mpv remote0.0.5

mpv remote lets you control mpv playing on another computer from your phone, so playback can be managed without reaching for the computer. Its controls cover play, pause, stop, fast-forward, rewind, and volume adjustment. During playback, you can switch fullscreen mode, toggle subtitles, and choose different audio or subtitle tracks.

A built-in file browser helps you navigate media available to mpv, while the app can automatically locate the server that communicates with the player. It also supports playing YouTube video streams from a URL or from search keywords, extending the remote beyond files already stored on the computer. The app is aimed at people who run mpv on a desktop or other computer and want convenient control from a nearby phone.

Communication uses mpv’s --input-ipc-server option together with the Python 3-only server.py mediator, which connects the player’s Unix socket to the app and translates UDP commands into mpv IPC commands. HMAC with a shared secret protects message authenticity and integrity, allowing only someone with the server secret to change playback; exposing the network service to the Internet is possible but strongly discouraged.

To use it, run the server on the computer with mpv, connect the phone, and enter the server’s target IP address and command-line password in the app settings; the server can attach to an existing mpv process or start one, and Ctrl+C stops it. mpv remote 0.0.5 is an open-source, Universal-architecture Android release.