ncmpcpp AlternativesAudio Players and other similar apps like ncmpcpp

ncmpcpp is described as 'Ncurses Music Player Client (Plus Plus) Music player for the command line requiring mpd, the Music Player Daemon' and is a Audio Player in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ncmpcpp for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Xfce apps. The best ncmpcpp alternative is AIMP, which is free. Other great apps like ncmpcpp are Clementine, Rhythmbox, kew and C* Music Player.

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  1. AIMP icon
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    Feature-rich audio player for Windows and Android supporting diverse codecs and interfaces. Includes conversion tools, skins, plugins, and custom equalizer for enhanced audio streaming and podcast playback.

    381 AIMP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Clementine icon
     766 likes

    Free cross-platform audio player and library organizer featuring support for local files, internet radio, smart and dynamic playlists, playlist import/export, projectM visualizations, lyrics, artist info, album art, tag editing, transcoding, device sync, and remote control.

    267 Clementine alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  3. Rhythmbox icon
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    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    170 Rhythmbox alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
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  4. kew icon
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    A terminal music player for Linux.

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    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  5. 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.

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

    123 MOC alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  7. rmpc icon
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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.

    16 rmpc alternatives

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    • Linux
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  8.  1 like

    Play MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis and WAV files via CLI!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  9.  8 likes

    A minimalist command line interface to MPD.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  10. 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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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11.  7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  12. fmedia icon
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    fmedia is a fast media player/recorder/converter for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and FreeBSD.

    147 fmedia alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • FreeBSD
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