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MPD is designed around a client/server architecture, where the clients and server (MPD is the server) interact over a network. Thus, running MPD is only half of the equation. To use MPD, you need to install a MPD client (aka MPD interface). Also, see Hacks for interesting hacks. See Client Matrix for a feature matrix of some of those clients.

Contents 1 Ready for General Use 1.1 Console Clients 1.2 Graphical Clients 1.3 Input Device Clients 1.4 Logging Clients 1.5 Plugin Clients 1.6 Utility Clients 1.7 Web Clients 1.8 Windows Clients 1.9 Miscellaneous 2 Clients Being Developed 2.1 Console clients 2.2 Graphical Clients 2.3 Miscellaneous 2.4 Plugin Clients 2.5 Utility Clients 2.6 Web Clients 3 Deprecated Clients

[edit] Ready for General Use

[edit] Console Clients

• mpc - Console based MPD commander
• ncmpc - An excellent curses based MPD client

[edit] Graphical Clients

• gmpc - Gnome Music Player Client
• sonata - A lightweight GTK+ client written in Python
• Ario - A light and complete GTK2 client that runs on Linux and Windows
• LnkMusic - A Powerful QT Client written in gambas
• Quimup - A QT client for KDE, Gnome and XFCE
• Bill's Jammin' Jukebox - A java client
• conky - A system monitor for X
• dfbmp - A client for Direct Frame Buffer
• JMPC2 - A multifunctional java client
• kmp - A Qt Client
• pyobmpc - A Python Openbox pipe menu client
• QMPDClient - A Qt 4.x client
• WMmp - A NeXTSTEP dockapplet derived from WMxmms
• MPDCon - GNUstep Client
• PlayGUI - A java Client
• MPCool - A simple, usable, yet quite well featured java client
• pkstereo - A PyQt4 ripper/player written for touchscreens

• Theremin - Mac OS X Client with Growl and album artwork support
• Emphasis - An Etk Media Player Client for e17
• Gimmix - A graphical MPD client written in C using GTK+2
• MpcOSX - A Mac OS X client (10.4+)
• X4X - A java client for mpd and xmms2
• gbemol - A GTK+ client with a nice library browser.
• ploxmpc - Tiny perl based Gtk2 mpd client.
• atvmpdcontrol - A graphical client for the AppleTV
• m68kmpc - A Classic Mac (System 6 - System 9) MPD client
• peppy - A wxPython client for *nix, Win & OS X
• mpd4ppc - A graphical PocketPC client.
• mobilempd.net - A graphical Windows Mobile/PocketPC client written in .NET CF.
• QtMPC - A MPD client using Qt >= 4.3 with Amarok-like tree-based music library interface
• jMPD - Simple client writen in Java with lyrics showing support.

[edit] Input Device Clients

• Bemused-lnx-mpdhack - Bemused MPD hack version. Control MPD with your mobile phone. Use JamSe as client (support for alot of mobile phones), all features included.
• empcd - Event Music Player Client daemon, control MPD with Linux Input devices (eg USB Keyboard)
• mpcstick - A server/mpd client used to control your MPD with a joystick
• bluempd - control MPD with your mobile phone
• mpdlcd - simple mpd client implemented as a lcdproc client in perl
• wxsmps - mpd client implemented as a lcdproc client in C++
• pbmpcd - control MPD with your bluetooth mobile phone, bemused version
• mpdlirc - control MPD with LIRC (infrared remote control)
• g15mpd - G15Daemon-Client used to show you the playing song on the Display of the Logitech G15 Keyboard and to controll mpd with the Media-Keys.
• mousempc - a bare-bones client to control volume, play/pause, next/prev with a wheel mouse
• pimpd - a client for controlling mpd using pidgin

[edit] Logging Clients

• mpdscrobbler - Python client to log played tracks to audioscrobbler
• mpdscribble - C client to log played tracks to audioscrobbler
• lastfmsubmitd - A new Python client to log played tracks to audioscrobbler
• Music-Audioscrobbler-MPD - Perl-based scrobbler for submitting played tracks to last.fm
• scmpc - C daemon to log played tracks to audioscrobbler
• SGWhatsPlaying - WordPress plugin to show currently playing track in blog sidebar

[edit] Plugin Clients

• Foxytunes - A Mozilla Firefox media player control extension (Note: MPD not supported on Windows)
• Music Player Minion - An MPD client built as a Firefox extension, no web server required.
• impc - A script for irssi to interface MPD
• EMMS - A clean, small, and full-featured application to play multimedia files from Emacs using external players. An MPD backend is included with it.
• LastMP - A client that helps submit your music to Last.fm
• libmpdee - An Emacs Lisp package to interface MPD
• mingus - An extensive Emacs Lisp package dedicated to interface MPD. Uses libmpdee
• mpcxmms - Another protocol bridge for XMMS.
• mediacontrol-mpd - A backend for MPD for the KDE kicker applet MediaControl.
• statusd_mpd - script for displaying MPD status in statusbar for Ion-3 window manager
• eloquence - A module (widget) showing the songname in enlightenment.
• xfce4-mpc-plugin - A simple plugin for the Xfce Panel.
• AmarokMPC - A small and simple plugin for KDE's music player Amarok
• MythMPD - MythMPD is a simple MPD client for MythTV.
• gozerbot mpd.py - mpd.py is a client for the gozerbot IRC robot.
• Freevo - Freevo now has MPD support in its plugin collection.

[edit] Utility Clients

• state-utils - A suite of simple tools to save your own MPD states and more...
• Mpdtoys - A collection of small toys and tools for doing various things to MPD from the command line. Some of them are very useful, while others are only amusing.

[edit] Web Clients

• iPodMp - a webbased php/ajax client, optimized for apples iPhone & iPod touch
• Ampache - yet another streaming jukebox
• Aqua Music Database - a jukebox that streams
• DaveMP - a super-lightweight no-web-server required client that looks good
• mpd remote - very basic PHP client designed for your mobile phone's browser
• MPDplayer - a utilitarian PHP client which uses AJAX for all its updating
• NeoMPC - A basic client designed to be used with small screen devices (i.e. phones & pdas)
• Netjuke - another streaming jukebox
• Netmedia - a fork of Netjuke with the mpd patch neatly built in
• orangePlayer - Yet another AJAX/php client.
• phpMp - the original PHP web interface
• phpMp+ - an enhanced PHP web interface written to fit in your web browser's sidebar
• Pitchfork - Ajax/php based web interface
• RelaXXPlayer - A simple but easy to use web based client using AJAX and MOOTOOLS
• PocketMP - a lightweight PHP Client
• WyMyPy - a standalone webserver music player frontend in python, with AJAX support
• MPD WebAMP - A web based, asynchronous interface in the style of a desktop application, such as Totem or Windows Media player. Now available in the Python Cheese Shop.
• Djpirate - Another web client, based on web.py/ajax. Completely self contained, easy to install, not too ugly.

[edit] Windows Clients

Also see various ports to Windows

• winmcc - A MPD client for WinCE (Siemens Simpad/Webpad) and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

[edit] Miscellaneous

• mpdosd - Display MPD activity via XOSD
• MPNotifier - Display MPD activity via little popups using libnotify

[edit] Clients Being Developed

[edit] Console clients

• Evad - Ncurses client written in Python, similar to ncmpc

[edit] Graphical Clients

• cookies - A simple GTK2 client written in C.
• Jamming - A Java client.
• Jmpc - Another Java client.
• mgc - A small GTK2 buttonbar client written in C.
• MpcSharp - Initially a pympc port to C#, a client under heavy development.
• MpdMsn - A windows client for displaying mpd status in MSN
• Pygmy - A GTK+ client written in Python.
• Pympd - a Rhythmbox-like PyGTK client
• SharpMusic - A .NET Client that tries to have the look & feel of Muine.
• winmcc - A MPD client for the Siemens Simpad (Webpad)
• wxmpd - a wxPython client for Windows/Linux
• mpod - a wxPython client for Windows/Linux with extensible theming capabilities
• kanola - Python/KDE client for MPD.
• KuteMPC - A Qt >= 4.1 client inspired by glurp and gmpc
• emphasis - A MPD client using ETK
• mpc2x - A MPD client for the gp2x Linux handheld using the SDL multimedia library
• pympdtouchgui - A MPD client for touchscreen use, without X, written in python
• Ragnarok - A client for MPD in C and GTK+, aimed to be very lightweight and configurable.
• pmix - A MPD client for the Android platform.
• mpdBrowser - A MPD click & play client
• pymusicpd - A MPD client written in python using Qt4

[edit] Miscellaneous

• MpdOnScreenInfo - Similar to mpd-osd, written in C
• mpd-osd - A simple OSD read-only client
• mpd-show - A simple read-only, text-mode client with background as progress bar.
• mpdbot - A MPD IRC bot that announces stream and song changes
• nano-mpc - A extremely basic client, made for ipod only
• pekmpd - A pekwm active menu to control MPD
• powerTunes - A small program written in C to control MPD using powermate
• SideCandyMPC - A gdesklet display client for MPD
• sonix - A PalmOS client
• mpdDS - A Nintendo DS / Nintendo DS Lite client
• QuakeMPD - MPD control code for Quake-series.
• MetaMP A metadata client that stores ratings and tags in an sqlite database.
• mmpc - A Nokia N800 linux tablet client

[edit] Plugin Clients

• empd - A GNU/Emacs client, currently in the deep alpha stage
• PidgiMPD - A Pidgin plugin for monitoring/controlling MPD.
• GkrellMPC - A GKrellm2 plugin to control MPD
• mpd-applet - A Gnome panel applet displaying the state of an mpd server in the panel. Including simple control and (selectable) client launch.
• mpc.el - Another Emacs client, inspired by Rhythmbox

[edit] Utility Clients

• MpdLIRC - A client that is designed to take input from a remote via LIRC, interpret it, and send the appropriate command to MPD.
• mpd-state - A tool similar to (in fact based on) state-utils.
• playlistbuilder - A little ruby script that looks up similar music and adds it to the playlist.

[edit] Web Clients

• ajaxMP - a web interface for mpd written in PHP and AJAX with drag and drop support.
• Ampache - web-based tool for managing, updating and playing audio files, through MPD via transcoded, downsampled or standard streaming. It supports the use of MPD's database or URL method.
• Auris - the first (as far as I know) attempt to make a web-based MPD client using Ruby on Rails. Currently in a very early stage, but it does work!
• Communicast - A community driven MPD PHP frontend.
• Jinzora - Jinzora is a Web-based media streamer and local Media Jukebox. Jinzora can be integrated into many CMSes, or run as a standalone application.
• Monocle Radio - php client that supports Icecast integration and multiple users via MySQL
• mpdCueSeek - cueSheet support and the possibillity to jump to a given position in a track.
• NeoMPC - a web based client for MPD intended to run on a small screen device such as a PDA.
• phpMp3 - web-based AJAX-driven (like gmail.com) MPD frontend.
• squitcher - php client with MySQL database backend for metadata that MPD doesn't store.
• MPD WebAMP - A web based, asynchronous interface in the style of a desktop application, such as Totem or Windows Media player.
• webmpd - another try at an AJAX-driven MPD frontend.
• WyMyPy - a standalone webserver music player frontend in python, with AJAX support

[edit] Deprecated Clients

• glurp - Another GTK2 client
• Rails-Mpd - A new rails client which supports seeking, playlists and uses AJAX
• arthist - Perl client to generate a web blog of MPD activity
• gtk2mp - A GTK2 client
• pympc - A GTK2 client written in Python (has been ported to MpcSharp).
• iMPD - A script written for irssi to make key bindings for mpd commands (requires mpc)
• MPD Commander - A portable QT client made to look similar to winamp
• mpsdl - An SDL client that is a port from an old client for BossOgg (BoSDL)
• phpMpChanger - A simple Web Based CD-Changer/Mac-Finder Hybrid Client
• phpMp2 - the sequel to phpMp
• Lindele - A GTK2 Client.