rip out media_kit, use better_player and audioplayers

This also let us rip out cocoapods stuff.

Needs testing on Windows, MacOS, and ideally, iOS.

.github/workflows/windows.yml

@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ jobs:
                   flutter pub run build_runner build
                   flutter build windows --dart-define=GIT_COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
 
+            # better_player plays videos with libmpv, but doesn't bundle it
+            - name: Download libmpv
+              shell: powershell
+              run: |
+                  $archive = "$env:RUNNER_TEMP\mpv.7z"
+                  Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases/download/20261021/mpv-dev-x86_64-20261021-git-e471496c56.7z" -OutFile $archive
+                  if ((Get-FileHash $archive -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne "efc719eff3dc5954b4a5efc800632808bcec01cc9034940dd14e5eb7fe9ea633") {
+                      throw "libmpv checksum mismatch"
+                  }
+                  7z e $archive libmpv-2.dll -obuild/windows/x64/runner/Release
+
             - name: Copy MinGW runtime DLLs
               shell: msys2 {0}
               run: |

README.md

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ This installs Nexus system-wide. With `enableNotifications`, it also installs KU
 #### Linux
 
 - On NixOS: Either use direnv and `direnv allow`, or `nix develop`
-- On other distros: Install Flutter, Go, Git, Libclang, Libass, MPV, and Glibc. Do not use any Snap packages, they cause various compilation issues.
+- On other distros: Install Flutter, Go, Git, Libclang, MPV, GStreamer (with its base, good and libav plugins), and Glibc. Do not use any Snap packages, they cause various compilation issues.
 
 #### Windows
 
@@ -83,12 +83,11 @@ You will need:
 
 - Flutter
 - Git
-- Libass
-- MPV
 - Go
 - Visual Studio 2022 (Desktop development with C++)
 - [MSYS2/MinGW-w64 GCC](https://www.msys2.org/) (for CGO)
 - [LLVM/Clang + libclang](https://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html) (for `ffigen`)
+- `libmpv-2.dll`, for playing videos, next to `nexus.exe` (CI uses a build from [mpv-winbuild-cmake](https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases))
 
 On Windows, make sure these are available in your shell `PATH`:
 

ios/Flutter/Debug.xcconfig

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-#include? "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.debug.xcconfig"
 #include "Generated.xcconfig"

ios/Flutter/Release.xcconfig

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-#include? "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.release.xcconfig"
 #include "Generated.xcconfig"

ios/Podfile

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# Uncomment this line to define a global platform for your project
-# platform :ios, '13.0'
-
-# CocoaPods analytics sends network stats synchronously affecting flutter build latency.
-ENV['COCOAPODS_DISABLE_STATS'] = 'true'
-
-project 'Runner', {
-  'Debug' => :debug,
-  'Profile' => :release,
-  'Release' => :release,
-}
-
-def flutter_root
-  generated_xcode_build_settings_path = File.expand_path(File.join('..', 'Flutter', 'Generated.xcconfig'), __FILE__)
-  unless File.exist?(generated_xcode_build_settings_path)
-    raise "#{generated_xcode_build_settings_path} must exist. If you're running pod install manually, make sure flutter pub get is executed first"
-  end
-
-  File.foreach(generated_xcode_build_settings_path) do |line|
-    matches = line.match(/FLUTTER_ROOT\=(.*)/)
-    return matches[1].strip if matches
-  end
-  raise "FLUTTER_ROOT not found in #{generated_xcode_build_settings_path}. Try deleting Generated.xcconfig, then run flutter pub get"
-end
-
-require File.expand_path(File.join('packages', 'flutter_tools', 'bin', 'podhelper'), flutter_root)
-
-flutter_ios_podfile_setup
-
-target 'Runner' do
-  use_frameworks!
-
-  flutter_install_all_ios_pods File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))
-  target 'RunnerTests' do
-    inherit! :search_paths
-  end
-end
-
-post_install do |installer|
-  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
-    flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
-  end
-end

ios/Podfile.lock

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-PODS:
-  - Flutter (1.0.0)
-  - media_kit_libs_ios_video (1.0.4):
-    - Flutter
-  - media_kit_video (0.0.1):
-    - Flutter
-
-DEPENDENCIES:
-  - Flutter (from `Flutter`)
-  - media_kit_libs_ios_video (from `.symlinks/plugins/media_kit_libs_ios_video/ios`)
-  - media_kit_video (from `.symlinks/plugins/media_kit_video/ios`)
-
-EXTERNAL SOURCES:
-  Flutter:
-    :path: Flutter
-  media_kit_libs_ios_video:
-    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/media_kit_libs_ios_video/ios"
-  media_kit_video:
-    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/media_kit_video/ios"
-
-SPEC CHECKSUMS:
-  Flutter: cabc95a1d2626b1b06e7179b784ebcf0c0cde467
-  media_kit_libs_ios_video: 5a18affdb97d1f5d466dc79988b13eff6c5e2854
-  media_kit_video: 1746e198cb697d1ffb734b1d05ec429d1fcd1474
-
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 3c63482e143d1b91d2d2560aee9fb04ecc74ac7e
-
-COCOAPODS: 1.17.0

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@@ -85,27 +74,12 @@
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@@ -114,15 +88,6 @@
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@@ -142,8 +107,6 @@
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ios/Runner.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata

@@ -4,7 +4,4 @@
    <FileRef
       location = "group:Runner.xcodeproj">
    </FileRef>
-   <FileRef
-      location = "group:Pods/Pods.xcodeproj">
-   </FileRef>
 </Workspace>

lib/main.dart

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "package:dynamic_color/dynamic_color.dart";
 import "package:flutter/foundation.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:material_emoji_picker/material_emoji_picker.dart";
-import "package:media_kit/media_kit.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/active_account.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client_state.dart";
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ void showError(Object error, [StackTrace? stackTrace]) {
 
 void main(List<String> args) async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
-  MediaKit.ensureInitialized();
 
   LicenseRegistry.addLicense(() => .fromIterable(fontLicenses));
 

lib/widgets/players/audio.dart

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import "dart:async";
 
+import "package:audioplayers/audioplayers.dart" as audioplayers;
 import "package:material_ui/material_ui.dart";
 import "package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
-import "package:media_kit/media_kit.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/save_attachment.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/info/audio.dart";
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ class const AudioPlayer(
 }) extends HookConsumerWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
-    final player = useMemoized(
+    final player = useMemoized(audioplayers.AudioPlayer.new);
-      () => Player(configuration: .new(bufferSize: 128 * 1024 * 1024)),
-    );
     final loaded = useState(false);
 
     useEffect(() {
@@ -29,19 +27,39 @@ class const AudioPlayer(
             .read(ClientController.provider.notifier)
             .downloadMedia(.new(mxc: uri, encrypted: encrypted));
         if (!context.mounted) return;
-        await player.open(Media(audio.path), play: false);
+        // Keeps the audio loaded after it finishes, so it can be replayed
+        await player.setReleaseMode(.stop);
+        await player.setSource(audioplayers.DeviceFileSource(audio.path));
         if (context.mounted) loaded.value = true;
       });
 
       return player.dispose;
     }, []);
 
+    final state = useStream(
+      player.onPlayerStateChanged,
+      initialData: player.state,
+    ).requireData;
+    final position = useStream(
+      player.onPositionChanged,
+      initialData: Duration.zero,
+    ).requireData;
+    final duration = useStream(
+      player.onDurationChanged,
+      initialData: Duration.zero,
+    ).requireData;
+    final playing = state == .playing;
+
     return Card(
       color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh,
       child: Padding(
         padding: .symmetric(horizontal: 8),
         child: PlayerControls(
-          player,
+          playing: playing,
+          position: position,
+          duration: duration,
+          onPlayPause: playing ? player.pause : player.resume,
+          onSeek: player.seek,
           loading: !loaded.value,
           size: info?.size,
           actions: .new([

lib/widgets/players/player_controls.dart

@@ -1,39 +1,25 @@
 import "dart:math";
 
 import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
-import "package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart";
 import "package:material_ui/material_ui.dart";
-import "package:media_kit/media_kit.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/size_to_string.dart";
 
-/// Play/pause, position and seeking controls for a media_kit [Player].
+/// Play/pause, position and seeking controls, for any player.
-class const PlayerControls(
+class const PlayerControls({
-  final Player player, {
+  required final bool playing,
+  required final Duration position,
+  required final Duration duration,
+  required final VoidCallback onPlayPause,
+  required final ValueChanged<Duration> onSeek,
   final bool loading = false,
+  final bool buffering = false,
   final Color? color,
   final int? size,
   final IList<Widget> actions = const .empty(),
   super.key,
-}) extends HookWidget {
+}) extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    final playing = useStream(
-      player.stream.playing,
-      initialData: player.state.playing,
-    ).requireData;
-    final buffering = useStream(
-      player.stream.buffering,
-      initialData: player.state.buffering,
-    ).requireData;
-    final position = useStream(
-      player.stream.position,
-      initialData: player.state.position,
-    ).requireData;
-    final duration = useStream(
-      player.stream.duration,
-      initialData: player.state.duration,
-    ).requireData;
-
     String format(Duration duration) {
       final minutes = duration.inMinutes
           .remainder(60)
@@ -61,7 +47,7 @@ class const PlayerControls(
             child: CircularProgressIndicator(padding: .all(12), color: color),
           )
         : IconButton(
-            onPressed: player.playOrPause,
+            onPressed: onPlayPause,
             color: color,
             tooltip: playing ? "Pause" : "Play",
             icon: Icon(playing ? Icons.pause_circle : Icons.play_circle),
@@ -73,7 +59,7 @@ class const PlayerControls(
       value: min(position.inMilliseconds.toDouble(), max),
       onChanged: loading
           ? null
-          : (value) => player.seek(.new(milliseconds: value.toInt())),
+          : (value) => onSeek(.new(milliseconds: value.toInt())),
     );
 
     return LayoutBuilder(

lib/widgets/players/video.dart

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import "dart:async";
 
+import "package:better_player/better_player.dart";
 import "package:material_ui/material_ui.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/save_attachment.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/info/video.dart";
 import "package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart";
-import "package:media_kit/media_kit.dart";
-import "package:media_kit_video/media_kit_video.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/players/player_controls.dart";
 
 class const VideoPlayer(
@@ -19,11 +18,118 @@ class const VideoPlayer(
 }) extends HookConsumerWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
-    final player = useMemoized(
+    final aspectRatio = switch (info) {
-      () => Player(configuration: .new(bufferSize: 128 * 1024 * 1024)),
+      VideoInfo(:final width?, :final height?) when width > 0 && height > 0 =>
-    );
+        width / height,
-    final controller = useMemoized(() => VideoController(player));
+      _ => 16 / 9,
+    };
+
     final loaded = useState(false);
+    final controller = useMemoized(
+      () => BetterPlayerController(
+        PlayerConfiguration(
+          aspectRatio: aspectRatio,
+          fit: .contain,
+          controlsConfiguration: PlayerControlsConfiguration(
+            playerTheme: .custom,
+            customControlsBuilder: (controller, _) => HookBuilder(
+              builder: (context) {
+                final isLoaded = useValueListenable(loaded);
+                final value = useState(controller.videoPlayerValue);
+                useEffect(() {
+                  void listener() => value.value = controller.videoPlayerValue;
+                  controller.addVideoListener(listener);
+                  return () => controller.removeVideoListener(listener);
+                }, [controller]);
+
+                final playing = value.value?.isPlaying ?? false;
+
+                // better_player doesn't use material_ui, so this Material is needed.
+                return Material(
+                  type: .transparency,
+                  child: Stack(
+                    children: [
+                      Positioned.fill(
+                        child: GestureDetector(
+                          behavior: .opaque,
+                          onTap: isLoaded
+                              ? playing
+                                    ? controller.pause
+                                    : controller.play
+                              : null,
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                      Positioned(
+                        top: 4,
+                        right: 4,
+                        child: IconButton(
+                          onPressed: () => context.saveAttachment(
+                            ref,
+                            uri,
+                            encrypted: encrypted,
+                            filename: filename,
+                          ),
+                          color: Colors.white,
+                          style: IconButton.styleFrom(
+                            backgroundColor: Colors.black38,
+                          ),
+                          tooltip: "Download",
+                          icon: Icon(Icons.download),
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                      Positioned(
+                        left: 0,
+                        right: 0,
+                        bottom: 0,
+                        child: DecoratedBox(
+                          decoration: const BoxDecoration(
+                            gradient: LinearGradient(
+                              begin: .bottomCenter,
+                              end: .topCenter,
+                              colors: [Colors.black54, Colors.transparent],
+                            ),
+                          ),
+                          child: Padding(
+                            padding: const .only(left: 4, right: 4, top: 16),
+                            child: PlayerControls(
+                              playing: playing,
+                              buffering: value.value?.isBuffering ?? false,
+                              position: value.value?.position ?? .zero,
+                              duration: value.value?.duration ?? .zero,
+                              onPlayPause: playing
+                                  ? controller.pause
+                                  : controller.play,
+                              onSeek: controller.seekTo,
+                              loading: !isLoaded,
+                              size: info?.size,
+                              color: Colors.white,
+                              actions: .new([
+                                IconButton(
+                                  onPressed: controller.toggleFullScreen,
+                                  color: Colors.white,
+                                  tooltip: controller.isFullScreen
+                                      ? "Exit fullscreen"
+                                      : "Fullscreen",
+                                  icon: Icon(
+                                    controller.isFullScreen
+                                        ? Icons.fullscreen_exit
+                                        : Icons.fullscreen,
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                              ]),
+                            ),
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                    ],
+                  ),
+                );
+              },
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
 
     useEffect(() {
       scheduleMicrotask(() async {
@@ -31,109 +137,20 @@ class const VideoPlayer(
             .read(ClientController.provider.notifier)
             .downloadMedia(.new(mxc: uri, encrypted: encrypted));
         if (!context.mounted) return;
-        await player.open(Media(video.path), play: false);
+        await controller.setupDataSource(.file(video.path));
         if (context.mounted) loaded.value = true;
       });
 
-      return player.dispose;
+      return null;
     }, []);
 
-    final controls = useCallback(
-      (VideoState _) =>
-          // Until media_kit moves to material_ui, this Material is needed.
-          Material(
-            type: .transparency,
-            child: ValueListenableBuilder(
-              valueListenable: loaded,
-              builder: (_, loaded, _) => Stack(
-                children: [
-                  Positioned.fill(
-                    child: GestureDetector(
-                      behavior: .opaque,
-                      onTap: loaded ? player.playOrPause : null,
-                    ),
-                  ),
-                  Positioned(
-                    top: 4,
-                    right: 4,
-                    child: IconButton(
-                      onPressed: () => context.saveAttachment(
-                        ref,
-                        uri,
-                        encrypted: encrypted,
-                        filename: filename,
-                      ),
-                      color: Colors.white,
-                      style: IconButton.styleFrom(
-                        backgroundColor: Colors.black38,
-                      ),
-                      tooltip: "Download",
-                      icon: Icon(Icons.download),
-                    ),
-                  ),
-                  Positioned(
-                    left: 0,
-                    right: 0,
-                    bottom: 0,
-                    child: DecoratedBox(
-                      decoration: const BoxDecoration(
-                        gradient: LinearGradient(
-                          begin: .bottomCenter,
-                          end: .topCenter,
-                          colors: [Colors.black54, Colors.transparent],
-                        ),
-                      ),
-                      child: Padding(
-                        padding: const .only(left: 4, right: 4, top: 16),
-                        child: PlayerControls(
-                          player,
-                          loading: !loaded,
-                          size: info?.size,
-                          color: Colors.white,
-                          actions: .new([
-                            Builder(
-                              builder: (context) {
-                                final fullscreen = isFullscreen(context);
-
-                                return IconButton(
-                                  onPressed: () => toggleFullscreen(context),
-                                  color: Colors.white,
-                                  tooltip: fullscreen
-                                      ? "Exit fullscreen"
-                                      : "Fullscreen",
-                                  icon: Icon(
-                                    fullscreen
-                                        ? Icons.fullscreen_exit
-                                        : Icons.fullscreen,
-                                  ),
-                                );
-                              },
-                            ),
-                          ]),
-                        ),
-                      ),
-                    ),
-                  ),
-                ],
-              ),
-            ),
-          ),
-      [uri, encrypted, filename, info],
-    );
-
-    final aspectRatio = switch (info) {
-      VideoInfo(:final width?, :final height?) when width > 0 && height > 0 =>
-        width / height,
-      _ => 16 / 9,
-    };
-
     return ConstrainedBox(
       constraints: const .new(maxHeight: 300),
       child: AspectRatio(
         aspectRatio: aspectRatio,
         child: ClipRRect(
           borderRadius: .circular(12),
-          child: Video(controller: controller, controls: controls),
+          child: BetterPlayer(controller: controller),
         ),
       ),
     );

linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc

@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"
 
 #include <app_links_linux/app_links_plugin_linux.h>
+#include <audioplayers_linux/audioplayers_linux_plugin.h>
+#include <better_player_linux/better_player_linux_plugin.h>
 #include <dynamic_color/dynamic_color_plugin.h>
 #include <file_selector_linux/file_selector_plugin.h>
 #include <location/location_plugin.h>
-#include <media_kit_libs_linux/media_kit_libs_linux_plugin.h>
-#include <media_kit_video/media_kit_video_plugin.h>
 #include <pasteboard/pasteboard_plugin.h>
 #include <url_launcher_linux/url_launcher_plugin.h>
 
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ void fl_register_plugins(FlPluginRegistry* registry) {
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) app_links_linux_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "AppLinksPluginLinux");
   app_links_plugin_linux_register_with_registrar(app_links_linux_registrar);
+  g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) audioplayers_linux_registrar =
+      fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "AudioplayersLinuxPlugin");
+  audioplayers_linux_plugin_register_with_registrar(audioplayers_linux_registrar);
+  g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) better_player_linux_registrar =
+      fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "BetterPlayerLinuxPlugin");
+  better_player_linux_plugin_register_with_registrar(better_player_linux_registrar);
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) dynamic_color_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "DynamicColorPlugin");
   dynamic_color_plugin_register_with_registrar(dynamic_color_registrar);
@@ -28,12 +34,6 @@ void fl_register_plugins(FlPluginRegistry* registry) {
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) location_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "LocationPlugin");
   location_plugin_register_with_registrar(location_registrar);
-  g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) media_kit_libs_linux_registrar =
-      fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "MediaKitLibsLinuxPlugin");
-  media_kit_libs_linux_plugin_register_with_registrar(media_kit_libs_linux_registrar);
-  g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) media_kit_video_registrar =
-      fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "MediaKitVideoPlugin");
-  media_kit_video_plugin_register_with_registrar(media_kit_video_registrar);
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) pasteboard_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "PasteboardPlugin");
   pasteboard_plugin_register_with_registrar(pasteboard_registrar);

linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   app_links_linux
+  audioplayers_linux
+  better_player_linux
   dynamic_color
   file_selector_linux
   location
-  media_kit_libs_linux
-  media_kit_video
   pasteboard
   url_launcher_linux
 )

linux/nix/build_env.nix

@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
       stdenv.cc
       go
       git
+      ffmpeg-headless
 
       libGL
       (flutter.override {
+        # audioplayers plays audio through GStreamer
         extraPkgConfigPackages = [
-          mpv-unwrapped
+          gst_all_1.gstreamer
-          libass
+          gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
         ];
       })
     ]
@@ -25,6 +27,27 @@
     ];
 
   env = lib.optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.isLinux {
-    LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "./build/native_assets/linux:${lib.makeLibraryPath [ pkgs.zlib ]}";
+    # better_player loads libmpv at runtime to play videos
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "./build/native_assets/linux:${
+      lib.makeLibraryPath [
+        pkgs.zlib
+        pkgs.mpv-unwrapped
+      ]
+    }";
+    # audioplayers links GStreamer by name only, without its library directory
+    LIBRARY_PATH = lib.makeLibraryPath [
+      pkgs.gst_all_1.gstreamer
+      pkgs.gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
+      pkgs.glib
+    ];
+    GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0 = lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib/gstreamer-1.0" (
+      with pkgs.gst_all_1;
+      [
+        gstreamer
+        gst-plugins-base
+        gst-plugins-good
+        gst-libav
+      ]
+    );
   };
 }

linux/nix/pkg/default.nix

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   callPackage,
   mpv-unwrapped,
-  libass,
+  gst_all_1,
+  ffmpeg-headless,
   libxext,
   libxfixes,
   libclang,
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@ flutter.buildFlutterApplication {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ (callPackage ./hook_pkg_config.nix { }) ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    mpv-unwrapped
+    # audioplayers plays audio through GStreamer
-    libass
+    gst_all_1.gstreamer
+    gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
     # nativeapi includes XInput2.h, which needs these, but xi.pc only lists them privately
     libxext
     libxfixes
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ flutter.buildFlutterApplication {
 
   gitHashes = {
     linkify = "sha256-TpMD6+0zyY6i9l+6d8ErnVufmepCv362rCtnbOht/z4=";
+    location = "sha256-zWnffXiK1LD4Ln23coPozBjYfTlhZmBhC5Z8mCdAgwQ=";
     fab_m3e = "sha256-5V9m6yY0jimx2gh7lQHYg4HDKQ4Wrl0ATmBhw5DkQMI=";
     fluttertagger = "sha256-tHUNU2+fBPkq5UK5YRi3SWs1zF2PIPz6RgSbwignU/I=";
     m3e_design = "sha256-5V9m6yY0jimx2gh7lQHYg4HDKQ4Wrl0ATmBhw5DkQMI=";
@@ -69,8 +72,24 @@ flutter.buildFlutterApplication {
     install -D assets/bundled/icon.svg $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/nexus.svg
     install -Dm755 linux/*.desktop -t $out/share/applications
     install -Dm644 linux/*.service -t $out/share/dbus-1/services
+    # better_player loads libmpv at runtime to play videos, and audioplayers
+    # needs GStreamer's plugins to decode audio
+    # gomuks uses ffmpeg and ffprobe for video thumbnails and metadata
     wrapProgram $out/bin/nexus \
-      --suffix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : $out/app/nexus/lib
+      --suffix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : $out/app/nexus/lib \
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ mpv-unwrapped ]} \
+      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ ffmpeg-headless ]} \
+      --prefix GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0 : ${
+        lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib/gstreamer-1.0" (
+          with gst_all_1;
+          [
+            gstreamer
+            gst-plugins-base
+            gst-plugins-good
+            gst-libav
+          ]
+        )
+      }
   '';
 
   meta = {

linux/runner/my_application.cc

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "my_application.h"
 
+#include <clocale>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
 #include <flutter_linux/flutter_linux.h>
@@ -301,6 +302,9 @@ static void my_application_startup(
   G_APPLICATION_CLASS(
       my_application_parent_class)
       ->startup(application);
+
+  // mpv hates normal locales
+  setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
 }
 
 static void my_application_shutdown(

macos/Flutter/Flutter-Debug.xcconfig

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-#include? "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.debug.xcconfig"
 #include "ephemeral/Flutter-Generated.xcconfig"

macos/Flutter/Flutter-Release.xcconfig

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-#include? "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.release.xcconfig"
 #include "ephemeral/Flutter-Generated.xcconfig"

macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import FlutterMacOS
 import Foundation
 
 import app_links
+import audioplayers_darwin
+import better_player_macos
 import dynamic_color
 import file_selector_macos
 import flutter_local_notifications
 import location
-import media_kit_libs_macos_video
-import media_kit_video
 import package_info_plus
 import pasteboard
 import shared_preferences_foundation
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import wakelock_plus
 
 func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   AppLinksMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "AppLinksMacosPlugin"))
+  AudioplayersDarwinPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "AudioplayersDarwinPlugin"))
+  BetterPlayerPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "BetterPlayerPlugin"))
   DynamicColorPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "DynamicColorPlugin"))
   FileSelectorPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FileSelectorPlugin"))
   FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin"))
   LocationPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "LocationPlugin"))
-  MediaKitLibsMacosVideoPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "MediaKitLibsMacosVideoPlugin"))
-  MediaKitVideoPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "MediaKitVideoPlugin"))
   FPPPackageInfoPlusPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FPPPackageInfoPlusPlugin"))
   PasteboardPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "PasteboardPlugin"))
   SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))