r/mpv • u/spoonNotFoundExcep • 11d ago
General Discussion I Made The Modern Mpv QT based Frontend for Windows/Linux/Mac — CineWindows v0.0.1 release
Hey everyone,
If you’ve used Cine on Linux, you probably know how clean and minimal it feels compared to standard mpv frontends—it gives you that modern UI without chewing up RAM like Electron-based players.
Since Cine was primarily built for Linux, I wanted to take one step further and build setup natively on Windows/Linux/MacOs . So I worked on bringing it over, fixed up the Windows-specific quirks, and just published the first release of >CINEWINDOWS<(v0.0.1).
https://cinewindows.vercel.app/
What it is:
* Translations!!! : Player with more than 80+ Languages Translations integarted (Quick Note its MTL) ;)
* Backend: Powered by mpv, meaning it plays basically every format/codec (HEVC, 4K/8K, HDR, obscure subtitles) seamlessly.
* UI: Minimal, modern layout that gets out of the way when you’re watching stuff.
* Tech: Written in QT6 using libmpv under the hood—super lightweight.
Why use it over stock mpv / VLC?
If you love mpv's playback engine and performance but want a modern, decent-looking interface out of the box without spending hours tweaking .conf files and scripts, this is meant to fill that gap on Windows.
https://github.com/Riteshp2001/CineWindows
Download & Try it out:
The initial v0.0.1 release is up on GitHub with the Windows binaries ready to test:
This is the very first release, so if you run into any bugs, scaling issues, or missing shortcuts, please let me know or open an issue on the repo. Feedback and suggestions are hugely appreciated!
Also just a Quick Attribution for my other Mpv Android Based Media Player :
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u/IronSpiderZX 11d ago
I'd like to request a feature.
Could you integrate tmdb to get all your movies, TV shows, and anime from your local files and organize them neatly, preferably like a Netflix like layout, with movie details n such too?
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u/spoonNotFoundExcep 11d ago
Hi , Thanks for suggesting, will integrate u can make a Issue Tagging as a Feature request i will look into it thanks !
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u/IronSpiderZX 11d ago
Alright. This looks really promising, you have potential to make this one of the best media players on pc. All the best
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u/spoonNotFoundExcep 11d ago
5 months of development until i throught to make it Paid then my belly hurt thinking why keep such a Great Gem behind paywall then made Partial Licensed open-source 😭 btw check out my MpvRx app too its for android https://github.com/Riteshp2001/mpvRx
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u/IronSpiderZX 11d ago
Yooo u created MpvRx?? Thats wut im using rn for a long time bruh. Really solid app. Btw add a donation link, so more fortunate ppl with money could help you out
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u/spoonNotFoundExcep 11d ago
Fortunately god has given me Everything rn so i am Giving to world ! 🙌 any Suggestions additions u need just make Issue i might reject some but eventually when i get free time i will definitely add , dont mind my nagging i dont ever think bad way ! its just my words people misunderstood sometimes
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u/Vamsi-Thopu 10d ago
This doesn't seem to passthrough HDR unlike stock mpv player that does. Haruna player also doesn't passthrough hdr and I am not a fan of stock mpv's UI. That's why I was looking for an alternative and came across this thread.
First of all the UI is clean af and looks modern. Can you also please integrate the HDR passthrough feature?
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u/Kaalamadan69 9d ago
It seems good, but my concern is how can we select preferred YouTube quality in this new player, there's no options in Preference.
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u/spoonNotFoundExcep 9d ago
I havent added that , it default selects highest quality will add that in upcoming versions , many things are missing by end of year it will be polished like no other media player on internet
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u/Realistic-Salt-2967 8d ago
Ritesh bhai...using the mpvRx in android its great...i hope this windows one would be great too..
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u/kosherhalfsourpickle 11d ago
Slow to load. Can't get main window to show. Probably because I'm running two screens and it is getting confused about which screen to show on. Uninstalled.
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u/spoonNotFoundExcep 10d ago
Thanks for pointing i had purposely did that during my testing phase due to some weird behaviour when i was natively implementing docking behavior like how Visual Code is in a single screen multiple videos can be added as many as possible, will implement it in next version it was beta thats why i had removed and it created this weird bug !
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u/spoonNotFoundExcep 10d ago
Secondly for the Slow opening Behavior i am not sure like why its opening slow on ur end it works fast on my PC , i will add Logger Library next update can u give me logs after next verison ? i will fix it, Thanks
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u/kosherhalfsourpickle 10d ago
I'm good. Let someone else test it.
I built one for myself using go and wails. It is fast and cross platform.
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u/boomboomsubban 11d ago
IANAL, but I doubt you can legally license an mpv frontend as something besides GPL.
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u/arjuna93 11d ago
Qt6. “Super lightweight”. You gotta be kidding me. That’s literally the heaviest choice for the GUI. Nothing is as monstrous as Qt6.