diff --git a/.github/actions/native-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/native-build/action.yml
index 09f0a370..51494e1a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/native-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/native-build/action.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ runs:
       with:
         path: |
           app/libs
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-ffmpeg-${{ hashFiles('**/libs.versions.toml', '**/build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh') }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-ffmpeg-${{ hashFiles('**/libs.versions.toml', '**/scripts/ffmpeg/build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh') }}
     - name: Build ffmpeg decoder
       id: ffmpeg-decoder
       if: steps.cache_ffmpeg_module.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        cd scripts/ffmpeg
         ./build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh "${{ env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT }}/ndk/${{ env.NDK_VERSION }}"
     - name: Save ffmpeg module cache
       id: cache_ffmpeg_module_save
diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index aa6a830f..d6302d73 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -25,10 +25,24 @@ After forking and cloning your fork, you can import the project into Android Stu
 
 You need a compatible Android Studio version for the configured AGP. This is generally `Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3` or newer. See https://developer.android.com/build/releases/gradle-plugin and [`libs.versions.toml](./gradle/libs.versions.toml).
 
-### FFmpeg decoder module
+### Native components
 
-The app ships with [media3 ffmpeg decoder module](https://github.com/androidx/media/blob/release/libraries/decoder_ffmpeg/README.md).
+Wholphin includes some optional native components that are compiled outside of the normal Android gradle build process.
+
+These components are not generally required to build or test the app during development.
+
+If you want to build any of them locally, you must have the [Android NDK](https://developer.android.com/ndk) installed.
+
+#### FFmpeg decoder module
+
+Wholphin ships with [media3 ffmpeg decoder module](https://github.com/androidx/media/blob/release/libraries/decoder_ffmpeg/README.md).
 
 It is not required to build the extension in order to build the app locally.
 
-You can build the module on MacOS or Linux with the [`./build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh`](./build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh) script. You must have the [Android NDK](https://developer.android.com/ndk) installed.
+You can build the module on MacOS or Linux with the [`build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh`](./scripts/ffmpeg/build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh) script.
+
+#### MPV player backend
+
+Wholphin has a playback engine that uses [`libmpv`](https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv). The app uses JNI code from [`mpv-android`](https://github.com/mpv-android/mpv-android) and has an implementation of `androidx.media3.common.Player` to swap out for `ExoPlayer`.
+
+See the [build scripts](scripts/mpv/) for details on building this component.
diff --git a/scripts/ffmpeg/README.md b/scripts/ffmpeg/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1fdac02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ffmpeg/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# FFmpeg ExoPlayer decoder extension module
+
+Builds the ffmpeg decoder extension module for `ExoPlayer` which supports extra codecs during playback.
diff --git a/build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh b/scripts/ffmpeg/build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh
rename to scripts/ffmpeg/build_ffmpeg_decoder.sh