electron-libmpv

A library to embed mpv in Electron applications using libmpv and node-api.

A package based on mpv.js for modern Electron apps. Replaces legacy Pepper plugin architecture used in mpv.js with a native C++ window-embedding architecture that hooks directly into the host OS window handle for zero-copy hardware acceleration. This means your video renders completely inline within your layout.

Check the example in the example folder. For the example to work, you'll need libmpv-2.dll in the project's root folder.

Note: This library only works on Windows, for now.

Requirements

• Install Visual Studio Build Tools with "Desktop development with C++"

How to install?

npm install github:REVENGE977/electron-libmpv

How to build?

Get libmpv

To build and run the package, you need the libmpv development files and the compiled runtime binary.

• Windows: Download libmpv. You will need mpv.h, client.h and libmpv-2.dll.a for compilation, and libmpv-2.dll to run your electron app.

These files and folders need to exist in your C: drive inside a folder named mpv-dev

• Development/Example: Place libmpv-2.dll in the root of your project directory next to your main index.js.
• Production: Ensure libmpv-2.dll is bundled into your final Electron build directory next to the main executable or within the app's working directory so Windows can locate it at runtime.

Build using node-gyp

npm run build

Run example

put libmpv-2.dll in the root folder of this project then run using

npm run example