v2026.04.02/emulators/mpv.yml

emulator: mpv
type: libretro
core_classification: community_fork
source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-mpv"
upstream: "https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv"
profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
core_version: "0.2.alpha"
display_name: "MPV"
cores:
  - mpv
systems: []

notes: |
  Libretro wrapper around libmpv. Links against the mpv shared library
  for video/audio decoding and OpenGL rendering. Experimental, proof of
  concept. No system directory access — the core only loads the content
  file passed by RetroArch.

# source_ref: mpv-libretro.c — single-file core (672 lines). No call to
# RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY. Only file access is the content
# path via retro_load_game(info->path) forwarded to mpv loadfile command
# (line 241, 296). No fopen, no system_dir path construction.
files: []