--- title: Install mpv on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of mpv for on Arch Linux - A free, open source, and cross-platform media player url: https://snapcraft.io/install/mpv/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install mpv on **Arch Linux** # mpv [Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sameersharma2006 "View all snaps from Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)") * [Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sameersharma2006 "View all snaps from Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)") * [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/mpv/arch#install) #### A free, open source, and cross-platform media player mpv is a free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. mpv has an OpenGL, Vulkan, and D3D11 based video output that is capable of many features loved by videophiles, such as video scaling with popular high quality algorithms, color management, frame timing, interpolation, HDR, and more. While mpv strives for minimalism and provides no real GUI, it has a small controller on top of the video for basic control. mpv can leverage most hardware decoding APIs on all platforms. Hardware decoding can be enabled at runtime on demand. Powerful scripting capabilities can make the player do almost anything. There is a large selection of user scripts on the wiki. A straightforward C API was designed from the ground up to make mpv usable as a library and facilitate easy integration into other applications. **NOTE :** * NVIDIA hardware acceleration mayn't work ( ) . * Yt-DLP isn't bundled due to it needing frequent updates & maintenance burden. ### Package name * mpv --- ### License * GPL-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-only --- ### Last updated * 6 January 2026 - latest/stable * 6 January 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [mpv.io](https://mpv.io/ "https://mpv.io/") --- ### Contact * [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/sameersharma2006/mpv-snap "https://codeberg.org/sameersharma2006/mpv-snap") * [launchpad.net/mpv-snap](https://launchpad.net/mpv-snap "https://launchpad.net/mpv-snap") --- ### Source code * [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/sameersharma2006/mpv-snap/src/branch/main/snapcraft.yaml "https://codeberg.org/sameersharma2006/mpv-snap/src/branch/main/snapcraft.yaml") * [git.launchpad.net](https://git.launchpad.net/mpv-snap/tree/snapcraft.yaml "https://git.launchpad.net/mpv-snap/tree/snapcraft.yaml") --- ### Report a bug * [codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/sameersharma2006/mpv-snap/issues "https://codeberg.org/sameersharma2006/mpv-snap/issues") * [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/mpv-snap "https://bugs.launchpad.net/mpv-snap") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/mpv/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install mpv Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install mpv To install mpv, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install mpv ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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