ncmpc Alternatives

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 Xfce apps. The best ncmpc alternative is DeaDBeeF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ncmpc are kew, C* Music Player, Cantata and ncmpcpp.

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  1. Mp3blaster icon
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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.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. 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!

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  3.  6 likes

    A graphical GTK+ MPD client focusing on low footprint.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  4. Listen runs on gestures, not buttons. It’s perfect for anytime: on your way to work, while exercising, or on the go. Whether you are in your car, on your bike, or running a marathon, you’ll be lost in the music, not the interface.

    187 Listen: The Gesture Music Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  5.  1 like

    A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6.  3 likes

    mpg321 is a very popular command-line mp3 player. mpg321 is used for frontends, as an mp3 player and as an mp3 to wave file decoder (primarily for use with CD-recording software.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. Media player based on Mplayer/FFmpeg technologies. It has a simple interface and many powerful functions:

    • Possibility to get an audio track from video clip
    • Possibility to get a screencast
    • Possibility to trim video
    225 Rosa Media Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. mpg123 icon
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    mpg123 is a free software cross-platform command-line MPEG audio player whose library, libmpg123, is noted for its speed at decompressing MPEG audio files. As the name suggests, it supports MPEG-1 and -2, layers 1, 2, and 3. Its most common use is to play MP3 files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  9. TapTunes icon
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    With TapTunes, you will experience your music collection like never before. Touch, tap, drag, shake, swipe, pinch ? you've never been this close to your tunes!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. A simple media player for GNOME that supports libvlc, xine-lib and libgstreamer.

    211 Gnome media player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Auremo is a graphical client for Music Player Daemon (MPD). It runs on modern versions of Windows. It supports a number of MPD features: playback commands, music collection browsing, HTTP streams such as web radio channels, playlist manipulation, output control and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. MASCII icon
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    Is your music player cluttering your desktop with heavy interfaces and unnecessary distractions? Do you miss the days when computing was fast, focused, and purely text-driven?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • JavaScript
    • npm
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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