How to infinite loop every video I play as defaut on MPV player without having to press shift+L hotkey every single time?

Question

I think the title is clear without filling the body.

Every time I play new video the inf loop is gone and I need to press shift+L again each time. How to just make this my default setting. As far as I know there is no configuration in this program. Sorry if I'm wrong or haven't looked hard enough.

Solution 1

As far as I know there is no configuration in this program.

While it isn't created by default, mpv supports a file called mpv.conf, which allows mpv behavior to be customized (globally, for particular media extensions, or by setting other custom "profiles" that refer to an arbitrary group of options and that can be used with --profile=). An overview of the general format of mpv.conf for the most recent versions of mpv can be found here ("Stable" version here).

How do I infinitely loop every video I play by defaut with MPV player?

1. Create a text file called mpv.conf.

2. Place the following line in that file:

   ex. mpv.conf

   loop-file=inf
   

3. Place mpv.conf under one of the following directories (depending on your platform):

   # Linux
   
   # System-wide
   /etc/mpv
   /usr/local/etc/mpv
   
   # User specific
   ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
   
   # Windows
   C:\users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\mpv\mpv.conf
   
   # Create "portable_config" in the same folder as mpv.exe
   C:\path\to\mpv\portable_config\mpv.conf
   

If you want to infinitely loop a playlist, use loop-playlist=inf. You can add both options to mpv.conf to create an infinite playlist where each entry loops infinitely as well:

ex. mpv.conf

loop-playlist=inf
loop-file=inf

For usability, you can also add a profile to disable looping:

ex. mpv.conf

# global (default) options
loop-playlist=inf
loop-file=inf

# "finite" playback profile (disable looping)
# usage: mpv --profile=finite ...
# Note that "finite" is an arbitrary name
[finite]
loop-playlist=no
loop-file=no

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References (mpv)

• loop-file
• loop-playlist

Solution 2

You could make alias with loop option and save it to .profile or .zshrc or .bashrc like:

alias mpvl='mpv --loop '