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mpv

free and open-source media player
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Summary

mpv is a media player software[1]. mpv draws 2,136 Wikipedia views per month (media_player_software category, ranking #9 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • mpv's instance of is recorded as media player software[3].
  • mpv's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • mpv's based on is recorded as MPlayer[5].
  • mpv's based on is recorded as mplayer2[6].
  • mpv's developer is recorded as Vincent Lang[7].
  • mpv's developer is recorded as Stefano Pigozzi[8].
  • mpv's developer is recorded as Niklas Haas[9].
  • mpv's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[10].
  • mpv's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[11].
  • mpv's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[12].
  • mpv's copyright license is recorded as ISC license[13].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as C[14].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[15].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as Lua[16].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as Python[17].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as Perl[18].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as Unix shell[19].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as C++[20].
  • mpv's programmed in is recorded as JavaScript[21].
  • mpv's operating system is recorded as GNU/Linux[22].
  • mpv's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[23].
  • mpv's operating system is recorded as macOS[24].
  • mpv's operating system is recorded as BSD[25].
  • mpv's operating system is recorded as Android[26].
  • mpv's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[27].

Why It Matters

mpv draws 2,136 Wikipedia views per month (media_player_software category, ranking #9 of 25).[2] mpv has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] mpv is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution v1.0.2 for mpv Android BSD C++ cross-platform free software JavaScript Lua macOS Microsoft Windows MusicPod Objective-C Python

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). mpv. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mpv
MLA “mpv.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mpv.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mpv_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{mpv}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mpv}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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  1. 21d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Android
    Distributed by → Google Play, F-Droid
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Platform: Android, according to item-requires-statement constraint constraint from F-droid package"
  2. 24d ago · Savantup · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    License → —
    Based on → MPlayer, mplayer2
    Distributed by → Google Play, F-Droid
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later, GNU General Public License, version 3.0 +1
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ F-droid package: is.xyz.mpv"
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