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mpv-android

mpv-android is a free, open-source video player for Android. Listen to music and watch videos. It has 3,651 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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About mpv-android

mpv-android is a video player for Android based on libmpv. Features: * Hardware and software video decoding * Gesture-based seeking, volume/brightness control and more * libass support for styled subtitles * Secondary (or dual) subtitle support * Advanced video settings (interpolation, debanding, scalers, ...) * Play network streams with the "Open URL" function * Background playback, Picture-in-Picture, keyboard input supported

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds mpv-android from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.

Screenshots

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FAQ

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Is mpv-android free and open source?

Yes. mpv-android's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.

How do I install mpv-android?

You can install mpv-android from F-Droid (package is.xyz.mpv) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 2026-09-17).

Is mpv-android still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 19, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.