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mpv vs Optimus Player: catalog facts
mpv	Optimus Player
Free Free software with no paid version.	Paid Commercial app; see the developer's website for current pricing.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS
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	Plays 250+ formats via FFmpeg Color-accurate playback using macOS frameworks
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	macOS only Closed source, unlike VLC or IINA
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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