# MPV plugins in Rust
Bindings for libmpv client API that allow you to create plugins for MPV in Rust.
> ⚠️ **About this Fork:**
> This is a maintained fork of the original [TheCactusVert/mpv-client](https://github.com/TheCactusVert/mpv-client).
>
> **Key improvements in this fork:**
> * **Windows Support:** Added out-of-the-box support for Windows compilation (via MPV_CPLUGIN_DYNAMIC_SYM [linkage-to-libmpv](https://mpv.io/manual/stable/#linkage-to-libmpv)).
> * **No LLVM/Clang required:** Uses **pregenerated bindings** by default, meaning you don't need `bindgen` or a local LLVM installation during `cargo build`.
## Example
Here is an example for your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[package]
name = "mpv-plugin"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2024"
[lib]
name = "mpv_plugin"
crate-type = ["cdylib"]
[dependencies]
mpv-client = { version = "1.2", package = "mpv-client-cross" }
```
And then the code `src/lib.rs`:
```rust
use mpv_client::{mpv_handle, Event, Handle};
#[no_mangle]
extern "C" fn mpv_open_cplugin(handle: *mut mpv_handle) -> std::os::raw::c_int {
let client = Handle::from_ptr(handle);
println!("Hello world from Rust plugin {}!", client.name());
loop {
match client.wait_event(-1.) {
Event::Shutdown => { return 0; },
event => { println!("Got event: {}", event); },
}
}
}
```
You can find more examples in [`C`](https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv-examples/tree/master/cplugins) and [`Rust`](https://github.com/TheCactusVert/mpv-sponsorblock).