u/thescriptorr

I grew up loving the cleanliness of the XMB menu on PSP and PS3, so I wanted to bring that to my muOS handheld as a multimedia player app. My goal is to make retro handhelds feel like true all-in-one entertainment devices, rather than just ROM launchers. It's built on Love2D, so it stays lightweight and should still feel usable on devices with limited RAM. It's fully open source, repository available on GitHub.

v0.1.3 Beta Features:

• Video playback with resume support (through native mpv)
• Mark videos as watched
• Play all in order or shuffled for videos and music
• Music playback with album and artist browsing
• Continue playback while display turned off (+ lid closed for clamshells)
• Auto sleep timer for music playback, button lock
• Photo viewing
• A basic file browser for access to media files outside the main directories
• Theme customization, including light/dark modes, color themes, wallpaper, and visual effects
• (New in v0.1.3) Dynamic wallpapers

You can download the latest release here for muOS. Check out the README in the project repository for installation instructions. Support for other Linux firmwares (Knulli, Rocknix, ...) are WIP.

Feedbacks, suggestions, bug reports welcome!

Stands next to my laptop and plays music for me

XMPlayer is an all-in-one, XMB-inspired media suite designed specifically for handhelds running muOS (support for other firmwares are planned). It provides a clean interface for managing and enjoying your videos, music, and photos. It’s built with Love2D, so it stays lightweight and should still feel usable on devices with limited RAM. It's fully open source, repository available on GitHub.

A quick disclaimer:
This project's aim is to utilize XMB's ease of use for media content and many people's familiarity in the retro gaming community. This project does not aim to fully replicate or provide 1:1 functionalities with the original XMB interface of Sony devices. This project is a reimagination and adaptation, not a hard copy.

Since my last update here, I’ve added a lot more of the experience:

• Video playback with resume support (through native mpv)
• (Un)Mark videos as watched
• Play all in order or shuffled for videos and music
• Music playback with album and artist browsing
• Continue playback while display turned off (+ lid closed for clamshells)
• Auto sleep timer for music playback, button lock
• Photo viewing
• A basic file browser for access to media files outside the main directories
• Theme customization, including light/dark modes, color themes, wallpaper, and visual effects
• Many other visual improvements!

I’m now looking for beta testers who:

• Use a recent version of muOS (Jacaranda)
• Are comfortable navigating the Linux file system on handhelds
• Don’t mind testing unfinished features and reporting bugs
• Can help verify media paths, indexing, and device-specific behavior

If that sounds like you, I’d really appreciate the help. I’m especially looking for feedback on what breaks, what feels clunky, and what features should be prioritized next.

DM me if interested in testing this project. Just commenting your feedback below is also welcome and much appreciated!