Switchfin

Switchfin
General
Author	dragonflylee
Type	Media players
Version	0.4.4
License	Apache-2.0
Last Updated	2024/01/28
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.
• 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.

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

v0.4.4

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• GitHub - https://github.com/dragonflylee/switchfin
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/switchfin-jellyfin-client-for-nintendo-switch.639930/