Media Player Redux

A Garry's Mod addon for synchronized media streaming in multiplayer. Play videos, music, and other media on in-game screens — all synced across players in real time.

Features

• Synchronized Playback — Media plays in sync for all players viewing the same screen.
• Multiple Media Services — Support for a wide range of platforms and media types:
  • YouTube
  • Bilibili
  • SoundCloud
  • Twitch
  • Dailymotion
  • Internet Archive
  • Google Drive
  • TikTok
  • Odysee
  • Direct audio files (.mp3, .ogg, etc.)
  • HTML5 video
  • Images
  • Webpages (when enabled by server)
• Spatial Media Player — Attach audio to any props using the Spatial Media tool. Audio fades based on distance from the source.
• Queue System — Queue up media with support for skip, seek, pause, repeat, shuffle, and lock controls.
• Vote Skip — Players can vote to skip the current media.
• 3D Spatial Audio — Audio volume adjusts based on distance and proximity to the screen.
• Request Menu — Built-in UI for players to request media via URL.
• Fullscreen Mode — Watch media in fullscreen on your client.
• Idle Screen — Displays an idle screen when no media is playing.
• Duplication Support — Media player entities can be duplicated using Sandbox tools.
• Localization — Translated into 20 languages.

Spawnable Entities

Entity	Model
Big Screen TV	models/gmod_tower/suitetv_large.mdl
Huge Billboard	models/hunter/plates/plate5x8.mdl
Small TV	models/props_phx/rt_screen.mdl

All entities are available under the Media Player category in the spawn menu.

Spatial Media Tool

The Spatial Media Player tool lets you attach audio sources to props. Players within the hear radius will receive the audio, which fades with distance.

Action	Description
Left click	Place a spatial source on a target.
Right click	Remove an existing spatial source.
Reload	Reopen the request UI for an existing source.

To request media or control playback, look at the target object and hold C to open the sidebar.

The tool is available under Media Player in the tool menu.

Installation

Steam Workshop (Recommended)

Subscribe to the addon on the Steam Workshop — it will be automatically installed and kept up to date.

Manual Installation

1. Download or clone this repository.
2. Place the folder into your garrysmod/addons/ directory.
3. Restart Garry's Mod or change the map.

Configuration

Server Console Variables

ConVar	Default	Description
mediaplayer_debug	0	Enable debug mode; logs actions to the console.
mediaplayer_allow_webpages	0	Allow any webpage URL to be requested. (Use at your own risk)
mediaplayer_queue_limit	64	Maximum number of items in a media player queue.
mediaplayer_spatial_hear_radius	1800	How far spatial media sources can be heard.

Client Console Variables

ConVar	Default	Description
mediaplayer_volume	0.15	Playback volume (0–1).
mediaplayer_resolution	480	Media rendering resolution.
mediaplayer_3daudio	1	Enable 3D spatial audio.
mediaplayer_mute_unfocused	1	Mute media when the game window is unfocused.
mediaplayer_fullscreen	0	Enable fullscreen media playback.
mediaplayer_proximity_min	100	Minimum distance for proximity-based volume.
mediaplayer_proximity_max	1000	Maximum distance for proximity-based volume.

Credits

Originally created by Samuel Maddock.

Contributors

• Shadowsun™ — Maintainer; YouTube overhaul, new services (SoundCloud, TikTok, Google Drive, Odysee), i18n, proximity audio, and ongoing maintenance.
• SheepyLord — Spatial media player, Bilibili service integration.
• Astralcircle — Spawn menu icons, category icon, and repository structure refactor.
• veitikka — YouTube metadata improvements, removing YouTube API dependency.

...and all other contributors. Thank you!