mpv-macos-build

This build is most suited for Apple Silicon Macs. It enables the exact set of hardware decoder that apple silicon supports, including h264, h265, VP9, and ProRes. This script can also be modified and used for Intel macs.

Usage

Requires meson and dylibbundler in your system. Install them with

brew install meson dylibbundler

Init submodules before building:

git submodule update --init --recursive
git pull --recurse-submodules --jobs=3

• build.sh generates an static app bundle mpv.app.
• clean_homebrew.sh uninstalls all homebrew packages our own homebrew directory (not your system homebrew).
• clean_all.sh removes all build artifacts.

How it works

It creates a self contained Homebrew directory for all the dependencies other then ffmpeg. It is as hermetic as possible. It tries to use the libraries and tools in our own Homebrew directory. However, it does use clang, meson, dylibbundler and some basic tools like sed or tr from your system.

Tested on MacOS 15.1