If you wish to use another media player, look at their documentation on how to install GLSL shaders and modify the shader accordingly if needed.
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Install mpv via Homebrew or download the latest release here.
- Note: Only the Homebrew version is built for native Apple Silicon.
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Click Here for Homebrew Installation
- If Homebrew is not installed, follow the instructions at https://brew.sh to install it.
- Keep the terminal window open and follow the instructions under "Next steps" to add Homebrew to your PATH.
- Follow the instructions at https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mpv to install mpv.
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Open mpv (this will create the mpv config file location for you).
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Download the template files and extract them (open the
.zip
file).-
Optimized shaders for lower-end GPU:
(Eg. M1, M2, Intel chips)- Download the template files here.
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Or click here to install manually.
- Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your
input.conf
andmpv.conf
file. - Then download and extract the shaders from releases and put them in the
shaders
folder.
- Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your
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Optimized shaders for higher-end GPU:
(Eg. M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Pro, M2 Max, Intel chips)
(Untested, might still have performance issues)- Download the template files here.
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Or click here to install manually.
- Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your
input.conf
andmpv.conf
file. - Then download and extract the shaders from releases and put them in the
shaders
folder.
- Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your
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In the Finder on your Mac, choose
Go
>Go to Folder...
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Paste
~/.config/mpv/
and hit Enter. -
Move the
input.conf
,mpv.conf
, and theshaders
folder into thempv
folder. -
That's it! Anime4K is now installed and ready to use.
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Anime4K has 3 major modes: A, B, and C. Each mode is optimized for a different class of anime degradations.
- Mode A is automatically enabled, if you use our template (this can be change in
mpv.conf
).
- Mode A is automatically enabled, if you use our template (this can be change in
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To enable each mode manually:
- Press CTRL+1 to enable Mode A (Optimized for 1080p Anime).
- Press CTRL+2 to enable Mode B (Optimized for 720p Anime).
- Press CTRL+3 to enable Mode C (Optimized for 480p Anime).
- Press CTRL+0 to clear all shaders (Disable Anime4K).
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For more explanations and customization options, see the Advanced Usage Instructions.