Software » Video Players » Media Player Classic Qute Theater 26.01

v26.01

What's Changed
Key highlights:
Pre-defined audio and video filters: Extra Stereo, Compressor and Crossfeed for audio, and Deinterlace for video.
Fast seeking is used by default when hardware decoding isn't available
Support for many video modifications: zoom, switch to 4:3 aspect ratio, free video resize, video move, rotate and horizontal flip.
Move File to Trash feature which lets you sift through videos or music and remove unwanted ones by pressing a key.
You can now set custom mpv options in Options > Tweaks.
The AppImage version now includes auto update information.
Features
Implement Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in #507 #708
Frame Timings -> Input Cache Stats by @cmdrkotori in #505 #508 #512
Add pre-defined audio and video filters support by @tbertels in #514 #712
Add support for custom mpv options by @tbertels in #519 #536 #635
Add 'Move File to Trash' feature by @zakius in #523
mainwindow: Add a crossfeed audio filter for headphones by @tbertels in #535
Support changing the video zoom level by @tbertels in #539
Implement gapless playback, read content of archives and playlists containing one file by @tbertels in #541
settingswindow: Implement more subtitle options by @tbertels in #601
Add a setting to choose whether to remember Quick Playlist content by @tbertels in #605
Add option to append opened files to Quick Playlist by @tbertels in #607
settingswindow: Implement subtitles black background box by @tbertels in #636
mainwindow: Add 4:3 Aspect ratio command by @tbertels in #638
Support resizing the video by @tbertels in #641 #658
Support moving the video by @flandriai in #649
Add Rotate and horizontal flip feature by @flandriai in #657
Improvements
Show in About if running under Wayland or XWayland/X11 by @tbertels in #479
Use clipboard content when opening Network Stream dialog by @tbertels in #485
Set application name by @tbertels in #496
Render tinyicon in status bar correctly with screen scaling by @tbertels in #506
mainwindow: Rename Previous and Next Subtitle commands by @tbertels in #510
Improve Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in #511
desktop: Add keywords by @tbertels in #513 #733
mainwindow: Remove numbering from recent files entries by @tbertels in #522
settingswindow: Close Options window on Escape key press by @tbertels in #524
Remember streams position and show them in Recent files by @tbertels in #527
mainwindow: Regroup File menu screenshot commands in a submenu by @tbertels in #528
manager: Show stream titles in the playlist by @tbertels in #529
settingswindow: Only enable the Apply button when something can be applied by @tbertels in #532
Allow importing .txt plaintext playlists, rename the Import/Export Playlist File windows by @tbertels in #542
Use Escape key for both "Escape Fullscreen" and "Finish Searching" by @tbertels in #543
Show the app in "Open With" dialog when right-clicking on a folder by @tbertels in #544
mpris: Update mimetypes and desktopentry by @tbertels in #545
Add "More Files" entry in Recent Files to show up to 50 recents in total by @tbertels in #546
propertieswindow: Make the text from the QLabels selectable by @tbertels in #547
Display the current aspect ratio name in the aspect ratio submenu by @tbertels in #548
Use a custom widget for the seekbar tooltip by @tbertels in #552
Don't disable mute and volume controls with no file loaded by @tbertels in #561 #622
cmake: allow override CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY by @Andarwinux in #563
Use more descriptive actions names in Keys editor and shorter names in submenus by @tbertels in #569
mainwindow: Limit the width of the recent files menu by @tbertels in #571
playlistwindow: Add an "Add Folder" command by @tbertels in #576
helpers: Add module file formats by @tbertels in #579
settingswindow: Enable hr-seek-framedrop by default for faster seeking by @tbertels in #580
Show more information in the Properties window by @tbertels in #581
Make Interface options more user-friendly by @tbertels in #584
Use fast seek (by default) when hardware decoding is unavailable by @tbertels in #585
settingswindow: Regroup and fix subtitles shadow settings by @tbertels in #586
settingswindow: Remove "Format" page from Options by @tbertels in #587
videopreview: Request minimum file size for yt-dlp by @tbertels in #590
Improve video presets workflow and remove debanding from "Highest" preset by @tbertels in #598
Don't percent-encode filename for screenshot name and use stream title for streams by @tbertels in #602
playlistwindow: Make the "Quick Playlist" name fully translatable by @tbertels in #603
Only load playlists backup when needed to avoid slowing down app startup by @tbertels in #613
Better processing and sorting of [new] playlist items by @BowDown097 in #615
Polish Settings window by @tbertels in #616 #713 #739
settingswindow: Add QuickJS support for yt-dlp and enable auto EJS update by @tbertels in #626 #714
settingswindow: Increase maximum values for normal and large playback steps by @tbertels in #629
Use digit grouping for big numbers and make the % symbol translatable everywhere by @tbertels in #630
settingswindow: Implement Screenshot directory browse button by @tbertels in #639
settingswindow: Allow editing audioSpdifCodecs and add a tooltip by @tbertels in #660
mainwindow: Rename Edit menu to Playlist by @tbertels in #661
main: Log package type by @tbertels in #665
win-icon: Add all possible sizes by @tbertels in #666
platform: Capitalize name and use short name by default (Windows metadata) by @tbertels in #667
Show ffmpeg version in About and log by @tbertels in #668
mainwindow: Use current file folder for Quick Open by @tbertels in #670
Always use palette detection for fallback theme icons and implement newer method by @tbertels in #722 #735
Add German and Norwegian translations, update translations. Thanks to the translators!
Bug fixes
drawnslider: Prevent clang-tidy warning about integer division in a floating point context by @tbertels in #478
mpvwidget: Fix typo in log message by @tbertels in #489
settings: Disable tooltip location setting widget by default by @tbertels in #509
Disable mpv native clipboard support by @tbertels in #521
settingswindow: Use WIDGET_LOOKUP in restoreColorControls by @tbertels in #537
settingswindow: Don't disable tooltip location setting when video preview is enabled by @tbertels in #551
mainwindow: Fix Skip and Step buttons icons when using System theme by @tbertels in #555
settingswindow: ...

Improvements over mpc-hc
Multiple playlists: When you're watching shows on your backlog, load every show into separate playlists and still keep track of the last played file for each playlist. Finally you can eliminate the need to keep track of your progress in a spreadsheet, all while never leaving the comfort of your favorite media player.

Quick queuing: Out-of-order playback in the same style of xmms/qmmp. Got some compilation albums in a playlist, but want to hear only some rock tracks for a while? Now you can, without obliterating your playlist.

Playlist searching: Multi-threaded playlist searching, in the same style as other media players. Find the tracks you want, when you want them.

Screenshot templates: Take screenshots with a custom, sleek and stylized filename. Only include the information that you want.

Looped playback: Selectively show part of video/music tracks. Amazing, isn't it?

Custom metadata: Display custom metadata in the playlist window. Want to show the artist as well as the title, down to even the encoder used? Nothing is stopping you.

Upcoming features
Native filter-chain support: Comprehensive integration of mpv/ffmpeg's filter interface/library, right inside your media player.

Encoding support like VirtualDub: Churn out memes faster. No need to open a video editor when your media player can do your job for you.

Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements: In-app custom styling support.