What's Changed

Key highlights:

• Pre-defined audio and video filters: Extra Stereo, Compressor and Crossfeed for audio, and Deinterlace for video.
• Fast seeking is used by default when hardware decoding isn't available
• Support for many video modifications: zoom, switch to 4:3 aspect ratio, free video resize, video move, rotate and horizontal flip.
• Move File to Trash feature which lets you sift through videos or music and remove unwanted ones by pressing a key.
• You can now set custom mpv options in Options > Tweaks.
• The AppImage version now includes auto update information.

Features

• Implement Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/507 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/708
• Frame Timings -> Input Cache Stats by @cmdrkotori in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/505 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/508 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/512
• Add pre-defined audio and video filters support by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/514 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/712
• Add support for custom mpv options by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/519 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/536 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/635
• Add 'Move File to Trash' feature by @zakius in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/523
• mainwindow: Add a crossfeed audio filter for headphones by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/535
• Support changing the video zoom level by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/539
• Implement gapless playback, read content of archives and playlists containing one file by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/541
• settingswindow: Implement more subtitle options by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/601
• Add a setting to choose whether to remember Quick Playlist content by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/605
• Add option to append opened files to Quick Playlist by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/607
• settingswindow: Implement subtitles black background box by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/636
• mainwindow: Add 4:3 Aspect ratio command by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/638
• Support resizing the video by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/641 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/658
• Support moving the video by @flandriai in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/649
• Add Rotate and horizontal flip feature by @flandriai in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/657

Improvements

• Show in About if running under Wayland or XWayland/X11 by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/479
• Use clipboard content when opening Network Stream dialog by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/485
• Set application name by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/496
• Render tinyicon in status bar correctly with screen scaling by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/506
• mainwindow: Rename Previous and Next Subtitle commands by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/510
• Improve Player Title bar settings by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/511
• desktop: Add keywords by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/513 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/733
• mainwindow: Remove numbering from recent files entries by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/522
• settingswindow: Close Options window on Escape key press by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/524
• Remember streams position and show them in Recent files by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/527
• mainwindow: Regroup File menu screenshot commands in a submenu by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/528
• manager: Show stream titles in the playlist by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/529
• settingswindow: Only enable the Apply button when something can be applied by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/532
• Allow importing .txt plaintext playlists, rename the Import/Export Playlist File windows by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/542
• Use Escape key for both "Escape Fullscreen" and "Finish Searching" by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/543
• Show the app in "Open With" dialog when right-clicking on a folder by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/544
• mpris: Update mimetypes and desktopentry by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/545
• Add "More Files" entry in Recent Files to show up to 50 recents in total by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/546
• propertieswindow: Make the text from the QLabels selectable by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/547
• Display the current aspect ratio name in the aspect ratio submenu by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/548
• Use a custom widget for the seekbar tooltip by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/552
• Don't disable mute and volume controls with no file loaded by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/561 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/622
• cmake: allow override CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY by @Andarwinux in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/563

Bug fixes

• drawnslider: Prevent clang-tidy warning about integer division in a floating point context by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/478
• mpvwidget: Fix typo in log message by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/489
• settings: Disable tooltip location setting widget by default by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/509
• Disable mpv native clipboard support by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/521
• settingswindow: Use WIDGET_LOOKUP in restoreColorControls by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/537
• settingswindow: Don't disable tooltip location setting when video preview is enabled by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/551
• mainwindow: Fix Skip and Step buttons icons when using System theme by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/555
• settingswindow: Clear keysSearchField on window close by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/557
• images: Rename "media-skip-" and "go-" buttons icons by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/560
• main: Add Qt core strings translations on Windows by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/574
• settingswindow: Make yt-dlp max height optional by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/594
• nsis: fix " to correctly uninstall associations by @decipher3114 in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/596
• Empty recent files list as soon as "Keep history" setting is disabled and sync "Remember file position" with it by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/604
• Fix most important things suggested by SonarQube linter by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/614
• ci: shove libcrypto down msys2 release's throat by @cmdrkotori in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/620
• ci: Remove sdl2 mpv option for AppImage by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/621
• actioneditor: Use translated version of key sequences in key editor by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/623
• http: Fix Qt 6.10 QFILE_MAYBE_NODISCARD warning by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/625
• Disable Apply button once clicked and simplify settings live preview by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/633
• settingswindow: Align widgets in Tweaks page and add restart required note to Video preview by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/637
• settingswindow: Don't add the current directory to external audio search by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/648
• Avoid translations collision for Volume commands by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/663
• main: Store lock file in mpc-qt settings folder by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/672

Other changes

• win-icon: Provide a pre-converted mpc-qt.ico by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/673
• Make Boost optional to build by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/675
• Implement and fix browse buttons in settings and use standard log file extension by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/678
• main: Log uncaught exceptions by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/680
• Disable window Auto zoom by default and rename its header to Window by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/688
• Reorganize the repository by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/697
• Add metadata to Windows installer and fix some Windows build-related minor things by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/704
• settingswindow: Enable Alpha channel with HDR compute peak by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/710
• mainwindow: Silence qt log warning about on_actionPlayVolumeMute_toggled by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/711 https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/715
• Use constexpr for Logger prefix names and add ui creation logging by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/718
• tooltip: Remove unused aspectRatioSet variable by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/719
• ci: Use release versions of ffmpeg, libass, libplacebo and mpv for AppImage by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/723
• Show AppImage and Flatpak dev builds as such in "About This Program" by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/729
• Improve CI builds by @tbertels in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/737

New Contributors

• @zakius made their first contribution in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/523
• @Andarwinux made their first contribution in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/563
• @decipher3114 made their first contribution in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/596
• @BowDown097 made their first contribution in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/615
• @flandriai made their first contribution in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/649
• @yakushabb made their first contribution in https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/pull/732

Full Changelog: https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt/compare/v25.07-master...v26.01