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Multiple playback engines including VLC and MPV Runs on many platforms	High quality video output through OpenGL, Vulkan and D3D11, with scaling, colour management, frame timing… Hardware decoding on most platforms, switchable at runtime with --hwdec
Documentation primarily in Chinese Feature set varies by platform	There is no real graphical interface, only a small on-screen controller over the video Configuration means editing mpv.conf and input.conf by hand
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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