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mpv vs Celluloid: catalog facts
mpv	Celluloid
Free Free software with no paid version.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
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	Uses existing mpv configuration and keybindings unchanged Drag and drop playlist editing
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	Linux only Relies on mpv for playback features, so advanced tuning happens in mpv config files
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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