diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2e8cee5b1..94c120a71 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ SubtitleEdit-*-setup.exe
 /src/SubtitleEdit.VC.opendb
 /src/SubtitleEdit.VC.VC.opendb
 /src/SubtitleEdit.VC.db
+/src/SubtitleEdit.userprefs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libse/Settings.cs b/libse/Settings.cs
index a66eff7c0..fb4fefc77 100644
--- a/libse/Settings.cs
+++ b/libse/Settings.cs
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core
             OpenSubtitleExtraExtensions = "*.mp4;*.m4v;*.mkv;*.ts"; // matroska/mp4/m4v files (can contain subtitles)
             ListViewColumnsRememberSize = true;
             VlcWaveTranscodeSettings = "acodec=s16l"; // "acodec=s16l,channels=1,ab=64,samplerate=8000";
-            MpvVideoOutput = "direct3d_shaders"; // mpv "vo" option
+            MpvVideoOutput = "vaapi"; // mpv "vo" option
             UseTimeFormatHHMMSSFF = false;
             ClearStatusBarAfterSeconds = 10;
             MoveVideo100Or500MsPlaySmallSample = false;
diff --git a/src/Forms/Settings.cs b/src/Forms/Settings.cs
index 66b2cc2d8..6cc93010a 100644
--- a/src/Forms/Settings.cs
+++ b/src/Forms/Settings.cs
@@ -2327,7 +2327,10 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
         private void RefreshMpvSettings()
         {
             radioButtonVideoPlayerMPV.Enabled = LibMpvDynamic.IsInstalled;
-            labelMpvSettings.Text = "--vo=" + Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput;
+            if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                labelMpvSettings.Text = "--vo=" + Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput;
+            else
+                labelMpvSettings.Text = "--vo=vaapi";
         }
 
         private void linkLabelBingSubscribe_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.Designer.cs b/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.Designer.cs
index 77d94fa48..28b1bc6ce 100644
--- a/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.Designer.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
 {
+    using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core;
+
     sealed partial class SettingsMpv
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -38,23 +40,37 @@
             // 
             // buttonDownload
             // 
-            this.buttonDownload.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 24);
-            this.buttonDownload.Name = "buttonDownload";
-            this.buttonDownload.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(186, 23);
-            this.buttonDownload.TabIndex = 0;
-            this.buttonDownload.Text = "Download mpv dll";
-            this.buttonDownload.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
-            this.buttonDownload.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonDownload_Click_1);
+            if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+            {
+                this.buttonDownload.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 24);
+                this.buttonDownload.Name = "buttonDownload";
+                this.buttonDownload.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(186, 23);
+                this.buttonDownload.TabIndex = 0;
+                this.buttonDownload.Text = "Download mpv dll";
+                this.buttonDownload.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+                this.buttonDownload.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonDownload_Click_1);
+            }
             // 
             // comboBoxVideoOutput
             // 
             this.comboBoxVideoOutput.FormattingEnabled = true;
-            this.comboBoxVideoOutput.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
-            "direct3d_shaders",
-            "direct3d ",
-            "sdl",
-            "vaapi",
-            "vdpau"});
+            if (Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+            {
+                this.comboBoxVideoOutput.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
+                "sdl",
+                "vaapi",
+                "vdpau"});
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.comboBoxVideoOutput.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
+                "direct3d_shaders",
+                "direct3d ",
+                "sdl",
+                "vaapi",
+                "vdpau"});
+            }
+            
             this.comboBoxVideoOutput.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 109);
             this.comboBoxVideoOutput.Name = "comboBoxVideoOutput";
             this.comboBoxVideoOutput.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(186, 21);
@@ -113,7 +129,8 @@
             this.Controls.Add(this.buttonCancel);
             this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
             this.Controls.Add(this.comboBoxVideoOutput);
-            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonDownload);
+            if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                this.Controls.Add(this.buttonDownload);
             this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
             this.KeyPreview = true;
             this.MaximizeBox = false;
diff --git a/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.cs b/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.cs
index 8f8397364..ee72e6595 100644
--- a/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.cs
+++ b/src/Forms/SettingsMpv.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
         {
             InitializeComponent();
             labelPleaseWait.Text = string.Empty;
-            comboBoxVideoOutput.Text = Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput;
+            if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                comboBoxVideoOutput.Text = Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput;
+            else
+                comboBoxVideoOutput.Text = "vaapi";
             buttonCancel.Text = Configuration.Settings.Language.General.Cancel;
             buttonOK.Text = Configuration.Settings.Language.General.Ok;
             Text = Configuration.Settings.Language.SettingsMpv.Title;
-            buttonDownload.Text = Configuration.Settings.Language.SettingsMpv.DownloadMpv;
+            if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                buttonDownload.Text = Configuration.Settings.Language.SettingsMpv.DownloadMpv;
         }
 
         private void wc_DownloadDataCompleted(object sender, DownloadDataCompletedEventArgs e)
@@ -27,7 +31,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
                 MessageBox.Show(Configuration.Settings.Language.SettingsMpv.DownloadMpvFailed);
                 labelPleaseWait.Text = string.Empty;
                 buttonOK.Enabled = true;
-                buttonDownload.Enabled = true;
+                if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                    buttonDownload.Enabled = true;
                 Cursor = Cursors.Default;
                 return;
             }
@@ -53,7 +58,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             Cursor = Cursors.Default;
             labelPleaseWait.Text = string.Empty;
             buttonOK.Enabled = true;
-            buttonDownload.Enabled = true;
+            if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                buttonDownload.Enabled = true;
             MessageBox.Show(Configuration.Settings.Language.SettingsMpv.DownloadMpvOk);
         }
 
@@ -63,7 +69,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             {
                 labelPleaseWait.Text = Configuration.Settings.Language.General.PleaseWait;
                 buttonOK.Enabled = false;
-                buttonDownload.Enabled = false;
+                if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                    buttonDownload.Enabled = false;
                 Refresh();
                 Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
 
@@ -80,7 +87,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             {
                 labelPleaseWait.Text = string.Empty;
                 buttonOK.Enabled = true;
-                buttonDownload.Enabled = true;
+                if (!Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
+                    buttonDownload.Enabled = true;
                 Cursor = Cursors.Default;
                 MessageBox.Show(exception.Message + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine + exception.StackTrace);
             }
diff --git a/src/Logic/UiUtil.cs b/src/Logic/UiUtil.cs
index af0e6e566..70a202c40 100644
--- a/src/Logic/UiUtil.cs
+++ b/src/Logic/UiUtil.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic
             GeneralSettings gs = Configuration.Settings.General;
 
             if (Configuration.IsRunningOnLinux())
-                return new MPlayer();
+				return new LibMpvMono();
 
             // Mono on OS X is 32 bit and thus requires 32 bit VLC. Place VLC in the same
             // folder as Subtitle Edit and add this to the app.config inside the
diff --git a/src/Logic/VideoPlayers/LibMpvMono.cs b/src/Logic/VideoPlayers/LibMpvMono.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dae46c316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Logic/VideoPlayers/LibMpvMono.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,431 @@
+using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core.SubtitleFormats;
+
+
+namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.VideoPlayers
+{
+    public class LibMpvMono : VideoPlayer, IDisposable
+    {
+
+
+        #region mpv dll methods
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern IntPtr mpv_create();
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_initialize(IntPtr mpvHandle);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_command(IntPtr mpvHandle, IntPtr utf8Strings);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_terminate_destroy(IntPtr mpvHandle);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern IntPtr mpv_wait_event(IntPtr mpvHandle, double wait);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_set_option(IntPtr mpvHandle, byte[] name, int format, ref long data);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_set_option_string(IntPtr mpvHandle, byte[] name, byte[] value);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern IntPtr mpv_get_property_string(IntPtr mpvHandle, byte[] name);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_get_property(IntPtr mpvHandle, byte[] name, int format, ref double data);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_set_property(IntPtr mpvHandle, byte[] name, int format, ref byte[] data);
+
+
+        [DllImport("mpv", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        private static extern int mpv_free(IntPtr data);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        private IntPtr _libMpvDll;
+        private IntPtr _mpvHandle;
+        private Timer _videoLoadedTimer;
+        //        private Timer _videoEndedTimer;
+
+        public override event EventHandler OnVideoLoaded;
+        public override event EventHandler OnVideoEnded;
+
+        private const int MpvFormatString = 1;
+
+        private object GetDllType(Type type, string name)
+        {
+            IntPtr address = NativeMethods.GetProcAddress(_libMpvDll, name);
+            if (address != IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                return Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(address, type);
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+
+        private static byte[] GetUtf8Bytes(string s)
+        {
+            return Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s + "\0");
+        }
+
+        public static IntPtr AllocateUtf8IntPtrArrayWithSentinel(string[] arr, out IntPtr[] byteArrayPointers)
+        {
+            int numberOfStrings = arr.Length + 1; // add extra element for extra null pointer last (sentinel)
+            byteArrayPointers = new IntPtr[numberOfStrings];
+            IntPtr rootPointer = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(IntPtr.Size * numberOfStrings);
+            for (int index = 0; index < arr.Length; index++)
+            {
+                var bytes = GetUtf8Bytes(arr[index]);
+                IntPtr unmanagedPointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(bytes.Length);
+                Marshal.Copy(bytes, 0, unmanagedPointer, bytes.Length);
+                byteArrayPointers[index] = unmanagedPointer;
+            }
+            Marshal.Copy(byteArrayPointers, 0, rootPointer, numberOfStrings);
+            return rootPointer;
+        }
+
+        private void DoMpvCommand(params string[] args)
+        {
+            if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                return;
+
+            IntPtr[] byteArrayPointers;
+            var mainPtr = AllocateUtf8IntPtrArrayWithSentinel(args, out byteArrayPointers);
+            mpv_command(_mpvHandle, mainPtr);
+            foreach (var ptr in byteArrayPointers)
+            {
+                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptr);
+            }
+            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(mainPtr);
+        }
+
+        public override string PlayerName
+        {
+            get { return "MPV Player"; }
+        }
+
+        private int _volume = 75;
+        public override int Volume
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _volume;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                DoMpvCommand("set", "volume", value.ToString());
+                _volume = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override double Duration
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                    return 0;
+
+                int mpvFormatDouble = 5;
+                double d = 0;
+                mpv_get_property(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("duration"), mpvFormatDouble, ref d);
+                return d;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override double CurrentPosition
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                    return 0;
+
+                int mpvFormatDouble = 5;
+                double d = 0;
+                mpv_get_property(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("time-pos"), mpvFormatDouble, ref d);
+                return d;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                    return;
+
+                DoMpvCommand("seek", value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), "absolute");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private double _playRate = 2.0;
+        public override double PlayRate
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _playRate;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                DoMpvCommand("set", "speed", value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                _playRate = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void GetNextFrame()
+        {
+            if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                return;
+
+            DoMpvCommand("frame-step");
+        }
+
+        public void GetPreviousFrame()
+        {
+            if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                return;
+
+            DoMpvCommand("frame-back-step");
+        }
+
+        public override void Play()
+        {
+            if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                return;
+
+            var bytes = GetUtf8Bytes("no");
+            mpv_set_property(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("pause"), MpvFormatString, ref bytes);
+        }
+
+        public override void Pause()
+        {
+            if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                return;
+
+            var bytes = GetUtf8Bytes("yes");
+            mpv_set_property(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("pause"), MpvFormatString, ref bytes);
+        }
+
+        public override void Stop()
+        {
+            Pause();
+            CurrentPosition = 0;
+        }
+
+        public override bool IsPaused
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_mpvHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+                    return true;
+
+                var lpBuffer = mpv_get_property_string(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("pause"));
+                string s = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(lpBuffer);
+                bool isPaused = s == "yes";
+                mpv_free(lpBuffer);
+                return isPaused;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override bool IsPlaying
+        {
+            get { return !IsPaused; }
+        }
+
+        private List<string> _audioTrackIds;
+        public int AudioTrackCount
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_audioTrackIds == null)
+                {
+                    _audioTrackIds = new List<string>();
+                    var lpBuffer = mpv_get_property_string(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("track-list"));
+                    string trackListJson = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(lpBuffer);
+                    foreach (var json in Json.ReadObjectArray(trackListJson))
+                    {
+                        string trackType = Json.ReadTag(json, "type");
+                        string id = Json.ReadTag(json, "id");
+                        if (trackType == "audio")
+                        {
+                            _audioTrackIds.Add(id);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    mpv_free(lpBuffer);
+                }
+                return _audioTrackIds.Count;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int AudioTrackNumber
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var lpBuffer = mpv_get_property_string(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("aid"));
+                string str = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(lpBuffer);
+                int number = 0;
+                if (AudioTrackCount > 1 && _audioTrackIds.Contains(str))
+                {
+                    number = _audioTrackIds.IndexOf(str);
+                }
+                mpv_free(lpBuffer);
+                return number;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                string id = "1";
+                if (AudioTrackCount > 1 && value >= 0 && value < _audioTrackIds.Count)
+                {
+                    id = _audioTrackIds[value];
+                }
+                DoMpvCommand("set", "aid", id);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsInstalled
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static string GetMpvPath(string fileName)
+        {
+            var path = Path.Combine(Configuration.DataDirectory, fileName);
+            if (File.Exists(path))
+                return path;
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public override void Initialize(Control ownerControl, string videoFileName, EventHandler onVideoLoaded, EventHandler onVideoEnded)
+        {
+            _mpvHandle = mpv_create();
+            OnVideoLoaded = onVideoLoaded;
+            OnVideoEnded = onVideoEnded;
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(videoFileName))
+            {
+                //Mono.Unix.
+                mpv_initialize(_mpvHandle);
+
+                string videoOutput = "vaapi";
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput))
+                    videoOutput = Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput;
+                mpv_set_option_string(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("vo"), GetUtf8Bytes(videoOutput)); // "direct3d_shaders" is default, "direct3d" could be used for compabality with old systems
+
+                mpv_set_option_string(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("keep-open"), GetUtf8Bytes("always")); // don't auto close video
+                mpv_set_option_string(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("no-sub"), GetUtf8Bytes("")); // don't load subtitles
+                if (ownerControl != null)
+                {
+                    int mpvFormatInt64 = 4;
+                    var windowId = ownerControl.Handle.ToInt64();
+                    mpv_set_option(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("wid"), mpvFormatInt64, ref windowId);
+                }
+                DoMpvCommand("loadfile", videoFileName);
+
+                _videoLoadedTimer = new Timer { Interval = 50 };
+                _videoLoadedTimer.Tick += VideoLoadedTimer_Tick;
+                _videoLoadedTimer.Start();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void VideoLoadedTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            _videoLoadedTimer.Stop();
+            const int mpvEventFileLoaded = 8;
+            int l = 0;
+            while (l < 10000)
+            {
+                Application.DoEvents();
+                try
+                {
+                    if (_mpvHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
+                    {
+                        var eventIdHandle = mpv_wait_event(_mpvHandle, 0);
+                        var eventId = Convert.ToInt64(Marshal.PtrToStructure(eventIdHandle, typeof(int)));
+                        if (eventId == mpvEventFileLoaded)
+                        {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    l++;
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            Application.DoEvents();
+            if (OnVideoLoaded != null)
+                OnVideoLoaded.Invoke(this, null);
+            Application.DoEvents();
+            Pause();
+        }
+
+
+        public override void DisposeVideoPlayer()
+        {
+            Dispose();
+        }
+
+        private void ReleaseUnmangedResources()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                lock (this)
+                {
+                    if (_mpvHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
+                    {
+                        mpv_terminate_destroy(_mpvHandle);
+                        _mpvHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
+                    }
+
+                    if (_libMpvDll != IntPtr.Zero)
+                    {
+                        NativeMethods.FreeLibrary(_libMpvDll);
+                        _libMpvDll = IntPtr.Zero;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // ignored
+            }
+        }
+
+        ~LibMpvMono()
+        {
+            Dispose(false);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (_mpvHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
+                DoMpvCommand("quit");
+            ReleaseUnmangedResources();
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Logic/VideoPlayers/libMpvDynamic.cs b/src/Logic/VideoPlayers/libMpvDynamic.cs
index cb24c918d..7b9e0ec26 100644
--- a/src/Logic/VideoPlayers/libMpvDynamic.cs
+++ b/src/Logic/VideoPlayers/libMpvDynamic.cs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Logic.VideoPlayers
             {
                 _mpvInitialize.Invoke(_mpvHandle);
 
-                string videoOutput = "direct3d_shaders";
+                string videoOutput = "vaapi";
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput))
                     videoOutput = Configuration.Settings.General.MpvVideoOutput;
                 _mpvSetOptionString(_mpvHandle, GetUtf8Bytes("vo"), GetUtf8Bytes(videoOutput)); // "direct3d_shaders" is default, "direct3d" could be used for compabality with old systems
diff --git a/src/SubtitleEdit.csproj b/src/SubtitleEdit.csproj
index 1d229bbd1..cfa2ae974 100644
--- a/src/SubtitleEdit.csproj
+++ b/src/SubtitleEdit.csproj
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Logic\UiGetPacEncoding.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Logic\UiGetYouTubeAnnotationStyles.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Logic\UiUtil.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Logic\VideoPlayers\LibMpvMono.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Logic\VideoPlayers\LibMpvDynamic.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Logic\VideoPlayers\LibVlcDynamic.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Logic\VideoPlayers\LibVlcMono.cs" />