mpc AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like mpc

mpc is described as 'A minimalist command line interface to MPD' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to mpc for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Xfce apps. The best mpc alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mpc are Exaile, kew, Qmmp and ncmpcpp.

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A minimalist command line interface to MPD.

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mpc alternatives page was last updated Oct 13, 2024
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  1. VLC Media Player icon

    VLC Media Player

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    Enjoy seamless media experiences with this cross-platform, ad-free player supporting multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, Chromecast, 4K, and no tracking. Customize with themes, play offline, and get privacy-focused service without registration. Fully extensible by plugins.

    285 VLC Media Player alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Video Converter
    3.  Video playback
    4.  Built-in Media converter
    5.  Support for subtitles
    6.  Integrated Codecs
    7.  Audio Recording
    8.  Cross-Platform
    9.  Internet Radio
    10.  Compatibility Layer
    11.  Media Streaming
    12.  Replay Gain

    VLC Media Player VS mpc

     
    Comments about VLC Media Player as an Alternative to mpc
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    Negative •Jul 2, 2018
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    VLC is a standalone media player, mpc is "just" a remote control for mpd

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    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to mpc.

    • VLC Media Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mpc.

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open Sourcempc is also Free and Open Source
    • VLC Media Player is Customizablempc is not according to our users
  2. Exaile icon

    Exaile

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    Exaile is a cross-platform music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python and is easily extensible via plugins. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, handling of large libraries, lyrics fetching, artist/album information via Wikipedia, streaming Internet radio...

    144 Exaile alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
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    Exaile Features

    1. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler

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  4. kew icon

    kew

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    A terminal music player for Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    kew screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Terminal-based
    7.  Built-in search engine
    8.  Opus codec support
    9.  OGG
    10.   Support for MPRIS
    11.  Gapless Playback
    12.  Create Playlist

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  5. Qmmp icon

    Qmmp

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    Qmmp is an audio-player, written with help of Qt library. The user interface is similar to Winamp or xmms.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Xfce
    Qmmp screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    3.  Built-in Media converter

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    ncmpcpp

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    Ncurses Music Player Client (Plus Plus) Music player for the command line requiring mpd, the Music Player Daemon.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ncmpcpp screenshot 1

    ncmpcpp Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tagging

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  7. Cantata icon

    Cantata

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    A graphical (Qt5) client for MPD.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Cantata screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    As stated in README, The software's development has ceased and the repository has been archived on March 2, 2022. https://github.com/CDrummond/cantata

    Cantata Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Music Library
    4.  Music collection
    5.  Kde support
    6.  QT Based

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    vitunes

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    vitunes is a curses-based music player and playlist manager for *nix whose goals are: 1. a minimalistic appearance, 2. strong vi-like bindings, and 3. quick playlist creation/management. vitunes does not strive to be a feature-rich media player, but rather a quick, vi-like media...

    13 vitunes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    vitunes screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from March 2016.

    vitunes Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Vi keybindings

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  10. Switch Player icon

    Switch Player

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    Switch allows you to play a variety of web and professional media formats, inspect and adjust the properties of the file and export a new file.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Switch Player screenshot 1

    Switch Player Features

    1.  Built-in editor
    2.  Support for subtitles

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  11. rmpc icon

    rmpc

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    Rmpc is a beautiful, modern and configurable terminal based Music Player Daemon client. It is heavily inspired by ncmpcpp and ranger/lf file managers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Queue

    rmpc Features

    1.  Tui

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  12. Pretty Good Music Player icon

    Pretty Good Music Player

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    Tired of music players that take forever to start up because they're loading ads or trying to download stuff? Of music players that ignore Bluetooth controls, or stop responding after a few minutes? I was too, so I wrote this app!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Discontinued

    Not maintained since April 1st, 2017.

    Pretty Good Music Player Features

    1.  Music Looper
    2.  Music Library

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    OmniPlayer

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    OmniPlayer is a comprehensive media player for almost any video and audio format on macOS. It has powerful features with modern and clean design.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    OmniPlayer screenshot 1

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  14. ncmpc

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    ncmpc is a fully featured MPD client, which runs in a terminal (using ncurses). Its goal is to provide a keyboard oriented and consistent interface to MPD, without wasting resources.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

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