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mpvHistory for Command Palette

A Command Palette extension that allows you to browse your mpv or mpv.net watch history and resume playback directly from where you left off.

Features

  • 馃摵 Playback History: Browse your recently played videos and launch them instantly. (Resume functionality depends on your mpv configuration/scripts)
  • 馃殌 Support for mpv & mpv.net: Compatible with both the CLI mpv and the modern mpv.net player.
  • 鈿欙笍 Integrated Settings: Configure your player and history path directly within the Command Palette Settings panel.
  • 馃攪 Silent Launch: Launches the player instantly without opening a distracting terminal window.

Prerequisites

  1. Command Palette installed.
  2. mpv or mpv.net installed and added to your system PATH environment variable.
  3. Logging Enabled: You need to configure mpv to save a log file so this extension can read it.
  4. SimpleHistory Script: This extension works best with the SimpleHistory script to handle resume playback functionality.

Enabling History Logging

Add the following line to your mpv.conf file:

log-file="C:\\path\\to\\your\\mpvHistory.log"

Common configuration locations:

  • mpv: %APPDATA%\mpv\mpv.conf
  • mpv.net: %APPDATA%\mpv.net\mpv.conf

Note: Make sure to remember this path, as you will need to enter it in the extension settings.

Configuration

  1. Open Command Palette and click the Settings (Gear) icon.
  2. Navigate to Extensions > mpvHistory.
  3. Player Executable: Select your preferred player (mpv or mpv.net).
  4. History File Path: Enter the full absolute path to your mpvHistory.log file.

Usage

  1. Open Command Palette.
  2. Select or type mpvHistory.
  3. Browse your recently watched videos.
  4. Press Enter on any item to launch the player and resume playback.

License

MIT