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v0.40.0

We are excited to announce the release of mpv 0.40.0.

Key highlights:

Console: Enhanced autocompletion and visual styling
OSC: New selection menu accessible by right-clicking common buttons
HDR is now natively supported when using direct rendering (DRM),
as well as dmabuf-wayland on Linux
Native clipboard access for scripts via new clipboard property
New command menu, with common actions easily accessible
Enhanced select.lua with new selection options for watch history, editions, DVD/Blu-Ray titles
New positioning.lua script script for cursor-centric zooming and drag to pan
Better stream support for Blu-ray, DVD and CDDA
Track selection improvements and better metadata display
Added osd-box / sub-box / box profiles to easily enable box styled OSD/OSC
Windows support in umpv helper script
This release requires FFmpeg 6.1 or newer and libplacebo 6.338.2 or newer.

Features
New
vf_d3d11vpp: add NVIDIA RTX Video HDR support
context_drm_gl: add support for HDR metadata
positioning.lua: add new script for video alignment and zooming
umpv: add Windows support
command: add clipboard property with native backends for Windows, macOS, and Wayland
select.lua: add watch history, edition, DVD/Blu-Ray titles and more selection options
input.conf: add cursor-centric zoom and drag-to-pan bindings
wayland: add support for wp-color-management-v1 protocol
console.lua: add persistent command history
stats.lua: add timecode display
options: add --playlist-exts and --archive-exts
wayland_common: support IME usage via text-input-v3
command: add multiple track metadata and properties
vo_gpu_next: add chroma location and HDR metadata to shader parameters
player/screenshot: support more formats for screenshot-raw command
demux_mkv: add --demuxer-mkv-crop-compat option
misc/language: parse hi/sdh/cc tags from external subtitle tracks
wayland: support xdg-activation
player: add mpv:// protocol
Changed
meson: build libmpv by default
command: enhance track and playlist display information
input.conf: improve numpad key bindings
osc.lua: add custom buttons support and improved mouse bindings
console.lua: inherit OSD styles and colors
options: default to --prefetch-playlist=yes
osc.lua: add slimbottombar and slimtopbar layouts
command: improve frame-step to go through multiple frames
wayland: use wp-presentation v2 if available
various: reorganize options into more logical groups
vo_gpu_next: improve target colorspace handling
options: disable --input-ime by default (enabled on demand)
Options and Commands
Added
sd_ass: introduce sub-ass-prune-delay
player: add an optional mute flag when framestepping
command: add clipboard/text-primary property
command: add current-clipboard-backend property
command: add notify-property command
options: add --script-opt alias for --script-opts-append
options: add --osd-bar-marker-{size,style} options
options: add --input-ime for improved text input
options: add --video-recenter
options: add --clipboard-backends
options: add --wayland-internal-vsync
options: add --sub-scale-signs
Changed
options: rename --load-osd-console to --load-console
player: improve track selection for multi-component languages
options: improve frame-step command to handle multiple frames
input.conf: make Alt+BS reset --video-align-{x,y}
command: print track metadata when changing track
command: print track-list with enhanced metadata
Deprecated
options: deprecate --gamma-auto (use gamma-auto.lua script instead)
options: deprecate undocumented --cdda-span-{a,b} options
Fixes and Minor Enhancements
f_hwtransfer: ensure that we convert to full range rgb with scale_vaapi
win32: fix window size restore after maximize state
build: fix dynamic generation of mpv.desktop file protocols
player/sub: avoid pointlessly redecoding subs
x11: remove nvidia blacklist logic from --x11-present=auto
osc.lua: seek to the nearest chapter when right clicking the seekbar
command: fix keybind command with sequence keys
video/out/wayland_common: fix crash with multi-seat drag and drop
demux: reclaim demux_packets to reduce memory allocator pressure
demux_cue: only accept TRACK with AUDIO type
player/loadfile: strip common filename part from external track title
build: remove unused dvdread dependency
wayland: fix vertical resizing and scaling issues
console.lua: improve completion and visual appearance
sub/osd: default to a semitransparent black back color
player: improve playlist handling with prefetch
drm: parse EDID using libdisplay-info (which is now a required dependency)
win32: fix window size restore after maximize state
hwdec_d3d11va: align image mapper dimensions to a multiple of 2
wayland: fix DnD with focus follow mouse
player: store external filenames as normalized
player: properly handle secondary subtitles on the terminal
demux_mkv: add support for chroma location
vo_dmabuf_wayland: improve and fix format selection
player: fix combination of --loop-playlist + --shuffle + --prefetch-playlist
This listing is not complete. Check DOCS/client-api-changes.rst for a history

Streamlined CLI options

MPlayer's options parser was improved to behave more like other CLI programs, and many option names and semantics were reworked to make them more intuitive and memorable.

On Screen Controller

While mpv has no official GUI, it has a small controller that is triggered by mouse movement.

High quality video output

mpv has a OpenGL based video output that is capable of many features loved by videophiles, such as video scaling with popular high quality algorithms, color management, frame timing, interpolation, and more.

GPU video decoding

mpv leverages the FFmpeg hwaccel APIs to support VDPAU, VAAPI, DXVA2, VDA and VideoToolbox video decode acceleration.

Embeddable

A straightforward C API was designed from the ground up to make mpv usable as a library and facilitate easy integration into other applications.

Active development

mpv is under active development, focusing on code refactoring and cleanups as well as adding features.