Hot Take A new mpv-based media player

[Parkinsond]

Modern Windows media player powered by mpv and WinUI.

GitHub - henzfdev/HC-Player: Modern Windows media player powered by mpv and WinUI.

Modern Windows media player powered by mpv and WinUI. - henzfdev/HC-Player

github.com

 

[I Walk MY Way]

It's not very user-friendly and its no MusicBee,

 

[Parkinsond]

It's not very user-friendly and its no MusicBee,

Waiting for volunteers to try and get their feedback.

 

[Betonf]

I liked the player.

 

[Betonf]

You could also add an option to pin the bar to the bottom.

 

[lokamoka820]

It's not very user-friendly and its no MusicBee,

Give Screenbox a try, you might just love it.

Screenbox Media Player - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Screenbox is a modern media player that strives to bring a fresh new take on the classic application. It offers a sleek and intuitive user interface that can adapt to your system's capabilities. Designed for a seamless experience across a wide range of Windows devices and Xbox consoles...

apps.microsoft.com

 

[Parkinsond]

Give Screenbox a try, you might just love it.

Screenbox Media Player - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Screenbox is a modern media player that strives to bring a fresh new take on the classic application. It offers a sleek and intuitive user interface that can adapt to your system's capabilities. Designed for a seamless experience across a wide range of Windows devices and Xbox consoles...

apps.microsoft.com

VLC-based one.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Give Screenbox a try, you might just love it.

Screenbox Media Player - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Screenbox is a modern media player that strives to bring a fresh new take on the classic application. It offers a sleek and intuitive user interface that can adapt to your system's capabilities. Designed for a seamless experience across a wide range of Windows devices and Xbox consoles...

apps.microsoft.com

I just watched a YouTube comparison video of my favorite, VLC compared to Screenbox...I may be the one giving it a try

VLC-based one.

Yep, that's what it sounded like from the link description

Screenbox supports a wide range of file formats and codecs. Play almost any media type without additional add-ons. Powered by LibVLC, Screenbox combines all the best of VLC media player and modern Windows app capabilities. Advanced playback options are available using VLC command-line arguments.

 

[Parkinsond]

Yep, that's what it sounded like from the link description

Trying to revamp the old players such as mpv and vlc with a more modern UI.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Trying to revamp the old players such as mpv and vlc with a more modern UI.

Exactly what it is my friend, but, in just doing a quick review in Windows Sandbox, it, Screenbox is missing the ability that I love in VLC, and that is in being able to customize the Toolbars/Controllers, especially in full screen mode (unless I missed it). It's like the nice option we have in customizing the FF toolbar.

 

[jackuars]

It's not very user-friendly and its no MusicBee,

It's hard to beat MusicBee anyway. Unfortunately, I no longer consume music from my Windows laptop or from offline files, so I don't use it anymore. But I was a happy user for more than 15 years.

 

[Parkinsond]

It's hard to beat MusicBee anyway. Unfortunately, I no longer consume music from my Windows laptop or from offline files, so I don't use it anymore. But I was a happy user for more than 15 years.

But MusicBee cannot play video files.

 

[Betonf]

01 - Could you add "Play file" and "Play this folder" options to the Windows Explorer context menu.

02 - Fullscreen button option on the bar.

 

[Betonf]

An option to configure a keyboard shortcut to delete the video file directly from the hard drive via your application.

 

[jackuars]

But MusicBee cannot play video files.

True. Different discussion. It's a music manager, and possibly the best at it.

 

[Parkinsond]

True. Different discussion. It's a music manager, and possibly the best at it.

for audio files, AIMP is very good too.

 

[Kwan ST]

I will check it, my favorite player is mpv.net , however developer recently passed away
I wish somebody could continue the project.

GitHub - mpvnet-player/mpv.net: 🎞 mpv.net is a media player for Windows with a modern GUI.

🎞 mpv.net is a media player for Windows with a modern GUI. - mpvnet-player/mpv.net

github.com

 

[Parkinsond]

I have tried and uninstalled.

UI is very good, but MPC-HC UI is more customizable and has more features.
CPU usage is good, but RAM usage is higher than both MPC-HC and Potplayer.
Image quality is inferior to both, and sound at 100% is just audible.

 

[jackuars]

for audio files, AIMP is very good too.

AIMP is more of a music player, and not a full-fledged music manager.

 

[Parkinsond]

AIMP is more of a music player, and not a full-fledged music manager.

Management features such as sorting my audio files?