mpv Command Examples

A audio/video player based on MPlayer. See also: mplayer, vlc. More information: https://mpv.io.

• Play a video or audio from a URL or file:

mpv {{url|path/to/file}}

• Jump backward/forward 5 seconds:

{{<ArrowLeft>|<ArrowRight>}}

• Jump backward/forward 1 minute:

{{<ArrowDown>|<ArrowUp>}}

• Decrease or increase playback speed by 10%:

{{<[>|<]>}}

• Take a screenshot of the current frame (saved to ./mpv-shotNNNN.jpg by default):

<s>

• Play a file at a specified speed (1 by default):

mpv --speed {{0.01..100}} {{path/to/file}}

• Play a file using a profile defined in the mpv.conf file:

mpv --profile {{profile_name}} {{path/to/file}}

• Display the output of webcam or other video input device:

mpv {{/dev/video0}}