Ario - GTK2 client for MPD

Last Updated on January 25, 2025

Ario is a GTK2 client for MPD (Music player daemon).

The interface used to browse the library is inspired by Rhythmbox, but Ario aims to be much lighter and faster.

The software is released under an open source license.

Features include:

Full featured client.
Various plugins are provided including:
- audioscrobbler.
- last.fm submission.
- multimedia keys support.
Support tags edition if Ario is on the same computer as MPD.
Different playlists modes.
AlbumArtist tag support.
Lyrics provider (Letras).

Website: ario-player.sourceforge.net
Support:
Developer: Marc Pavot
License: GNU GPL v2

Ario is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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