diff --git a/src/App/App.js b/src/App/App.js
index a284c9e27..f8c7e2b80 100644
--- a/src/App/App.js
+++ b/src/App/App.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import React, { StrictMode } from 'react';
-import { Router } from 'stremio-common';
-import routerConfig from './routerConfig';
-import styles from './styles';
+const React = require('react');
+const { Router } = require('stremio-common');
+const routerConfig = require('./routerConfig').default;
+const styles = require('./styles');
 
 const App = () => (
-    <StrictMode>
+    <React.StrictMode>
         <Router className={styles['router']} config={routerConfig} />
-    </StrictMode>
+    </React.StrictMode>
 );
 
-export default App;
+module.exports = App;
diff --git a/src/App/index.js b/src/App/index.js
index f1f2a246e..a553d5179 100644
--- a/src/App/index.js
+++ b/src/App/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import App from './App';
+const App = require('./App');
 
-export default App;
+module.exports = App;
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index a6087bf9c..2f5091581 100755
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <div id="app"></div>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/stremio-web.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="qrc:///qtwebchannel/qwebchannel.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="qrc:///stremio-shell.js" onerror="window.runApp();"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="qrc:///stremio-shell.js"></script>
 </body>
 
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index cfe50f77e..56143febe 100755
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-import App from './App';
+const React = require('react');
+const ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
+const App = require('./App');
 
-window.runApp = () => {
+const renderApp = () => {
     ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('app'));
 };
+
+if (window.qt) {
+    window.shellOnLoad = () => {
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setOption', null, 'terminal', 'yes');
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setOption', null, 'msg-level', 'all=v');
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'vo', 'opengl-cb');
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'opengl-hwdec-interop', 'auto');
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'cache-default', 15000);
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'cache-backbuffer', 15000);
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'cache-secs', 10);
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'audio-client-name', 'Stremio');
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'title', 'Stremio');
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'audio-fallback-to-null', 'yes');
+        window.shell.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', null, 'sid', 'no');
+        renderApp();
+    };
+} else {
+    renderApp();
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/Player/Player.js b/src/routes/Player/Player.js
index 495056d4a..caf562d47 100644
--- a/src/routes/Player/Player.js
+++ b/src/routes/Player/Player.js
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class Player extends Component {
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.dispatch('command', 'load', this.props.stream, {});
+        this.dispatch('command', 'load', this.props.stream, {
+            ipc: window.shell
+        });
         this.dispatch('setProp', 'subtitleOffset', 18);
         this.dispatch('command', 'addSubtitleTracks', [{
             url: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/caitp/ng-media/master/example/assets/captions/bunny-en.vtt',
diff --git a/src/routes/Player/Video/Video.js b/src/routes/Player/Video/Video.js
index 4f1f9306c..670306bd6 100644
--- a/src/routes/Player/Video/Video.js
+++ b/src/routes/Player/Video/Video.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import hat from 'hat';
 import HTMLVideo from './stremio-video/HTMLVideo';
 import YouTubeVideo from './stremio-video/YouTubeVideo';
+import MPVVideo from './stremio-video/MPVVideo';
 
 class Video extends Component {
     constructor(props) {
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ class Video extends Component {
     }
 
     selectVideoImplementation = (stream, options) => {
-        if (stream.ytId) {
+        if (options.ipc) {
+            return MPVVideo;
+        } else if (stream.ytId) {
             return YouTubeVideo;
         } else {
             return HTMLVideo;
@@ -34,7 +37,11 @@ class Video extends Component {
             const Video = this.selectVideoImplementation(args[2], args[3]);
             if (this.video === null || this.video.constructor !== Video) {
                 this.dispatch('command', 'destroy');
-                this.video = new Video({ containerElement: this.containerRef.current });
+                this.video = new Video({
+                    ...args[3],
+                    id: this.id,
+                    containerElement: this.containerRef.current
+                });
                 this.video.on('ended', this.props.onEnded);
                 this.video.on('error', this.props.onError);
                 this.video.on('propValue', this.props.onPropValue);
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@ class Video extends Component {
 
     render() {
         return (
-            <div ref={this.containerRef} id={this.id} className={this.props.className} />
+            <div ref={this.containerRef} className={this.props.className} />
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/Player/Video/stremio-video/MPVVideo.js b/src/routes/Player/Video/stremio-video/MPVVideo.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27720136a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/Player/Video/stremio-video/MPVVideo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,436 @@
+var EventEmitter = require('events');
+
+var MPV_CRITICAL_ERROR_CODES = [];
+
+function MPVVideo(options) {
+    var ipc = options && options.ipc;
+    var id = options && options.id;
+    if (!ipc) {
+        throw new Error('ipc parameter is required');
+    }
+
+    if (typeof id !== 'string') {
+        throw new Error('id parameter is required');
+    }
+
+    var ready = false;
+    var loaded = false;
+    var destroyed = false;
+    var events = new EventEmitter();
+    var observedProps = {};
+    var dispatchArgsReadyQueue = [];
+
+    events.on('error', function() { });
+    ipc.dispatch('mpv', 'createChannel', id)
+        .then(function() {
+            if (destroyed) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            ready = true;
+            Promise.all([getProp('volume'), getProp('mute')]).then(function(values) {
+                if (destroyed) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                onPropChanged('volume', values[0]);
+                onPropChanged('mute', values[1]);
+            });
+            ipc.on('mpvEvent', onMpvEvent);
+            flushDispatchArgsQueue(dispatchArgsReadyQueue);
+        })
+        .catch(function(error) {
+            onChannelError(error);
+        });
+
+    function mapPausedValue(pause) {
+        if (!loaded || typeof pause !== 'boolean') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return pause;
+    }
+    function mapTimeValue(timePos) {
+        if (!loaded || isNaN(timePos) || timePos === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return Math.round(timePos * 1000);
+    }
+    function mapDurationValue(duration) {
+        if (!loaded || isNaN(duration) || duration === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return Math.round(duration * 1000);
+    }
+    function mapBufferingValue(seeking, pausedForCache) {
+        if (!loaded || (seeking === null && pausedForCache === null)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return !!seeking || !!pausedForCache;
+    }
+    function mapVolumeValue(volume) {
+        if (!ready || destroyed || isNaN(volume) || volume === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return volume;
+    }
+    function mapMutedValue(mute) {
+        if (!ready || destroyed || typeof mute !== 'boolean') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return mute;
+    }
+    function onError(error) {
+        if (destroyed || !error) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Object.freeze(error);
+        events.emit('error', error);
+        if (error.critical) {
+            dispatch('command', 'stop');
+        }
+    }
+    function onEnded() {
+        if (destroyed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        events.emit('ended');
+    }
+    function onPropChanged(propName, propValue) {
+        switch (propName) {
+            case 'pause': {
+                if (observedProps['paused']) {
+                    events.emit('propChanged', 'paused', mapPausedValue(propValue));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'time-pos': {
+                if (observedProps['time']) {
+                    events.emit('propChanged', 'time', mapTimeValue(propValue));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'duration': {
+                if (observedProps['duration']) {
+                    events.emit('propChanged', 'duration', mapDurationValue(propValue));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'seeking': {
+                if (observedProps['buffering']) {
+                    events.emit('propChanged', 'buffering', mapBufferingValue(propValue, null));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'paused-for-cache': {
+                if (observedProps['buffering']) {
+                    events.emit('propChanged', 'buffering', mapBufferingValue(null, propValue));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'volume': {
+                if (observedProps['volume']) {
+                    events.emit('propChanged', 'volume', mapVolumeValue(propValue));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'mute': {
+                if (observedProps['muted']) {
+                    events.emit('propChanged', 'muted', mapMutedValue(propValue));
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    function onMpvEvent(data) {
+        if (destroyed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!data || data.channelId !== id) {
+            onChannelError(ipc.errors.mpv_channel_id_expired);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        switch (data.eventName) {
+            case 'error': {
+                onError(Object.assign({}, data, {
+                    critical: MPV_CRITICAL_ERROR_CODES.indexOf(data.code) !== -1
+                }));
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'ended': {
+                onEnded();
+                break;
+            }
+            case 'propChanged': {
+                onPropChanged(data.propName, data.propValue);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    function onChannelError(error) {
+        if (destroyed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        onError(Object.assign({}, error, {
+            critical: true
+        }));
+        dispatch('command', 'destroy');
+    }
+    function observeProp(propName) {
+        ipc.dispatch('mpv', 'observeProp', id, propName)
+            .catch(function(error) {
+                onChannelError(error);
+            });
+    }
+    function getProp(propName) {
+        return ipc.dispatch('mpv', 'getProp', id, propName)
+            .catch(function(error) {
+                onChannelError(error);
+                return null;
+            });
+    }
+    function setProp(propName) {
+        ipc.dispatch('mpv', 'setProp', id, propName)
+            .catch(function(error) {
+                onChannelError(error);
+            });
+    }
+    function command() {
+        ipc.dispatch.apply(null, ['mpv', 'command', id].concat(Array.from(arguments)))
+            .catch(function(error) {
+                onChannelError(error);
+            });
+    }
+    function flushDispatchArgsQueue(dispatchArgsQueue) {
+        if (destroyed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        while (dispatchArgsQueue.length > 0) {
+            var args = dispatchArgsQueue.shift();
+            dispatch.apply(null, args);
+        }
+    }
+    function on(eventName, listener) {
+        if (destroyed) {
+            throw new Error('Video is destroyed');
+        }
+
+        events.on(eventName, listener);
+    }
+    function dispatch() {
+        if (destroyed) {
+            throw new Error('Video is destroyed');
+        }
+
+        switch (arguments[0]) {
+            case 'observeProp': {
+                switch (arguments[1]) {
+                    case 'paused': {
+                        observeProp('pause');
+                        getProp('pause').then(function(pause) {
+                            if (destroyed) {
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            observedProps['paused'] = true;
+                            events.emit('propValue', 'paused', mapPausedValue(pause));
+                        });
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'time': {
+                        observeProp('time-pos');
+                        getProp('time-pos').then(function(timePos) {
+                            if (destroyed) {
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            observedProps['time'] = true;
+                            events.emit('propValue', 'time', mapTimeValue(timePos));
+                        });
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'duration': {
+                        observeProp('duration');
+                        getProp('duration').then(function(duration) {
+                            if (destroyed) {
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            observedProps['duration'] = true;
+                            events.emit('propValue', 'duration', mapDurationValue(duration));
+                        });
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'buffering': {
+                        observeProp('seeking');
+                        observeProp('paused-for-cache');
+                        Promise.all([getProp('seeking'), getProp('paused-for-cache')]).then(function(values) {
+                            if (destroyed) {
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            observedProps['buffering'] = true;
+                            events.emit('propValue', 'buffering', mapBufferingValue(values[0], values[1]));
+                        });
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'volume': {
+                        observeProp('volume');
+                        getProp('volume').then(function(volume) {
+                            if (destroyed) {
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            observedProps['volume'] = true;
+                            events.emit('propValue', 'volume', mapVolumeValue(volume));
+                        });
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'muted': {
+                        observeProp('mute');
+                        getProp('mute').then(function(mute) {
+                            if (destroyed) {
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            observedProps['muted'] = true;
+                            events.emit('propValue', 'muted', mapMutedValue(mute));
+                        });
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            case 'setProp': {
+                switch (arguments[1]) {
+                    case 'paused': {
+                        if (loaded) {
+                            setProp('pause', !!arguments[2]);
+                        }
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'time': {
+                        if (loaded && !isNaN(arguments[2]) && arguments[2] !== null) {
+                            setProp('time-pos', arguments[2] / 1000);
+                        }
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'volume': {
+                        if (ready) {
+                            if (!isNaN(arguments[2]) && arguments[2] !== null) {
+                                setProp('mute', false);
+                                setProp('volume', Math.max(0, Math.min(100, arguments[2])));
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            dispatchArgsReadyQueue.push(Array.from(arguments));
+                        }
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'muted': {
+                        if (ready) {
+                            setProp('mute', !!arguments[2]);
+                        } else {
+                            dispatchArgsReadyQueue.push(Array.from(arguments));
+                        }
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            case 'command': {
+                switch (arguments[1]) {
+                    case 'stop': {
+                        loaded = false;
+                        if (ready) {
+                            command('stop');
+                        }
+                        onPropChanged('pause', null);
+                        onPropChanged('time-pos', null);
+                        onPropChanged('duration', null);
+                        onPropChanged('seeking', null);
+                        onPropChanged('paused-for-cache', null);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'load': {
+                        if (ready) {
+                            dispatch('command', 'stop');
+                            loaded = true;
+                            var startTime = !isNaN(arguments[3].time) && arguments[3].time !== null ? Math.round(arguments[3].time / 1000) : 0;
+                            command('loadfile', arguments[2].url, 'replace', 'time-pos=' + startTime);
+                            setProp('pause', arguments[3].autoplay === false);
+                            Promise.all([
+                                getProp('pause'),
+                                getProp('time-pos'),
+                                getProp('duration'),
+                                getProp('seeking'),
+                                getProp('paused-for-cache')
+                            ]).then(function(values) {
+                                if (destroyed) {
+                                    return;
+                                }
+
+                                onPropChanged('pause', values[0]);
+                                onPropChanged('time-pos', values[1]);
+                                onPropChanged('duration', values[2]);
+                                onPropChanged('seeking', values[3]);
+                                onPropChanged('paused-for-cache', values[4]);
+                            });
+                        } else {
+                            dispatchArgsReadyQueue.push(Array.from(arguments));
+                        }
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    case 'destroy': {
+                        dispatch('command', 'stop');
+                        destroyed = true;
+                        onPropChanged('volume', null);
+                        onPropChanged('mute', null);
+                        events.removeAllListeners();
+                        events.on('error', function() { });
+                        ipc.off('mpvEvent', onMpvEvent);
+                        dispatchArgsReadyQueue = [];
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new Error('Invalid dispatch call: ' + Array.from(arguments).map(String));
+    }
+
+    this.on = on;
+    this.dispatch = dispatch;
+
+    Object.freeze(this);
+}
+
+MPVVideo.manifest = Object.freeze({
+    name: 'MPVVideo',
+    embedded: true,
+    props: Object.freeze(['paused', 'time', 'duration', 'volume', 'muted', 'buffering'])
+});
+
+Object.freeze(MPVVideo);
+
+module.exports = MPVVideo;