# Install mplayershell with Homebrew, Nix, scoop Improved visual experience for MPlayer on macOS. Version 0.9.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mplayershell ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mplayershell ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mps ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mp/mps/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/mps ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mps.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mplayershell - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.3 - **Source summary:** Improved visual experience for MPlayer on macOS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mps (cli) - mps (alias) ## Dependencies - mplayer ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/lisamelton/MPlayerShell - Upstream latest detected: 0.9.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage MPlayerShell is Lisa Melton's small macOS wrapper around MPlayer and mplayer2. The project README says she wrote it because she was unhappy with the visual experience of using the command-line players on OS X, especially window behavior, menu handling, full-screen quirks, and other Cocoa-interface rough edges. ### Project history Technically, MPlayerShell launches MPlayer as a background process, captures its output, and presents a new application interface while keeping a command-line interface that is essentially identical to MPlayer. It adds explicit full-screen and float-on-top menu commands, tunes MPlayer's cache and threading defaults for large video, and exposes the mps executable when installed through Homebrew. ### How it is used Its package-manager niche is therefore a wrapper niche rather than a codec or playback engine niche. Users install mplayershell when they want MPlayer's command-line power with a more native OS X visual shell, while still depending on the underlying MPlayer family for actual playback. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mplayershell - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** macos, xcode - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - mps: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mp/mps/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/mps: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mps.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [mplayer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mplayer/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fx-upscale](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fx-upscale/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, media, video. - [streamlink](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/streamlink/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, media-player, video. - [yewtube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yewtube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, media-player, video. - [animdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/animdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [bento4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bento4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [ccextractor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccextractor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [dovi_convert](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dovi-convert/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [dovi_tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dovi-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mplayershell.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mplayershell.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph