ncmpc AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like ncmpc

ncmpc is described as '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' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ncmpc for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and iPhone apps. The best ncmpc alternative is VLC Media Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ncmpc are DeaDBeeF, kew, C* Music Player and ncmpcpp.

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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 ncmpc

     

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

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

    • VLC Media Player is Free and Open Sourcencmpc is also Free and Open Source
    • VLC Media Player is Customizablencmpc is not according to our users
  2. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

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    DeaDBeeF is a lightweight graphical music player created for easy playback of music and management of playlists. It supports major audio codecs and tags, global hotkeys, gapless playback, streaming audio, command line control, and has an 18-band equalizer.

    172 DeaDBeeF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
    DeaDBeeF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Fully customizable interface
    3.  Playlists management
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Replay Gain
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Portable
    11. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    12.  Mods

    DeaDBeeF VS ncmpc

     
  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

    kew VS ncmpc

     

  5. C* Music Player

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    cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD.

    Input/Output Plugins Input: Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Musepack, WavPack, WMA, WAV, AAC, MP4, and everything supported by libmodplug Output: PulseAudio, ALSA, OSS, libao, aRts, Sun, and WaveOut (Wind.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    C* Music Player screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Opus codec support
    4.  Themes
    5.  OGG
    6. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    7.  Create Playlist
    8.  Shoutcast streaming
    9.  Playlists management

    C* Music Player VS ncmpc

     
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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

    Cantata VS ncmpc

     
  9. 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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    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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    MOC

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    MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    MOC screenshot 1

    MOC Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Works Offline

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  12. mpc

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    A minimalist command line interface to MPD.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

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  13. 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

    Pretty Good Music Player VS ncmpc

     
  14. Mp3blaster icon

    Mp3blaster

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    Mp3blaster is an mp3 player for computers running a UNIX-like operating system, e.g. Linux, Free/Net/OpenBSD, etc. Its interface is entirely text based, thereby eliminating the need for a graphical environment like X-Windows.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Mp3blaster screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update on 2017.

    Mp3blaster Features

    1.  Command line interface

    Mp3blaster VS ncmpc

     
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