mpv is a free, open‑source, cross‑platform media player,
primarily driven from the command line, that plays a wide
range of video and audio formats and subtitle types with
high‑quality output and extensive customization through
configuration files, keyboard shortcuts, and scripts.
1. Download and Install Homebrew from the Mac Terminal
xcode-select install
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
2. Install mpv (using Homebrew) from the Mac Terminal
/opt/homebrew/bin/brew install mpv
3. Using mpv
Man page for mpv
man mpv
(to quit type q or ctrl+c)
/opt/homebrew/bin/mpv --autofit=96% https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EvkHNtNqYc >& /dev/null &
/opt/homebrew/bin/mpv --autofit=96% --volume=20 https://www.youtube.com/live/IZw8JHV9Zqw >& /dev/null &
/opt/homebrew/bin/mpv --autofit=96% --volume=20 https://www.youtube.com/live/_8kC5gpN8uU >& /dev/null &
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