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v26.07
What's Changed
Key highlights:
Improved performances for: opening a video, changing video, showing the seek bar and the video preview.
The control buttons are smaller to leave more space for the content.
The options are simplified and we've added a search box to filter them.
The Wayland mode is now enabled by default for new installations, it works with the AppImage and is improved.
Dark mode now works on GNOME-based desktops.
Many other features and improvements could be listed here, many thanks to the new contributors!
Features
Add move subtitles vertically feature by @tbertels in #687
Support changing status time format by click, add remaining and percentage modes by @tbertels in #794 #817
Add support for AVIF screenshots, prettify JPEG encoding settings and add avif to accepted file extensions by @tbertels in #800
settingswindow: Add "Mono" audio channel layout preset by @tbertels in #836
Add "Use dark colors" option by @tbertels in #857
Add auto deinterlacing by @tbertels in #871
Add support to enqueue files from file manager by @tbertels in #872 #904 #930
drawnslider: Jump to start of current chapter on middle-click in progress bar by @Thoxy67 in #941 #976
settings: add Replay Gain controls to Audio renderer page by @Thoxy67 in #944
widgets: add status time hover tooltip and double-click goto by @Thoxy67 & @tbertels in #945 #968 #971
Show hardware decoding state in a main window playback status tooltip by @tbertels in #965
Support adjusting audio delay and simplify setting audio, video and subtitles tracks menus by @tbertels in #966
Add a feature to loop over to first/last file when using 'use next/prev file in folder when only one file in playlist' by @wufik0 in #972
Improvements
Trigger Play from stopped state when clicking on mpvWidget by @tbertels in #683 #845
mainwindow: Make Play / Pause action trigger Play button by @tbertels in #684
manager: Remove file title from tracks titles by @tbertels in #686
Simplify title bar setting by @tbertels in #709
playlistwindow: select tab on right click, move Clear command to tab menu and add Rename command by @tbertels in #738
settingswindow: Let pipewire set its own buffer and reduce pulse buffer by @tbertels in #744
Improve Playlist window and add "Remove Selected Item" command to Playlist menu by @tbertels in #749
mainwindow: Remember "Disable aspect ratio" menu toggle by @tbertels in #753
actioneditor: Ask confirmation if new keybind will overwrite existing one by @tbertels in #774
Use Wayland mode by default, enable the option only on Wayland, differentiate between X11 and XWayland by @tbertels in #775 #864
mainwindow: Only show Step and subtitles buttons for videos by @tbertels in #786 #808
Use latest Qt LTS for the CI and the AppImage by @tbertels in #788
ci: Add Wayland mode support to AppImage by @tbertels in #790
Add support for transparency to all color settings by @tbertels in #795
actioneditor: Add descriptive names for Previous & Next (Skip Backward & Forward) by @tbertels in #798
Improve "Interface" settings page by @tbertels in #807
drawnslider: Make seek bar, volume handles border and chapters brighter for dark themes by @tbertels in #809
Show message when ambiguous shortcut is used by @tbertels in #812
Improve language override by @tbertels in #813 #827 #958
Windows: Don't create start menu folder and show version in Windows Uninstall app by @tbertels in #833
Add Bink Video format to supported file types by @tbertels in #834
Reduce the size of buttons by @tbertels in #839 #954
Set default Volume Increase/Decrease shortcuts to Up/Down by @tbertels in #847
Simplify subtitles settings and remove redundant options by @tbertels in #849
Show screen make and model in Fullscreen settings screen selector by @tbertels in #859
mainwindow: Only show app name in window title when no file is loaded by @tbertels in #862
mainwindow: Move SubtitlesDelay actions to submenu by @tbertels in #868
manager: Show track language script when non standard by @tbertels in #874
settingswindow: Use default mpv OSD font size by @tbertels in #879
Make "Previous" seek to beginning of current chapter if not beyond 5 seconds by @tbertels in #883 #925
settingswindow: Use mpv defaults for enabled hardware codecs; add AV1 and VP8 by @tbertels in #888 #889
Use custom slider widget for audio balance and color controls settings by @tbertels in #893
Bring window to front when opening a video for immediate playback by @tbertels in #895
Display buffering state and progress in status bar on buffer underrun by @tbertels in #898
Add m4b (MPEG-4 Audiobook) to supported file extensions by @tbertels in #902
videopreview: Request yt-dlp formats meeting minimum preview height by @tbertels in #914
Enable subtitles / unmute when user selects a subtitles / audio track by @tbertels in #926 #939
Rename "Library" to "Playlists Backup" by @tbertels in #934
Don't play first frame when resuming position by @tbertels in #940 #948
drawnslider: cache background image, only redraw on state change by @Thoxy67 in #942
drawnstatus: skip repaint when displayed time hasn't changed by @Thoxy67 in #943
settingswindow: add searchable settings input by @Thoxy67 in #946
Speed up video transitions and prevent previous-frame flashing by @tbertels in #957
Migrate video horizontal flip to filterlist and make it a toggle by @tbertels in #959
mainwindow: Add 16:9 Aspect ratio command by @tbertels in #960
playlistwindow: Remove Close Tab button at the bottom by @tbertels in #962
playlistwindow: Remove "Save As..." command from context menu by @tbertels in #978
Speed up video preview generation by @tbertels in #979
settingswindow: Default auto window size to video size by @tbertels in #980
videopreview: Add fallback formats and QuickJS support for yt-dlp by @tbertels in #986
main: Switch to matching playlist when opening file from recents by @tbertels in #987
Don't draw logo when launched with a file by @tbertels in #991
Bug fixes
main: Save only the path part of screenshot location by @tbertels in #756
Don't percent-encode filename or path for thumbnails by @tbertels in #763
mainwindow: Don't add subtitles "Move" menu to root of Play menu by @tbertels in #767
mainwindow: Uncheck "Repeat" menu action when disabling loop by @tbertels in #768
Fix restoring audio and video tracks from Recents by @tbertels in #769 #781
main: Set a shorter stale time for the lock file by @tbertels in #772
Change key shortcut for "Move File to Recycle Bin" and rename it to "Remove File" for the Flatpak build by @tbertels in #782
mainwindow: Add missing Move Subtitles menu by @tbertels in #784
manager: Reset filename on stop by @tbertels in #785
videopreview: Don't open file if empty by @tbertels in #789
Don't try to load non-existing subtitles files by @tbertels in #791
manager: Don't store current tracks selection if auto selected by @tbertels in #796 #875
mainwindow: Empty Quick Playlist when opening file with Quick Open File by @tbertels in #799
Fix cursor hiding issues in fullscreen by @tbertels in #801
Fix hide cursor in fullscreen at bottomArea edge and remove duplicate workaround code by @tbertels in #802
helpers: Fix custom icons path and add missing extension by @tbertels in #804
Adding StartupWMClass to the .desktop file by @Kyuyrii in #806
Update icons and colors on system theme or palette change by @tbertels in #810
Fix tracks auto language selection by @tbertels in #811
screensaver: Add missing interactive argument by @tbertels in #816
Add missing .ico files by @tbertels in #832
mainwindow: Only trigger window move after mouse move by @tbertels in #841
Improve window size saving by @tbertels in #842 #899
mainwindow: Don't start window move while in fullscreen by @tbertels in #844
helpers: Guard against malformed input in date/time parsers by @tbertels in #851
main: Fix restoring original style after disabling Fusion one by @tbertels in #856
settingswindow: Only show custom icons controls when needed + various fixes by @tbertels in #858
Stop playing and unload file when currently playing playlist is closed by @tbertels in #866
Fix visual glitches and animation when exiting from fullscreen in Wayland mode by @tbertels in #876 #938 #894
Don't start window move until the mouse has moved enough by @tbertels in #877
settingswindow: Use dark colors if a dark colors system theme is detected by @tbertels in #880
drawnslider: Fix background image height calculation by @tbertels in #903
Fix memory leaks in mainwindow by @tbertels in #908
Work around black screen bug during fullscreen transitions on Windows by @tbertels in #911
Fix for hiDPI pixel artifact on hardware decoding by @BenDo85 in #917
Always use .log extension for log file and translate the file type by @tbertels in #932
main: Move temporary screenshot file to destination asynchronously by @tbertels in #937
mainwindow: arm AB loop when B is set at current playback position by @Thoxy67 in #950
helpers: Don't sort items by URL when filtering them by @tbertels in #963
ci: Show version in flatpak dev builds by @tbertels in #974
logger: Always enable logging with --log-to-console by @tbertels in #977
Fix gapless playback-related issues, prevent mpv error when clearing filters by @tbertels in #985
mpvwidget: Add Windows long path support by @tbertels in #988 #1001
settingswindow: Enable "Position ASS subs relative to video frame" by default by @tbertels in #989
settingswindow: Use mpv default subtitles shadow color by @tbertels in #990
mpvwidget: Fix clearing filters by @tbertels in #999
Other changes
mainwindow: Don't manually delete playlistWindow_ by @tbertels in #679
Fix C++23 deprecation warnings by @tbertels in #682
data: Use SPDX format for project_license in Appstream metainfo file by @tbertels in #757
main: Move log messages where they belong by @tbertels in #828
settingswindow: Set default subtitles color to white and border size to 2 by @tbertels in #835
Copy Windows icon file to build dir instead of converting it and update icon maker script by @tbertels in #852
Observe "idle-active" instead of deprecated MPV_EVENT_IDLE by @tbertels in #867
cmakelists: Use GLOB to add all translations (including ko and forgotten pl one) by @tbertels in #886
Fix stacktrace outputing to log file by @tbertels in #892
mpvwidget: Pass large parameters by reference by @tbertels in #897
Use lambda expressions for QMetaObject::invokeMethod calls by @tbertels in #896
data: Remove "Audio" and "Video" categories from .desktop file by @tbertels in #905
data: Add help link to wiki in appstream file by @tbertels in #919
main: Don't check GPU in Wayland mode by @tbertels in #933
tooltip: Reduce sides margin and use lighter border for dark palettes, paletteeditor: Restore visibility of Light, Midlight and Mid by @tbertels in #951
Simplify the way the title bar is set and rename "Don't prefix anything" title bar setting by @tbertels in #953 #961
Move about dialog and version-related variables to dedicated class by @tbertels in #973
v26.01
What's Changed
Key highlights:
Pre-defined audio and video filters: Extra Stereo, Compressor and Crossfeed for audio, and Deinterlace for video.
Fast seeking is used by default when hardware decoding isn't available
Support for many video modifications: zoom, switch to 4:3 aspect ratio, free video resize, video move, rotate and horizontal flip.
Move File to Trash feature which lets you sift through videos or music and remove unwanted ones by pressing a key.
You can now set custom mpv options in Options > Tweaks.
The AppImage version now includes auto update information.
Features
Implement Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in #507 #708
Frame Timings -> Input Cache Stats by @cmdrkotori in #505 #508 #512
Add pre-defined audio and video filters support by @tbertels in #514 #712
Add support for custom mpv options by @tbertels in #519 #536 #635
Add 'Move File to Trash' feature by @zakius in #523
mainwindow: Add a crossfeed audio filter for headphones by @tbertels in #535
Support changing the video zoom level by @tbertels in #539
Implement gapless playback, read content of archives and playlists containing one file by @tbertels in #541
settingswindow: Implement more subtitle options by @tbertels in #601
Add a setting to choose whether to remember Quick Playlist content by @tbertels in #605
Add option to append opened files to Quick Playlist by @tbertels in #607
settingswindow: Implement subtitles black background box by @tbertels in #636
mainwindow: Add 4:3 Aspect ratio command by @tbertels in #638
Support resizing the video by @tbertels in #641 #658
Support moving the video by @flandriai in #649
Add Rotate and horizontal flip feature by @flandriai in #657
Improvements
Show in About if running under Wayland or XWayland/X11 by @tbertels in #479
Use clipboard content when opening Network Stream dialog by @tbertels in #485
Set application name by @tbertels in #496
Render tinyicon in status bar correctly with screen scaling by @tbertels in #506
mainwindow: Rename Previous and Next Subtitle commands by @tbertels in #510
Improve Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in #511
desktop: Add keywords by @tbertels in #513 #733
mainwindow: Remove numbering from recent files entries by @tbertels in #522
settingswindow: Close Options window on Escape key press by @tbertels in #524
Remember streams position and show them in Recent files by @tbertels in #527
mainwindow: Regroup File menu screenshot commands in a submenu by @tbertels in #528
manager: Show stream titles in the playlist by @tbertels in #529
settingswindow: Only enable the Apply button when something can be applied by @tbertels in #532
Allow importing .txt plaintext playlists, rename the Import/Export Playlist File windows by @tbertels in #542
Use Escape key for both "Escape Fullscreen" and "Finish Searching" by @tbertels in #543
Show the app in "Open With" dialog when right-clicking on a folder by @tbertels in #544
mpris: Update mimetypes and desktopentry by @tbertels in #545
Add "More Files" entry in Recent Files to show up to 50 recents in total by @tbertels in #546
propertieswindow: Make the text from the QLabels selectable by @tbertels in #547
Display the current aspect ratio name in the aspect ratio submenu by @tbertels in #548
Use a custom widget for the seekbar tooltip by @tbertels in #552
Don't disable mute and volume controls with no file loaded by @tbertels in #561 #622
cmake: allow override CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY by @Andarwinux in #563
Use more descriptive actions names in Keys editor and shorter names in submenus by @tbertels in #569
mainwindow: Limit the width of the recent files menu by @tbertels in #571
playlistwindow: Add an "Add Folder" command by @tbertels in #576
helpers: Add module file formats by @tbertels in #579
settingswindow: Enable hr-seek-framedrop by default for faster seeking by @tbertels in #580
Show more information in the Properties window by @tbertels in #581
Make Interface options more user-friendly by @tbertels in #584
Use fast seek (by default) when hardware decoding is unavailable by @tbertels in #585
settingswindow: Regroup and fix subtitles shadow settings by @tbertels in #586
settingswindow: Remove "Format" page from Options by @tbertels in #587
videopreview: Request minimum file size for yt-dlp by @tbertels in #590
Improve video presets workflow and remove debanding from "Highest" preset by @tbertels in #598
Don't percent-encode filename for screenshot name and use stream title for streams by @tbertels in #602
playlistwindow: Make the "Quick Playlist" name fully translatable by @tbertels in #603
Only load playlists backup when needed to avoid slowing down app startup by @tbertels in #613
Better processing and sorting of [new] playlist items by @BowDown097 in #615
Polish Settings window by @tbertels in #616 #713 #739
settingswindow: Add QuickJS support for yt-dlp and enable auto EJS update by @tbertels in #626 #714
settingswindow: Increase maximum values for normal and large playback steps by @tbertels in #629
Use digit grouping for big numbers and make the % symbol translatable everywhere by @tbertels in #630
settingswindow: Implement Screenshot directory browse button by @tbertels in #639
settingswindow: Allow editing audioSpdifCodecs and add a tooltip by @tbertels in #660
mainwindow: Rename Edit menu to Playlist by @tbertels in #661
main: Log package type by @tbertels in #665
win-icon: Add all possible sizes by @tbertels in #666
platform: Capitalize name and use short name by default (Windows metadata) by @tbertels in #667
Show ffmpeg version in About and log by @tbertels in #668
mainwindow: Use current file folder for Quick Open by @tbertels in #670
Always use palette detection for fallback theme icons and implement newer method by @tbertels in #722 #735
Add German and Norwegian translations, update translations. Thanks to the translators!
Bug fixes
drawnslider: Prevent clang-tidy warning about integer division in a floating point context by @tbertels in #478
mpvwidget: Fix typo in log message by @tbertels in #489
settings: Disable tooltip location setting widget by default by @tbertels in #509
Disable mpv native clipboard support by @tbertels in #521
settingswindow: Use WIDGET_LOOKUP in restoreColorControls by @tbertels in #537
settingswindow: Don't disable tooltip location setting when video preview is enabled by @tbertels in #551
mainwindow: Fix Skip and Step buttons icons when using System theme by @tbertels in #555
settingswindow: ...
v25.07
What's Changed
Key highlights:
A video preview is shown on the seek bar.
The window can be moved by dragging the bottom section.
Bigger icons and updated subtitles icon.
The shuffle feature shuffles the entire list (and preserve its original order) and the playlist keeps the current item at the center, so you'll always know what's playing next.
The new music mode makes it possible to keep the MPC-QT small to play music.
The keys editor is easier to use thanks to a search field and a better workflow.
Subtitles additions for deaf or hard-of-hearing (SDH) like [whispers] can be automatically hidden (in "Subtitles > Misc").
You can force MPC-QT to use English instead of an incomplete translation.
The AppImage is made with Ubuntu 22.04, but you're encouraged to use the Flathub Flatpak version instead.
Features
Add a setting to remember panels state and keep last window geometry setting active (#304)
Implement ICC Profile browse button (#317)
Support pan and scan (#330)
Add a video preview to the seekbar (#411, #415, #438, #443, #452)
Implement window resize in minimal and compact modes (#391)
Add a music mode (#398)
Add Previous and Next Audio track shortcuts (#399)
Add a quick search field to the Keys page of Options (#404)
Add OpenSubtitles web search support (#422)
Support removing subtitles additions for deaf or hard-of-hearing (SDH) (#424)
Implement remember last selected playlist option (#428)
Implement language override to English in Player options (#426)
Improvements
Update subtitles icons (#313)
Enable the seekbar time tooltip by default (#318)
Make icons images larger (#320, #363)
Draw slider background transparently (#324)
Add support for .iso file extension (#355)
Detect the icons theme (#364)
Always use the built-in icons (#365)
Enable Fusion Qt style by default on Windows for dark theme support (#366)
Update MimeType & X-KDE-Protocols in .desktop (#376)
Switch to the CMake build system (#387, #444, #446, #453)
Position current item of playlist at center of viewport (#390)
Remove audio volume from Options and move balance to audio page (#396)
Show OSD message on track change by shortcut or subtitles enabling/disabling (#402, #407)
Move audio, subtitles and video tracks at the top of their submenus (#403)
Improve keybinding workflow (#406, #409)
Always use pointing hand cursor for seekbar (#413)
Make Statistics translatable (#432)
Implement yt-dlp web video max height setting (#434, #445)
Make more playlist-related strings translatable (#433)
Show more tracks information in submenus and fix tracks info formatting (#436)
Set a bottom margin by default for subtitles (#441)
Tweak playback speed feature (#449)
Output stacktrace in log and handle SIGABRT (#454, #455)
Allow the window to be moved by dragging the bottom section (#457)
Increase width of Open Network Stream dialog (#458)
Add Catalan, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Tamil translations. Thanks to the translators!
Bug fixes
Work around bug on Wayland where video doesn't fit window (#305)
Disable auto zoom by default in Wayland mode (#306)
Change ccHdrRemapper stack to show Mobius by default (#312)
Propagate background color to mpv too (#322)
Re-raise segmentation fault signal instead of exiting with error (#384)
Fix playlist hidden on start (#397)
Make the JSON IPC link in Keys Options clickable (#400)
Change shortcuts for volume up and volume down (#408)
Don't show "Volume:" OSD message when opening mpc-qt (#418)
Don't show "Subtitles:" OSD message when opening mpc-qt (#420)
Restore music mode state on start (#421)
Make percent (%) strings translatable (#423)
Disable actionFileSaveCopy (Save a Copy...) (#431)
Use Consolas as monospace font on Windows (#442)
Prevent assert failure in qBound call in DrawnSlider (#456)
Fix Thumbnailer on Windows and center MPC-QT's name vertically (#460)
Don't hide mouse cursor in resize mode on Wayland either (#467)
Add a 1px margin at top of MediaSlider (#471)
v24.12.1
What's Changed
This bugfix release fixes a long standing bug that could lead to a crash, it also fixes a regression for Nvidia GPUs introduced by the version 24.12, fixes the "remember file position" feature and aims to fix a bug on Wayland caused by the packaging scripts of some distributions.
Bug fixes:
Don't set nowPlayingItem in playNextFileUrl (#339)
Don't use EGL for Nvidia and log display devices (#347)
Fix mpv_render_context_render invocation (#348)
Use reverse DNS + app naming for the .desktop file and advertise it (#350)
Other changes
Use Logger::log instead of LogStream wherever possible (#340)
Send the first log message as early as possible (#346)
Re-enable aspect ratio when changing it (#354)
v24.12
What's Changed
Key highlights:
The position, in addition to audio, video and subtitle tracks can now be remembered for 1000 videos.
The seek bar is easier to use thanks to a pointing hand cursor and a bigger clickable area.
Seeking is faster (and playing videos uses less power) on Intel integrated GPUs thanks to updated hardware decoding backends.
You can now easily know which subtitle, audio or video track is active. And if you're not a native speaker, disabling the "Prefer forced/default subtitles" will make mpc-qt use the subtitle track with full close captioning by default.
You can adjust the subtitles delay and change (or disable) the video aspect ratio.
The OSD is now more useful, with the current and total time on seek or on key press, the subtitles delay and even the aspect ratio name.
Features
Remember video position (#138, #139, #159, #163, #170, #174, #233, #237, #286)
Add a command to show/hide the controls in fullscreen (#141)
Play next/previous video in folder (#144, #219 and #235)
Add radio buttons in the Audio, Subtitles and Video Stream menus (#151, #271)
Support full file seamless loop (#165)
Improve subtitles auto selection (#172, #287)
Disable tracks submenus when empty, enable chapters menu when not empty (#171)
Remember audio, video and subtitle tracks (#169, #283)
Support adjusting subtitles delay (#175 and #188)
Support changing the video aspect ratio (#185, #192, #193 and #214)
Add an OSD timer (#189)
Add an option to show OSD timer on seek (#191)
Implement color controls (#198, #257)
Implement "Keep history of recently opened files" preference (#203)
Implement audio settings (#207, #257)
Display the title in the information bar and fix chapter display (#222)
Implement OSD font and font size settings (#224 and #225)
Changes
Don't disable the screensaver when the player is paused (#140)
Add missing tooltips to bottom bar (mainwindow) (#147)
Switch to C++17 and replace qAsConst with standard C++ feature (#150)
Increase recents size (#152)
Use pointing hand cursor where needed (#153)
Increase the clickable area of the timeline (be267c4)
Improve seekbar tooltip (#156)
Fix early finish (#167)
Improve Favorites UI workflow (#173)
Improve logging (#177, #178, #183, #259, #270, #276, #278, #280, #290)
Add Indonesian translation (#179)
Fix crash caused by native file dialog of Qt6 on macOS Ventura (and maybe Sonoma too) (#180)
Update hardware decoding backends (#182)
Remember screenshot directory for session (#184)
Increase OSD messages timeout to 2000 ms (#190)
Don't show "Mute:" and "Volume:" OSD messages when opening mpc-qt (#194)
Fix chapters ticks not getting cleared (#195)
Replace Fine (seek) step by Large step, Time step by Normal step (breaking change) (#196)
Make "Always on Top" key shortcut toggle between Always and Default (#197)
Always redraw the seekbar (#201)
Add vertical dividers between control buttons (#204)
Use safer default options (#205)
Don't add the current directory to external subtitles search (#206)
Simplify the "After Playback" actions and replace Repeat by faster Loop feature (#209 and #210)
Use a lock file to ensure single instance mode works correctly (#212)
Cache eofReached instead of blocking the main thread to check it (#213)
Cache chapter instead of blocking the mpv thread to check it (#216)
Filter the content of archives (#221)
Highlight the Play or Stop button depending on the playing state (#223)
Only remember history for videos by default (#228)
Add dutch translation file to project file (#232)
Update the "no media currently playing" logo (#251)
Update icon (#252)
Add a disabled state for white icons (dark fallback theme) (#254)
Fix slider position with Hi-DPI (#258)
Handle SIGHUP, SIGINT and SIGTERM signals (#263, #264)
Fix the tray icon (#288)
Disable the Volume menu in disabled state (#289)
Various improvements related to CI builds and automated tests (#145, #148, #186, #265, #269, #273, #279)
Work around KDE bug to hide cursor on rightmost pixels in fullscreen (#295)
Many translations updates (thank you to the translators!)
v24.06
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Prettify the icon (37ae667)
Update some Russian phrases (2ba599e)
Implement dragging window from the video area
Fixed crash on restart when player is closed while minimized (13fd079)
Fixed crash when right-clicking playlist window under specific circumstances (a6da42d)
Suppress "errors" from stderr (fae0c21)
Don't go on top when paused (7ea601d)
Update list available spdif codecs (e6cde7a)
Restrict web server to localhost by default (3d1c1d8)
Add media keys on Windows (a561e40)
Implement audio/sub track preference
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v23.12
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Port to Qt 6. Support for operating systems older than Windows 10 has been dropped. (e6177e8)
Fixed some more fractional scaling bugs. (b9ea010 5e67730)
Tidied up the unimplemented options in the settings dialog. (59f1072)
Implement fullscreen switcher combobox. (3f0eae4)
Implement systray icon. (4026a9a)
Fix default tracks logic. (438690c)
Fix wayland icon. (d77b88d)
Add option to use Wayland. (7046cff)
Mute button state is preserved across restarts. (0856b23)
(Windows) Add the feature that if portable.txt is found in the same folder as the executable, the config will be written to a config folder beneath the executable. (6676af8)
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v23.02
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Expose pipewire buffer setting (9ad28d2)
Sanitize more illegal characters from filenames (e92be28)
Fix compatibility with newer KDE, dropping some UX fixes for older KDE (014418c)
Fix control area hiding on multiple monitors (e5495c4)
Implement copying subtitle text to clipboard with ctrl-s (56c3c6a)
Turn off prefer forced subs (e58f294 and f5e46dc)
Better support for ultra-dark themes (495057f)
Implement basic ricing support (ed20568)
In addition, there may be other improvements not l
v22.02
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Add mpc-hc compatible web server
Process wheel events over entire window (4e893f2)
Force use of XCB instead of wayland (f4d4b74)
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v20.10
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Add library window (35630d2), deleted playlists are now saved instead of destroyed (9c6185f).
Remember shown stats page (f1cab33)
Implement subtitle track preference (e829b2b)
Rearrange settings window for 720p (782ba0a)
Save/restore maximized/minimized state (666bfbe)
Implement additive speed step (6d60f74)
Correctly set video filters (1d785eb)
Use alt+q on mac for quick open shortcut (93e7ab1)
Add ability to save thumbnails (47c3bba)
Implement after playback -> play next (cdb5890)
Implement thinner time fields like mpc-hc (f55e33e)
Implement limiting volume to 100% like mpc-hc (1936200)
Audio output settings now on own page (3567fb3)
Add logging framework (f06b7d1)
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v18.08
This is a time-based release for people without a development environment. The program is under development and the unimplemented parts of the interface have been disabled. (some settings, online interfaces, etc.) Please open issues on Github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 4bf2ca5 and mpv 0.29.0.
Fixes and enhancements
The following changes have been made since the last version:
Saner defaults (volume/zoom/tracks)
Add a device manager to implement the Open Disc menu
Add subtitles toggle button (#167 #211)
Improve usage of the fallback icon theme (#208)
Add shortcut to escape fullscreen (#194)
Add Spanish translation (#206)
Sanitise MPRIS metadata (#203 #204)
Implement deltaExtraPlaytimes IPC command (#200)
Implement early multi-process (#176)
Support Qt 5.11 (#198)
Extract tagged version information during the build process
Improve the playlist's context menu
Implement shuffle mode (#190)
Use mpv's new hook API (#189)
Fix regression with capitalized file extensions (#186)
Fix banding on Wayland (#164)
Add high bit-depth screenshotting option (#183)
Load mpv Lua scripts at [configfolder]/scripts (#182)
Wire up the autoload subs fields
Add --freestanding window launch option (#176)
Add option to suppress OSD messages (#179)
Only accept mouse events over the video widget (#177)
Allow the speed step to be customized (#175)
Don't add external subfiles to the playlist (#174)
Use mpv's internal stats plugin
Implement moving to next/previous file in the folder
Use mpv's new render API
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
Notes
This version is incompatible with older mpv releases. mpv 0.29.0 requires ffmpeg 4.0 and some distro users may need to use the mpv build scripts to make mpv. 8543470
The optional device manager functionality requires the presence of the udisks2 dbus service. 26e8c19
Compiling on Windows now requires packages to convert svg to ico. 855b14b
Running mpc-qt with some of the circulating mpv lua scripts may void your warranty. f6f2426
v18.03
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users. This is not final version software and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 79f6ab4 and mpv 0.28.0.
Fixes and enhancements
The following changes have been made since the last version:
(Re)enable building with older Qt versions (#136)
Update mpc-qt.desktop (#165)
Fix crash with svp (#140)
Bitblit the time and volume sliders (#147)
Add custom seek duration (#156)
Add Russian translation (#151)
Add checkboxes next to the zoom levels (#146)
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
v17.11
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users. This is not final version software and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 8f12155 and mpv 0.27.0. This is a relatively quiet release as the developer has been busy in real life.
Fixes and enhancements
The following changes have been made since the last version:
Remember time of favorites
Remember correct config folder (#137)
Correct window frame calculation (#138)
Don't crash in a new ipc connection (#140)
Enable building with MSVC (#141)
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
v17.10
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users. This is not final version software and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 122e5c7.
Fixes and enhancements
Bundle youtube-dl.exe to enable streaming from some websites. (+ ~7MiB)
Implement favorites menu (use mouse for moving and renaming)
Implement mpris protocol (Linux only)
Improve .desktop file (Linux only)
Fix cli --size implementation (#89)
Fix save image filename extension (#127)
Use expected window placement on first run (#128)
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
v17.09
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users.
While this project has been suitable as a daily driver for quite some time, this is not final version software, and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 5e87338.
Fixes and enhancements
Export MediaInfo to text file (#119)
USe correct mousewheel direction (#118)
Premangle the temporary image filename (#120)
Don't reset the play speed when pressing play (#117)
Honor --size argument (#89)
Add pallete editor (some shades are drawn by the system on Windows)
Custom icons and basic themeing (#65)
Integration of argon's stats.lua (#104)
Populate audio device lists with mpv 0.26.0 (mentioned in #116)
Add right-click menu (#113)
Simplified resizing code (#114)
In addition, there may be other fixes not listed here.
v17.08
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users.
While this project has been suitable as a daily driver for quite some time, this is not final version software, and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit e265526.
Fixes and enhancements
Play > After Playback > Loop (#99)
Correct filesize (#100)
Zero playback progression (#103)
Disabling screensaver on Windows (#107)
Selecting hwdec backend (#109)
Disabling subs (#110)
In addition, there may be other fixes not listed here.
NOTE: There was a small errata introduced by fixing #107 that new users may enounter: default playback progression should be 1, not 0. This is easily changed through the settings dialog (Playback->Playlist->Play 1 times) and a hotfix therefore will not be made for this release at the present time.
v17.07
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users.
While this project has been suitable as a daily driver for quite some time, this is not final version software, and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit f6b48f6.
Hotfixes
Any provided hotfix is based on a more recent commit and provides fixes for errata noticed soon after a release. Hotfixes are based on the last release and are cumulative. If a hotfix is a executable, it should use the dlls provided by the latest complete zipfile and be placed in the unzipped folder and renamed to mpc-qt.exe. Likewise, hotfix zipfiles should be extracted to the same folder as the base release.
170704 - add window rendered screenshots (fixes #98)
170705 - add image plugins to release (fixes #97)
What's Changed
Key highlights:
Improved performances for: opening a video, changing video, showing the seek bar and the video preview.
The control buttons are smaller to leave more space for the content.
The options are simplified and we've added a search box to filter them.
The Wayland mode is now enabled by default for new installations, it works with the AppImage and is improved.
Dark mode now works on GNOME-based desktops.
Many other features and improvements could be listed here, many thanks to the new contributors!
Features
Add move subtitles vertically feature by @tbertels in #687
Support changing status time format by click, add remaining and percentage modes by @tbertels in #794 #817
Add support for AVIF screenshots, prettify JPEG encoding settings and add avif to accepted file extensions by @tbertels in #800
settingswindow: Add "Mono" audio channel layout preset by @tbertels in #836
Add "Use dark colors" option by @tbertels in #857
Add auto deinterlacing by @tbertels in #871
Add support to enqueue files from file manager by @tbertels in #872 #904 #930
drawnslider: Jump to start of current chapter on middle-click in progress bar by @Thoxy67 in #941 #976
settings: add Replay Gain controls to Audio renderer page by @Thoxy67 in #944
widgets: add status time hover tooltip and double-click goto by @Thoxy67 & @tbertels in #945 #968 #971
Show hardware decoding state in a main window playback status tooltip by @tbertels in #965
Support adjusting audio delay and simplify setting audio, video and subtitles tracks menus by @tbertels in #966
Add a feature to loop over to first/last file when using 'use next/prev file in folder when only one file in playlist' by @wufik0 in #972
Improvements
Trigger Play from stopped state when clicking on mpvWidget by @tbertels in #683 #845
mainwindow: Make Play / Pause action trigger Play button by @tbertels in #684
manager: Remove file title from tracks titles by @tbertels in #686
Simplify title bar setting by @tbertels in #709
playlistwindow: select tab on right click, move Clear command to tab menu and add Rename command by @tbertels in #738
settingswindow: Let pipewire set its own buffer and reduce pulse buffer by @tbertels in #744
Improve Playlist window and add "Remove Selected Item" command to Playlist menu by @tbertels in #749
mainwindow: Remember "Disable aspect ratio" menu toggle by @tbertels in #753
actioneditor: Ask confirmation if new keybind will overwrite existing one by @tbertels in #774
Use Wayland mode by default, enable the option only on Wayland, differentiate between X11 and XWayland by @tbertels in #775 #864
mainwindow: Only show Step and subtitles buttons for videos by @tbertels in #786 #808
Use latest Qt LTS for the CI and the AppImage by @tbertels in #788
ci: Add Wayland mode support to AppImage by @tbertels in #790
Add support for transparency to all color settings by @tbertels in #795
actioneditor: Add descriptive names for Previous & Next (Skip Backward & Forward) by @tbertels in #798
Improve "Interface" settings page by @tbertels in #807
drawnslider: Make seek bar, volume handles border and chapters brighter for dark themes by @tbertels in #809
Show message when ambiguous shortcut is used by @tbertels in #812
Improve language override by @tbertels in #813 #827 #958
Windows: Don't create start menu folder and show version in Windows Uninstall app by @tbertels in #833
Add Bink Video format to supported file types by @tbertels in #834
Reduce the size of buttons by @tbertels in #839 #954
Set default Volume Increase/Decrease shortcuts to Up/Down by @tbertels in #847
Simplify subtitles settings and remove redundant options by @tbertels in #849
Show screen make and model in Fullscreen settings screen selector by @tbertels in #859
mainwindow: Only show app name in window title when no file is loaded by @tbertels in #862
mainwindow: Move SubtitlesDelay actions to submenu by @tbertels in #868
manager: Show track language script when non standard by @tbertels in #874
settingswindow: Use default mpv OSD font size by @tbertels in #879
Make "Previous" seek to beginning of current chapter if not beyond 5 seconds by @tbertels in #883 #925
settingswindow: Use mpv defaults for enabled hardware codecs; add AV1 and VP8 by @tbertels in #888 #889
Use custom slider widget for audio balance and color controls settings by @tbertels in #893
Bring window to front when opening a video for immediate playback by @tbertels in #895
Display buffering state and progress in status bar on buffer underrun by @tbertels in #898
Add m4b (MPEG-4 Audiobook) to supported file extensions by @tbertels in #902
videopreview: Request yt-dlp formats meeting minimum preview height by @tbertels in #914
Enable subtitles / unmute when user selects a subtitles / audio track by @tbertels in #926 #939
Rename "Library" to "Playlists Backup" by @tbertels in #934
Don't play first frame when resuming position by @tbertels in #940 #948
drawnslider: cache background image, only redraw on state change by @Thoxy67 in #942
drawnstatus: skip repaint when displayed time hasn't changed by @Thoxy67 in #943
settingswindow: add searchable settings input by @Thoxy67 in #946
Speed up video transitions and prevent previous-frame flashing by @tbertels in #957
Migrate video horizontal flip to filterlist and make it a toggle by @tbertels in #959
mainwindow: Add 16:9 Aspect ratio command by @tbertels in #960
playlistwindow: Remove Close Tab button at the bottom by @tbertels in #962
playlistwindow: Remove "Save As..." command from context menu by @tbertels in #978
Speed up video preview generation by @tbertels in #979
settingswindow: Default auto window size to video size by @tbertels in #980
videopreview: Add fallback formats and QuickJS support for yt-dlp by @tbertels in #986
main: Switch to matching playlist when opening file from recents by @tbertels in #987
Don't draw logo when launched with a file by @tbertels in #991
Bug fixes
main: Save only the path part of screenshot location by @tbertels in #756
Don't percent-encode filename or path for thumbnails by @tbertels in #763
mainwindow: Don't add subtitles "Move" menu to root of Play menu by @tbertels in #767
mainwindow: Uncheck "Repeat" menu action when disabling loop by @tbertels in #768
Fix restoring audio and video tracks from Recents by @tbertels in #769 #781
main: Set a shorter stale time for the lock file by @tbertels in #772
Change key shortcut for "Move File to Recycle Bin" and rename it to "Remove File" for the Flatpak build by @tbertels in #782
mainwindow: Add missing Move Subtitles menu by @tbertels in #784
manager: Reset filename on stop by @tbertels in #785
videopreview: Don't open file if empty by @tbertels in #789
Don't try to load non-existing subtitles files by @tbertels in #791
manager: Don't store current tracks selection if auto selected by @tbertels in #796 #875
mainwindow: Empty Quick Playlist when opening file with Quick Open File by @tbertels in #799
Fix cursor hiding issues in fullscreen by @tbertels in #801
Fix hide cursor in fullscreen at bottomArea edge and remove duplicate workaround code by @tbertels in #802
helpers: Fix custom icons path and add missing extension by @tbertels in #804
Adding StartupWMClass to the .desktop file by @Kyuyrii in #806
Update icons and colors on system theme or palette change by @tbertels in #810
Fix tracks auto language selection by @tbertels in #811
screensaver: Add missing interactive argument by @tbertels in #816
Add missing .ico files by @tbertels in #832
mainwindow: Only trigger window move after mouse move by @tbertels in #841
Improve window size saving by @tbertels in #842 #899
mainwindow: Don't start window move while in fullscreen by @tbertels in #844
helpers: Guard against malformed input in date/time parsers by @tbertels in #851
main: Fix restoring original style after disabling Fusion one by @tbertels in #856
settingswindow: Only show custom icons controls when needed + various fixes by @tbertels in #858
Stop playing and unload file when currently playing playlist is closed by @tbertels in #866
Fix visual glitches and animation when exiting from fullscreen in Wayland mode by @tbertels in #876 #938 #894
Don't start window move until the mouse has moved enough by @tbertels in #877
settingswindow: Use dark colors if a dark colors system theme is detected by @tbertels in #880
drawnslider: Fix background image height calculation by @tbertels in #903
Fix memory leaks in mainwindow by @tbertels in #908
Work around black screen bug during fullscreen transitions on Windows by @tbertels in #911
Fix for hiDPI pixel artifact on hardware decoding by @BenDo85 in #917
Always use .log extension for log file and translate the file type by @tbertels in #932
main: Move temporary screenshot file to destination asynchronously by @tbertels in #937
mainwindow: arm AB loop when B is set at current playback position by @Thoxy67 in #950
helpers: Don't sort items by URL when filtering them by @tbertels in #963
ci: Show version in flatpak dev builds by @tbertels in #974
logger: Always enable logging with --log-to-console by @tbertels in #977
Fix gapless playback-related issues, prevent mpv error when clearing filters by @tbertels in #985
mpvwidget: Add Windows long path support by @tbertels in #988 #1001
settingswindow: Enable "Position ASS subs relative to video frame" by default by @tbertels in #989
settingswindow: Use mpv default subtitles shadow color by @tbertels in #990
mpvwidget: Fix clearing filters by @tbertels in #999
Other changes
mainwindow: Don't manually delete playlistWindow_ by @tbertels in #679
Fix C++23 deprecation warnings by @tbertels in #682
data: Use SPDX format for project_license in Appstream metainfo file by @tbertels in #757
main: Move log messages where they belong by @tbertels in #828
settingswindow: Set default subtitles color to white and border size to 2 by @tbertels in #835
Copy Windows icon file to build dir instead of converting it and update icon maker script by @tbertels in #852
Observe "idle-active" instead of deprecated MPV_EVENT_IDLE by @tbertels in #867
cmakelists: Use GLOB to add all translations (including ko and forgotten pl one) by @tbertels in #886
Fix stacktrace outputing to log file by @tbertels in #892
mpvwidget: Pass large parameters by reference by @tbertels in #897
Use lambda expressions for QMetaObject::invokeMethod calls by @tbertels in #896
data: Remove "Audio" and "Video" categories from .desktop file by @tbertels in #905
data: Add help link to wiki in appstream file by @tbertels in #919
main: Don't check GPU in Wayland mode by @tbertels in #933
tooltip: Reduce sides margin and use lighter border for dark palettes, paletteeditor: Restore visibility of Light, Midlight and Mid by @tbertels in #951
Simplify the way the title bar is set and rename "Don't prefix anything" title bar setting by @tbertels in #953 #961
Move about dialog and version-related variables to dedicated class by @tbertels in #973
v26.01
What's Changed
Key highlights:
Pre-defined audio and video filters: Extra Stereo, Compressor and Crossfeed for audio, and Deinterlace for video.
Fast seeking is used by default when hardware decoding isn't available
Support for many video modifications: zoom, switch to 4:3 aspect ratio, free video resize, video move, rotate and horizontal flip.
Move File to Trash feature which lets you sift through videos or music and remove unwanted ones by pressing a key.
You can now set custom mpv options in Options > Tweaks.
The AppImage version now includes auto update information.
Features
Implement Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in #507 #708
Frame Timings -> Input Cache Stats by @cmdrkotori in #505 #508 #512
Add pre-defined audio and video filters support by @tbertels in #514 #712
Add support for custom mpv options by @tbertels in #519 #536 #635
Add 'Move File to Trash' feature by @zakius in #523
mainwindow: Add a crossfeed audio filter for headphones by @tbertels in #535
Support changing the video zoom level by @tbertels in #539
Implement gapless playback, read content of archives and playlists containing one file by @tbertels in #541
settingswindow: Implement more subtitle options by @tbertels in #601
Add a setting to choose whether to remember Quick Playlist content by @tbertels in #605
Add option to append opened files to Quick Playlist by @tbertels in #607
settingswindow: Implement subtitles black background box by @tbertels in #636
mainwindow: Add 4:3 Aspect ratio command by @tbertels in #638
Support resizing the video by @tbertels in #641 #658
Support moving the video by @flandriai in #649
Add Rotate and horizontal flip feature by @flandriai in #657
Improvements
Show in About if running under Wayland or XWayland/X11 by @tbertels in #479
Use clipboard content when opening Network Stream dialog by @tbertels in #485
Set application name by @tbertels in #496
Render tinyicon in status bar correctly with screen scaling by @tbertels in #506
mainwindow: Rename Previous and Next Subtitle commands by @tbertels in #510
Improve Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in #511
desktop: Add keywords by @tbertels in #513 #733
mainwindow: Remove numbering from recent files entries by @tbertels in #522
settingswindow: Close Options window on Escape key press by @tbertels in #524
Remember streams position and show them in Recent files by @tbertels in #527
mainwindow: Regroup File menu screenshot commands in a submenu by @tbertels in #528
manager: Show stream titles in the playlist by @tbertels in #529
settingswindow: Only enable the Apply button when something can be applied by @tbertels in #532
Allow importing .txt plaintext playlists, rename the Import/Export Playlist File windows by @tbertels in #542
Use Escape key for both "Escape Fullscreen" and "Finish Searching" by @tbertels in #543
Show the app in "Open With" dialog when right-clicking on a folder by @tbertels in #544
mpris: Update mimetypes and desktopentry by @tbertels in #545
Add "More Files" entry in Recent Files to show up to 50 recents in total by @tbertels in #546
propertieswindow: Make the text from the QLabels selectable by @tbertels in #547
Display the current aspect ratio name in the aspect ratio submenu by @tbertels in #548
Use a custom widget for the seekbar tooltip by @tbertels in #552
Don't disable mute and volume controls with no file loaded by @tbertels in #561 #622
cmake: allow override CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY by @Andarwinux in #563
Use more descriptive actions names in Keys editor and shorter names in submenus by @tbertels in #569
mainwindow: Limit the width of the recent files menu by @tbertels in #571
playlistwindow: Add an "Add Folder" command by @tbertels in #576
helpers: Add module file formats by @tbertels in #579
settingswindow: Enable hr-seek-framedrop by default for faster seeking by @tbertels in #580
Show more information in the Properties window by @tbertels in #581
Make Interface options more user-friendly by @tbertels in #584
Use fast seek (by default) when hardware decoding is unavailable by @tbertels in #585
settingswindow: Regroup and fix subtitles shadow settings by @tbertels in #586
settingswindow: Remove "Format" page from Options by @tbertels in #587
videopreview: Request minimum file size for yt-dlp by @tbertels in #590
Improve video presets workflow and remove debanding from "Highest" preset by @tbertels in #598
Don't percent-encode filename for screenshot name and use stream title for streams by @tbertels in #602
playlistwindow: Make the "Quick Playlist" name fully translatable by @tbertels in #603
Only load playlists backup when needed to avoid slowing down app startup by @tbertels in #613
Better processing and sorting of [new] playlist items by @BowDown097 in #615
Polish Settings window by @tbertels in #616 #713 #739
settingswindow: Add QuickJS support for yt-dlp and enable auto EJS update by @tbertels in #626 #714
settingswindow: Increase maximum values for normal and large playback steps by @tbertels in #629
Use digit grouping for big numbers and make the % symbol translatable everywhere by @tbertels in #630
settingswindow: Implement Screenshot directory browse button by @tbertels in #639
settingswindow: Allow editing audioSpdifCodecs and add a tooltip by @tbertels in #660
mainwindow: Rename Edit menu to Playlist by @tbertels in #661
main: Log package type by @tbertels in #665
win-icon: Add all possible sizes by @tbertels in #666
platform: Capitalize name and use short name by default (Windows metadata) by @tbertels in #667
Show ffmpeg version in About and log by @tbertels in #668
mainwindow: Use current file folder for Quick Open by @tbertels in #670
Always use palette detection for fallback theme icons and implement newer method by @tbertels in #722 #735
Add German and Norwegian translations, update translations. Thanks to the translators!
Bug fixes
drawnslider: Prevent clang-tidy warning about integer division in a floating point context by @tbertels in #478
mpvwidget: Fix typo in log message by @tbertels in #489
settings: Disable tooltip location setting widget by default by @tbertels in #509
Disable mpv native clipboard support by @tbertels in #521
settingswindow: Use WIDGET_LOOKUP in restoreColorControls by @tbertels in #537
settingswindow: Don't disable tooltip location setting when video preview is enabled by @tbertels in #551
mainwindow: Fix Skip and Step buttons icons when using System theme by @tbertels in #555
settingswindow: ...
v25.07
What's Changed
Key highlights:
A video preview is shown on the seek bar.
The window can be moved by dragging the bottom section.
Bigger icons and updated subtitles icon.
The shuffle feature shuffles the entire list (and preserve its original order) and the playlist keeps the current item at the center, so you'll always know what's playing next.
The new music mode makes it possible to keep the MPC-QT small to play music.
The keys editor is easier to use thanks to a search field and a better workflow.
Subtitles additions for deaf or hard-of-hearing (SDH) like [whispers] can be automatically hidden (in "Subtitles > Misc").
You can force MPC-QT to use English instead of an incomplete translation.
The AppImage is made with Ubuntu 22.04, but you're encouraged to use the Flathub Flatpak version instead.
Features
Add a setting to remember panels state and keep last window geometry setting active (#304)
Implement ICC Profile browse button (#317)
Support pan and scan (#330)
Add a video preview to the seekbar (#411, #415, #438, #443, #452)
Implement window resize in minimal and compact modes (#391)
Add a music mode (#398)
Add Previous and Next Audio track shortcuts (#399)
Add a quick search field to the Keys page of Options (#404)
Add OpenSubtitles web search support (#422)
Support removing subtitles additions for deaf or hard-of-hearing (SDH) (#424)
Implement remember last selected playlist option (#428)
Implement language override to English in Player options (#426)
Improvements
Update subtitles icons (#313)
Enable the seekbar time tooltip by default (#318)
Make icons images larger (#320, #363)
Draw slider background transparently (#324)
Add support for .iso file extension (#355)
Detect the icons theme (#364)
Always use the built-in icons (#365)
Enable Fusion Qt style by default on Windows for dark theme support (#366)
Update MimeType & X-KDE-Protocols in .desktop (#376)
Switch to the CMake build system (#387, #444, #446, #453)
Position current item of playlist at center of viewport (#390)
Remove audio volume from Options and move balance to audio page (#396)
Show OSD message on track change by shortcut or subtitles enabling/disabling (#402, #407)
Move audio, subtitles and video tracks at the top of their submenus (#403)
Improve keybinding workflow (#406, #409)
Always use pointing hand cursor for seekbar (#413)
Make Statistics translatable (#432)
Implement yt-dlp web video max height setting (#434, #445)
Make more playlist-related strings translatable (#433)
Show more tracks information in submenus and fix tracks info formatting (#436)
Set a bottom margin by default for subtitles (#441)
Tweak playback speed feature (#449)
Output stacktrace in log and handle SIGABRT (#454, #455)
Allow the window to be moved by dragging the bottom section (#457)
Increase width of Open Network Stream dialog (#458)
Add Catalan, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Tamil translations. Thanks to the translators!
Bug fixes
Work around bug on Wayland where video doesn't fit window (#305)
Disable auto zoom by default in Wayland mode (#306)
Change ccHdrRemapper stack to show Mobius by default (#312)
Propagate background color to mpv too (#322)
Re-raise segmentation fault signal instead of exiting with error (#384)
Fix playlist hidden on start (#397)
Make the JSON IPC link in Keys Options clickable (#400)
Change shortcuts for volume up and volume down (#408)
Don't show "Volume:" OSD message when opening mpc-qt (#418)
Don't show "Subtitles:" OSD message when opening mpc-qt (#420)
Restore music mode state on start (#421)
Make percent (%) strings translatable (#423)
Disable actionFileSaveCopy (Save a Copy...) (#431)
Use Consolas as monospace font on Windows (#442)
Prevent assert failure in qBound call in DrawnSlider (#456)
Fix Thumbnailer on Windows and center MPC-QT's name vertically (#460)
Don't hide mouse cursor in resize mode on Wayland either (#467)
Add a 1px margin at top of MediaSlider (#471)
v24.12.1
What's Changed
This bugfix release fixes a long standing bug that could lead to a crash, it also fixes a regression for Nvidia GPUs introduced by the version 24.12, fixes the "remember file position" feature and aims to fix a bug on Wayland caused by the packaging scripts of some distributions.
Bug fixes:
Don't set nowPlayingItem in playNextFileUrl (#339)
Don't use EGL for Nvidia and log display devices (#347)
Fix mpv_render_context_render invocation (#348)
Use reverse DNS + app naming for the .desktop file and advertise it (#350)
Other changes
Use Logger::log instead of LogStream wherever possible (#340)
Send the first log message as early as possible (#346)
Re-enable aspect ratio when changing it (#354)
v24.12
What's Changed
Key highlights:
The position, in addition to audio, video and subtitle tracks can now be remembered for 1000 videos.
The seek bar is easier to use thanks to a pointing hand cursor and a bigger clickable area.
Seeking is faster (and playing videos uses less power) on Intel integrated GPUs thanks to updated hardware decoding backends.
You can now easily know which subtitle, audio or video track is active. And if you're not a native speaker, disabling the "Prefer forced/default subtitles" will make mpc-qt use the subtitle track with full close captioning by default.
You can adjust the subtitles delay and change (or disable) the video aspect ratio.
The OSD is now more useful, with the current and total time on seek or on key press, the subtitles delay and even the aspect ratio name.
Features
Remember video position (#138, #139, #159, #163, #170, #174, #233, #237, #286)
Add a command to show/hide the controls in fullscreen (#141)
Play next/previous video in folder (#144, #219 and #235)
Add radio buttons in the Audio, Subtitles and Video Stream menus (#151, #271)
Support full file seamless loop (#165)
Improve subtitles auto selection (#172, #287)
Disable tracks submenus when empty, enable chapters menu when not empty (#171)
Remember audio, video and subtitle tracks (#169, #283)
Support adjusting subtitles delay (#175 and #188)
Support changing the video aspect ratio (#185, #192, #193 and #214)
Add an OSD timer (#189)
Add an option to show OSD timer on seek (#191)
Implement color controls (#198, #257)
Implement "Keep history of recently opened files" preference (#203)
Implement audio settings (#207, #257)
Display the title in the information bar and fix chapter display (#222)
Implement OSD font and font size settings (#224 and #225)
Changes
Don't disable the screensaver when the player is paused (#140)
Add missing tooltips to bottom bar (mainwindow) (#147)
Switch to C++17 and replace qAsConst with standard C++ feature (#150)
Increase recents size (#152)
Use pointing hand cursor where needed (#153)
Increase the clickable area of the timeline (be267c4)
Improve seekbar tooltip (#156)
Fix early finish (#167)
Improve Favorites UI workflow (#173)
Improve logging (#177, #178, #183, #259, #270, #276, #278, #280, #290)
Add Indonesian translation (#179)
Fix crash caused by native file dialog of Qt6 on macOS Ventura (and maybe Sonoma too) (#180)
Update hardware decoding backends (#182)
Remember screenshot directory for session (#184)
Increase OSD messages timeout to 2000 ms (#190)
Don't show "Mute:" and "Volume:" OSD messages when opening mpc-qt (#194)
Fix chapters ticks not getting cleared (#195)
Replace Fine (seek) step by Large step, Time step by Normal step (breaking change) (#196)
Make "Always on Top" key shortcut toggle between Always and Default (#197)
Always redraw the seekbar (#201)
Add vertical dividers between control buttons (#204)
Use safer default options (#205)
Don't add the current directory to external subtitles search (#206)
Simplify the "After Playback" actions and replace Repeat by faster Loop feature (#209 and #210)
Use a lock file to ensure single instance mode works correctly (#212)
Cache eofReached instead of blocking the main thread to check it (#213)
Cache chapter instead of blocking the mpv thread to check it (#216)
Filter the content of archives (#221)
Highlight the Play or Stop button depending on the playing state (#223)
Only remember history for videos by default (#228)
Add dutch translation file to project file (#232)
Update the "no media currently playing" logo (#251)
Update icon (#252)
Add a disabled state for white icons (dark fallback theme) (#254)
Fix slider position with Hi-DPI (#258)
Handle SIGHUP, SIGINT and SIGTERM signals (#263, #264)
Fix the tray icon (#288)
Disable the Volume menu in disabled state (#289)
Various improvements related to CI builds and automated tests (#145, #148, #186, #265, #269, #273, #279)
Work around KDE bug to hide cursor on rightmost pixels in fullscreen (#295)
Many translations updates (thank you to the translators!)
v24.06
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Prettify the icon (37ae667)
Update some Russian phrases (2ba599e)
Implement dragging window from the video area
Fixed crash on restart when player is closed while minimized (13fd079)
Fixed crash when right-clicking playlist window under specific circumstances (a6da42d)
Suppress "errors" from stderr (fae0c21)
Don't go on top when paused (7ea601d)
Update list available spdif codecs (e6cde7a)
Restrict web server to localhost by default (3d1c1d8)
Add media keys on Windows (a561e40)
Implement audio/sub track preference
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v23.12
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Port to Qt 6. Support for operating systems older than Windows 10 has been dropped. (e6177e8)
Fixed some more fractional scaling bugs. (b9ea010 5e67730)
Tidied up the unimplemented options in the settings dialog. (59f1072)
Implement fullscreen switcher combobox. (3f0eae4)
Implement systray icon. (4026a9a)
Fix default tracks logic. (438690c)
Fix wayland icon. (d77b88d)
Add option to use Wayland. (7046cff)
Mute button state is preserved across restarts. (0856b23)
(Windows) Add the feature that if portable.txt is found in the same folder as the executable, the config will be written to a config folder beneath the executable. (6676af8)
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v23.02
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Expose pipewire buffer setting (9ad28d2)
Sanitize more illegal characters from filenames (e92be28)
Fix compatibility with newer KDE, dropping some UX fixes for older KDE (014418c)
Fix control area hiding on multiple monitors (e5495c4)
Implement copying subtitle text to clipboard with ctrl-s (56c3c6a)
Turn off prefer forced subs (e58f294 and f5e46dc)
Better support for ultra-dark themes (495057f)
Implement basic ricing support (ed20568)
In addition, there may be other improvements not l
v22.02
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Add mpc-hc compatible web server
Process wheel events over entire window (4e893f2)
Force use of XCB instead of wayland (f4d4b74)
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v20.10
Features and/or improvements in this version:
Add library window (35630d2), deleted playlists are now saved instead of destroyed (9c6185f).
Remember shown stats page (f1cab33)
Implement subtitle track preference (e829b2b)
Rearrange settings window for 720p (782ba0a)
Save/restore maximized/minimized state (666bfbe)
Implement additive speed step (6d60f74)
Correctly set video filters (1d785eb)
Use alt+q on mac for quick open shortcut (93e7ab1)
Add ability to save thumbnails (47c3bba)
Implement after playback -> play next (cdb5890)
Implement thinner time fields like mpc-hc (f55e33e)
Implement limiting volume to 100% like mpc-hc (1936200)
Audio output settings now on own page (3567fb3)
Add logging framework (f06b7d1)
In addition, there may be other improvements not listed here.
v18.08
This is a time-based release for people without a development environment. The program is under development and the unimplemented parts of the interface have been disabled. (some settings, online interfaces, etc.) Please open issues on Github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 4bf2ca5 and mpv 0.29.0.
Fixes and enhancements
The following changes have been made since the last version:
Saner defaults (volume/zoom/tracks)
Add a device manager to implement the Open Disc menu
Add subtitles toggle button (#167 #211)
Improve usage of the fallback icon theme (#208)
Add shortcut to escape fullscreen (#194)
Add Spanish translation (#206)
Sanitise MPRIS metadata (#203 #204)
Implement deltaExtraPlaytimes IPC command (#200)
Implement early multi-process (#176)
Support Qt 5.11 (#198)
Extract tagged version information during the build process
Improve the playlist's context menu
Implement shuffle mode (#190)
Use mpv's new hook API (#189)
Fix regression with capitalized file extensions (#186)
Fix banding on Wayland (#164)
Add high bit-depth screenshotting option (#183)
Load mpv Lua scripts at [configfolder]/scripts (#182)
Wire up the autoload subs fields
Add --freestanding window launch option (#176)
Add option to suppress OSD messages (#179)
Only accept mouse events over the video widget (#177)
Allow the speed step to be customized (#175)
Don't add external subfiles to the playlist (#174)
Use mpv's internal stats plugin
Implement moving to next/previous file in the folder
Use mpv's new render API
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
Notes
This version is incompatible with older mpv releases. mpv 0.29.0 requires ffmpeg 4.0 and some distro users may need to use the mpv build scripts to make mpv. 8543470
The optional device manager functionality requires the presence of the udisks2 dbus service. 26e8c19
Compiling on Windows now requires packages to convert svg to ico. 855b14b
Running mpc-qt with some of the circulating mpv lua scripts may void your warranty. f6f2426
v18.03
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users. This is not final version software and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 79f6ab4 and mpv 0.28.0.
Fixes and enhancements
The following changes have been made since the last version:
(Re)enable building with older Qt versions (#136)
Update mpc-qt.desktop (#165)
Fix crash with svp (#140)
Bitblit the time and volume sliders (#147)
Add custom seek duration (#156)
Add Russian translation (#151)
Add checkboxes next to the zoom levels (#146)
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
v17.11
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users. This is not final version software and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 8f12155 and mpv 0.27.0. This is a relatively quiet release as the developer has been busy in real life.
Fixes and enhancements
The following changes have been made since the last version:
Remember time of favorites
Remember correct config folder (#137)
Correct window frame calculation (#138)
Don't crash in a new ipc connection (#140)
Enable building with MSVC (#141)
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
v17.10
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users. This is not final version software and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 122e5c7.
Fixes and enhancements
Bundle youtube-dl.exe to enable streaming from some websites. (+ ~7MiB)
Implement favorites menu (use mouse for moving and renaming)
Implement mpris protocol (Linux only)
Improve .desktop file (Linux only)
Fix cli --size implementation (#89)
Fix save image filename extension (#127)
Use expected window placement on first run (#128)
In addition, there may be other changes not listed here.
v17.09
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users.
While this project has been suitable as a daily driver for quite some time, this is not final version software, and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit 5e87338.
Fixes and enhancements
Export MediaInfo to text file (#119)
USe correct mousewheel direction (#118)
Premangle the temporary image filename (#120)
Don't reset the play speed when pressing play (#117)
Honor --size argument (#89)
Add pallete editor (some shades are drawn by the system on Windows)
Custom icons and basic themeing (#65)
Integration of argon's stats.lua (#104)
Populate audio device lists with mpv 0.26.0 (mentioned in #116)
Add right-click menu (#113)
Simplified resizing code (#114)
In addition, there may be other fixes not listed here.
v17.08
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users.
While this project has been suitable as a daily driver for quite some time, this is not final version software, and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit e265526.
Fixes and enhancements
Play > After Playback > Loop (#99)
Correct filesize (#100)
Zero playback progression (#103)
Disabling screensaver on Windows (#107)
Selecting hwdec backend (#109)
Disabling subs (#110)
In addition, there may be other fixes not listed here.
NOTE: There was a small errata introduced by fixing #107 that new users may enounter: default playback progression should be 1, not 0. This is easily changed through the settings dialog (Playback->Playlist->Play 1 times) and a hotfix therefore will not be made for this release at the present time.
v17.07
This is a convenience, time-based release for Microsoft Windows users.
While this project has been suitable as a daily driver for quite some time, this is not final version software, and unimplemented functionality has been disabled. Please open issues on github to prioritize remaining developer time. The project page is available from the help menu.
This release is based on commit f6b48f6.
Hotfixes
Any provided hotfix is based on a more recent commit and provides fixes for errata noticed soon after a release. Hotfixes are based on the last release and are cumulative. If a hotfix is a executable, it should use the dlls provided by the latest complete zipfile and be placed in the unzipped folder and renamed to mpc-qt.exe. Likewise, hotfix zipfiles should be extracted to the same folder as the base release.
170704 - add window rendered screenshots (fixes #98)
170705 - add image plugins to release (fixes #97)