mplayershell ☆

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Description:
Improved visual experience for MPlayer on macOS

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: mplayer macos video cli multimedia

Install: brew install mplayershell

About:
MPlayerShell is a wrapper script that enhances MPlayer's integration with macOS. It provides seamless compatibility with native macOS applications and services, enabling better handling of URLs and file paths. The tool primarily improves the visual experience by fixing fullscreen behavior and integrating with the OS window manager.

Key Features:

Seamless macOS application integration
Improved fullscreen and window management
URL and file path handling support
Command-line wrapper for MPlayer

Use Cases:

Watching video streams from the terminal in a native macOS window
Launching MPlayer via drag-and-drop or URL schemes on macOS

Alternatives:

IINA – Modern native macOS player with built-in features vs MPlayerShell which wraps the command-line MPlayer.
MPlayerX – Legacy macOS GUI for MPlayer, whereas MPlayerShell provides a lightweight wrapper for the standard CLI tool.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 5:09am		0	VERSION_BUMP	2c2c27d2
Sep 14, 2024 8:15am		0	VERSION_BUMP	4ff53097