SkyMPC is a Qt-based client for MPD (Music Player Daemon) with a deliberately simple design.
Rather than aiming to be a feature-heavy music manager, it focuses on the essentials: browsing your library, building and editing playlists, and controlling playback. It presents music using the folder structure stored on disk in a tree view, which makes it a good fit for collections already organised by artist and album.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Connects to MPD servers and supports saved connection profiles with server switching.
- Displays the music library as a directory tree that mirrors the on-disk file layout.
- Lets you add tracks to the playlist with drag and drop or copy and paste operations.
- Supports playlist editing, including cut and delete actions.
- Includes playback controls for play, pause, stop, previous track, and next track.
- Offers repeat, random, single, and auto-delete playback modes.
- Supports volume adjustment when the connected playback device allows it.
- Provides an experimental tiny mode for very small displays, including Raspberry Pi setups.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/soramimi/SkyMPC
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Developer: soramimi
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
SkyMPC is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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