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mpv
Raised as a usability problem by 15 people on Hacker News over 12 years (2013–2024), in 11 threads.
People raised many different problems with mpv, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 18 complaints
- Subtitle format support is undocumented, forcing users to read ffmpeg source code2024-08-19
- Opening an unsupported file does nothing, leaving the user unsure why it failed2024-08-18
- Mpv relies on arcane command-line switches and lacks a discoverable GUI2024-08-18
- Commanding a command-line app is painful and hard for a non-technical user2024-08-17
- Extension sends video element URLs instead of the page URL, breaking playback2022-09-16
- Default setup is not quite what most people would like2022-07-23
- Track cycling buttons are ambiguous, showing only track index numbers without language info2022-07-22
- No GUI, so settings can't be adjusted visually and must be found in a text interface2022-07-18
- Minimal interface hides speed controls; shortcut opens A-V delay instead, help hard to find2021-12-05
- Can't find how to change settings from the player without going online or using a terminal2021-12-05
- No in-app help or shortcut display, so users can't learn its controls2021-12-05
- Controls pop up annoyingly from accidental mouse movements2021-02-26
- Opening a video in mpv from the browser takes 10-15 seconds2020-02-09
- Can't figure out how to turn off the on-screen display by default2018-07-05
- Straight mpv is a horrible user experience for casual users2017-07-18
- No playlist functionality, so multiple videos can't be queued in sequence2016-09-28
- Full-screen shortcut 'F' is undocumented in the menu, buried in keybinding preferences2013-08-12
- Fullscreen toggles are asymmetric; exiting fullscreen requires pressing Esc then F112013-08-11