Switchfin

Switchfin
Switchfin
General
Author	dragonflylee
Type	Media Players
Version	0.6.0
License	Apache-2.0
Last Updated	2024/12/08
Links
	Stable - Nightly Download
	Website
	Source

Switchfin is third-party PC player for Jellyfin that provides a native user interface to browse and play movies and series.

This project is in its early stages so expect bugs.

Features

Completely native interface.
Supported media items: movies, series, seasons, episodes.
- Direct play and transcoding.
Remote browser for Webdav/Apache/Nginx server.
Base on MPV Player.
- Container formats: mkv, mov, mp4, avi.
- Video codecs: H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1.
- Audio codecs: Opus, FLAC, MP3, AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD.
- Subtitle codecs: SRT, VTT, SSA/ASS, DVDSUB.
- Optionally force software decoding when hardware decoding has issues.

User guide

If subtitles didn't display, try putting any ttf file at /switch/Switchfin/subfont.ttf.

To play media files on webdav server, edit config file config.json:

{
  "remotes": [
    {
      "name": "local",
      "url": "file:///switch"
    },
    {
      "name": "xiaoya",
      "passwd": "guest_Api789",
      "url": "webdav://192.168.1.5:5678/dav",
      "user": "guest"
    },
    {
      "name": "rclone",
      "url": "http://192.168.1.5:8000"
    }
  ]
}

example for using rClone setup HTTP server

rclone serve http --addr :8000 --read-only /media/downloads

Controls

During playback:

A - Play/Pause

B - Stop during

Y - Toggle OSD

X - Show Menu

R/L - Seek +/-

L - Stick Button Toggle Speed Select

R - Stick Button Toggle Video Quality Select

Plus - Show video profile

Screenshots

Changelog

v0.6.0 2024/12/08

Add
- add japanese localization (@yyoossk)
- add vietnamese localization (@tlover-code)
- support modify server url
- remote add ftp/sftp support
- remote add resume history
Fixed
- loading osd when change episode
- update server info when check login
- audio load failed when proxy enabled
- navigate route of video view
- focus logic of lock button

v0.5.3 2024/10/27

Add:
- Save windows state when exit.
- Support touch input on linux (@xfangfang).
- Support paste text to search input (@xfangfang).
- New option low quality.
- New option subtitle fallback.
- Support custom user-agent in webdav browser.
- apache/nginx/rclone http server support for remote.
Fixed:
- Support loading custom emoji font.
- Empty tab when search failed.

v0.5.2 Hotfix 2024/09/01

Disable update notify when user canceled.
Decode danmaku failed.
Filter missing when sync option off.
Auto selected external subtitles.

v0.5.1 2024/07/30

Add:
- Upgrade ffmpeg 7.0.1.
- Add highlight for current play track.
- Add live tv support.
- Add webdav file browser.
Fixed:
- Network timeout for load video.
- Panic after cancel login.
- Abnormal focus when login after add server.
- Server list url display.

v0.5.0 2024/05/22

Added:
- danmu plugin integration.
- Video flip and subtitle sync support for player.
- Video equalizer setting.
- Add episode selector on player view.
- Add new option Always on top for desktop platform.
- Czech localization.
Fixed:
- Support MusicView and PlayList.
- Forward nsp add startup logo.

v0.4.5 2024/04/12

Added:
- Add chapter point on progress bar.
- Touch gesture for volume/brightness.
Fixed:
- Collection display on new created user.
- Scroll performance improvement @xfangfang.

v0.4.4 2023/01/28

Added:
- Proxy option for http request.
- Sync filter setting with official media player.
- Setting entry from server add tab.
Fixed:
- osd lock touch gesture.
- Crash when open media filter of collection tab.
- Wrong toggle icon after seek when paused.

v0.4.3 2023/01/19

Added:
- Add logout from setting tab.
- Player view add touch gesture.
- Upgrade ffmpeg 6.1.1.
Fixed:
- Series tab: viewd badge.
- Device name under macOS.

v0.4.2 2023/01/09

Added:
- Add close button for series/collection.
- Add lock button for player view.
- Add close button for player view.
Fixed:
- Auto hide osd on loading end.
- Fix login disclaimer after switch server.
- Fix cannot trigger loading next page after refresh.

v0.4.1 2023/11/26

What's Changed:
- Add tap control for progress slider.
- Add volume control for video.
- Add play progress on more page.
- Add login disclaimer display.
Bug fixed.
- Server selection by joystick.
- Fix home tab auto refresh.

v0.4.0 2023/11/16

What's Changed:
- Add music album support.
- Save video quality to config.
- Add option of player_inmemory_cache.
- Improve password input.
- Update ffmpeg to 6.1.
- Add experimental support for deko3d backend.
Bug fixed.
- Option for speed control.
- osd show timeout.

v0.3.4 2023/11/10

What's Changed:
- Add option for open debug layer.
- Add support of clear search history.
Bug fixed.
- Improve url check for server add.
- Fix osd navigate with dpad/analog stick.

v0.3.3 2023/11/08

What's Changed:
- Movie collection support.
- Add filter for media collection.
- Add speed up feature when pressed on.
- Add play/stop action when double click.
- Upgrade ffmpeg to release/6.1.
- ci: add d3d11 backend for win32.
Bug fixed:
- Fix server list focus route.

v0.3.2 2023/09/27

Add new option forceDirectPlay.
Support chapter select.
Support subtitle/audio track selection on transcode play.
ci: add mingw64 workflow.
Fix trancode codec type.
Fix crash on exit when playing media.
Switch: sub fallback font.

v0.3.1 2023/09/18

Switch: FFmpeg: support vp9 hwdec.
Server list support user selection.
Login quick connect support.
Crash when http exception.
Flac audio direct play.

v0.3.0 2023/09/08

Switch: FFmpeg: Update to 6.0 with hwaccel backend, Thanks to averne.
Set mpv option subs-fallback to yes.
Complete server list selector.
Fix searies tab layout.
curl enable ipv6 support.
Search result not update when delete charactor.
Fix: setting selection which required restart.

v0.2.0 2023/08/27

Feat: Add german by @Sorunome.
Change max password length to 256 by @Sorunome.
Feats: add search tab by @dragonflylee.
Feats: resume card add progress bar by @dragonflylee.
Feats: media series add overview by @dragonflylee.
Fix: nx self upgrade by @dragonflylee.

v0.1.1 2023/08/14

Fix subtitle track selection (@dragonflylee).
Fix unable to pause with JoyCon by @dic1911.
Typo fix and add zh-Hant translation by @dic1911.
Remove highlight border in video view by @dic1911.
More options for playback by @dic1911.

Credits

Thanks to:

@xfangfang for wiliwili.
@devkitpro and switchbrew for libnx.
@natinusala and XITRIX for borealis.
@proconsule for nxmp.
@averne for great work of FFmpeg hwaccel backend.

External links