mpvRex

mpvRex is an advanced, customizable video player for Android. It combines the versatility of libmpv with a modern Jetpack Compose interface and unique user-centric features.

Features:

Playback & Gestures

• Seek Cancellation — cancel a seek mid-gesture by dragging backwards, with interactive pointer-scaling feedback animations
• Subtitle Drag-to-Reposition — tap and drag subtitles vertically to position them anywhere on screen
• Subtitle Swipe Seeking — swipe horizontally to jump precisely between subtitle lines
• Top Seek Capsule OSD — pill-shaped overlay showing double-tap seek feedback without blocking the video
• Dynamic A-B Loop & Frame Navigation — set loop points with adjustable vertical bias; fine-tune with a floating, non-colliding frame-by-frame panel
• Persistent Video Pan & Zoom — zoom and position settings saved per video, with quick sliders in the Aspect Ratio menu
• Keyboard-Free Sleep Timer — touch-friendly bottom sheet to schedule sleep times without opening a keyboard
• Onboarding Tutorials — step-by-step in-player guides for speed lock and subtitle gestures
• Refined Tap & Lock Logic — custom exclusion zones, optional seekbar tap prevention, and one-tap control lock

UI & Aesthetics

• Dynamic Tab Manager — hide, show, and reorder dashboard tabs to fully customize your bottom navigation
• Material You — player controls dynamically match your Android system accent or app theme
• Animated Splash Screen — custom vector-art launch animation with light/dark mode support
• Clean Preferences — organized Jetpack Compose preference screens with fully localized strings

File Explorer & Media Library

• Unified Explorer Engine — ensures every browsing mode (local storage, network shares, and playlists) looks, feels, and behaves identically
• Multi-Select Range — select a range of items easily by long-pressing the first file and tapping the last
• Sectioned Grid/List Layouts — independently customizable inside tree subdirectories
• Folder Metadata — recursive file counts, watched/unplayed dimming, and reactive "NEW" badges
• Breadcrumb Navigation — toggleable path breadcrumbs in the tree view
• Advanced Sorting — by Name, Date, Size, and Duration
• Network Streaming Proxy — high-performance proxy for WebDAV, SMB, and FTP streams with image preview caching
• Mark As System — mark videos as watched, skipped, or flagged; filter your library accordingly
• Media Library View — browse your full video collection outside the file tree
• Shorts Mode — vertical video playback with auto-swipe for Reels-style content

Engine & Customization

• HDR-to-SDR Tone Mapping — high-quality tone mapping via hdr-toys shader pipeline
• Smart Orientation — force landscape/portrait per video, stored as a preference
• Audio Support — scan, display, and play standalone audio files directly inside the file explorer and player