ncmpcpp ☆
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Description:
Ncurses-based client for the Music Player Daemon
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: music mpd ncurses terminal audio
Install: brew install ncmpcpp
About:
Ncmpcpp is an advanced ncurses-based client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD), offering a feature-rich interface for music library management and playback control. It provides a highly customizable interface with features like an ultra-fast search engine, tag editor, and playlist editor. Its keyboard-driven workflow allows for efficient navigation and management of large music collections directly from the terminal.
Key Features:
  • Advanced search and filtering capabilities
  • Integrated tag editor with regular expression support
  • Visualizer support (spectrum, frequency, etc.)
  • Highly customizable interface and keybindings
  • Playlist and library browser
Use Cases:
  • Managing and playing music collections on headless servers via MPD
  • Power users seeking a keyboard-centric, terminal-based music player
  • System administrators controlling audio playback on remote machines
Alternatives:
  • mpc – mpc is a simple CLI client, whereas ncmpcpp provides a full interactive ncurses interface.
  • vimpc – vimpc offers a Vim-inspired keybinding scheme, while ncmpcpp is more focused on a general feature-rich file manager style.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 16, 2025 4:54pm 5 VERSION_BUMP b7e8f2c6
Dec 16, 2024 6:40am 1 VERSION_BUMP a1fc3be2
Oct 31, 2024 3:09am 19 VERSION_BUMP 2d19c828
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