tauri-plugin-libmpv-api

Tauri Plugin libmpv

A Tauri plugin for embedding the mpv player in your app via libmpv.

Prerequisites

Before installing the plugin, you need to gather the necessary dynamic libraries. This plugin requires two parts to work:

• The Wrapper Library: libmpv-wrapper (Interface between plugin and libmpv).
• The Actual mpv Library: libmpv (The video player core).

Windows Setup

• Download the Wrapper:
  • Go to libmpv-wrapper Releases.
  • Download libmpv-wrapper-windows-x86_64.zip
  • Extract libmpv-wrapper.dll.
• Download libmpv:
  • Go to zhongfly's builds.
  • Download the latest mpv-dev-....7z.
  • Extract libmpv-2.dll.
• Project Setup:
  • Create a folder named lib inside your src-tauri directory.
  • Copy both libmpv-wrapper.dll and libmpv-2.dll into src-tauri/lib/.

Linux Setup (Debian/Ubuntu)

• Install System libmpv:

  sudo apt install libmpv-dev mpv
  

• Download the Wrapper:

  • Go to libmpv-wrapper Releases.
  • Download libmpv-wrapper-linux-x86_64.zip
  • Extract libmpv-wrapper.so.

• Project Setup:

  • Create a folder named lib inside your src-tauri directory.
  • Copy libmpv-wrapper.so into src-tauri/lib/.

Installation

Install the Plugin

npm run tauri add libmpv

Configure Resources (Important)

You must configure Tauri to bundle the dynamic libraries (.dll or .so) with your application so they are available at runtime.

Modify src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

{
  "bundle": {
    "resources": [
      "lib/**/*"
    ]
  }
}

Configure Window Transparency

For mpv to properly embed into your Tauri window, you need to configure transparency:

Set window transparency in src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

{
  "app": {
    "windows": [
      {
        "title": "Your App",
        "width": 1280,
        "height": 720,
        "transparent": true  // Add this line
      }
    ]
  }
}

Set web page background to transparent in your CSS

/* In your main CSS file */
html,
body {
  background: transparent;
}

Quick Start

import {
  MpvObservableProperty,
  MpvConfig,
  init,
  observeProperties,
  command,
  setProperty,
  getProperty,
  destroy,
} from 'tauri-plugin-libmpv-api'

// Properties to observe
// Tip: The optional third element, 'none', signals to TypeScript that the property's value may be null 
// (e.g., when a file is not loaded), ensuring type safety in the callback function.
const OBSERVED_PROPERTIES = [
  ['pause', 'flag'],
  ['time-pos', 'double', 'none'],
  ['duration', 'double', 'none'],
  ['filename', 'string', 'none'],
] as const satisfies MpvObservableProperty[]

// mpv configuration
const mpvConfig: MpvConfig = {
  initialOptions: {
    'vo': 'gpu-next',
    'hwdec': 'auto-safe',
    'keep-open': 'yes',
    'force-window': 'yes',
  },
  observedProperties: OBSERVED_PROPERTIES,
}

// Initialize mpv
try {
  await init(mpvConfig)
  console.log('mpv initialization completed successfully!')
} catch (error) {
  console.error('mpv initialization failed:', error)
}

// Observe properties
const unlisten = await observeProperties(
  OBSERVED_PROPERTIES,
  ({ name, data }) => {
    switch (name) {
      case 'pause':
        // data type: boolean
        console.log('Playback paused state:', data)
        break
      case 'time-pos':
        // data type: number | null
        console.log('Current time position:', data)
        break
      case 'duration':
        // data type: number | null
        console.log('Duration:', data)
        break
      case 'filename':
        // data type: string | null
        console.log('Current playing file:', data)
        break
    }
  })

// Load and play a file
await command('loadfile', ['/path/to/video.mp4'])

// Set property
await setProperty('volume', 75)

// Get property
const volume = await getProperty('volume', 'int64')
console.log('Current volume is:', volume)

// Clean up when done
// unlisten()
// await destroy()

Platform Support

Platform	Status	Notes
Windows	✅	Fully tested. Requires libmpv-2.dll and libmpv-wrapper.dll.
Linux	⚠️	Experimental. Window embedding is not working. Requires system libmpv and libmpv-wrapper.so.
macOS	⚠️	Not tested.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MPL-2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.