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Using JL with mpv to watch anime with Japanese subtitles

Setup instructions

  1. Install mpv.
  2. Install mpv_websocket to automatically copy subtitles to a WebSocket. Unlike mpvacious, it correctly sends an empty string when no subtitle is shown, allowing JL to detect when subtitles disappear.
  3. Add input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpv-socket to your mpv.conf file.
  4. Enable the Automatically pause the video playing in mpv on hover and resume on mouse leave option via the Preferences -> Main Window menu in JL.
  5. Hide the mpv subtitles by pressing v. To make them hidden by default, add sub-visibility=no to your mpv.conf file.

Recommended JL settings for watching anime

  • Consider creating a new profile for anime.
  • Enable Dynamic height.
  • Enable Dynamic width and Reposition window to the fixed right-edge position on text change.
    Set Fixed right-edge position to 0.
  • Enable Center text horizontally.
  • Enable Hide all buttons when mouse is not over the title bar.
  • Disable Text only visible on hover.
  • Try experimenting with the Shadow depth, Shadow blur radius, Shadow opacity, and Shadow direction settings to improve the readability of the text when the main text box background is transparent.
    • A good starting point might be: Shadow depth: 2.0, Blur radius: 7, Opacity: 100, Direction: 340.
  • Try changing the Font weight option and see if it improves the text readability of the main text box text for you.

Recommended mpv configs

  • To make sub-texts hidden by default, add sub-visibility=no to your mpv.conf file.
  • To make OSC show up only when you hover over it, add deadzonesize=1.0 to your script-opts/osc.conf file.

Here’s what the end result looks like:

2025-06-09.00-06-00.mp4