Command-line tool

mpd

brew/mpd

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Music Player Daemon

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install mpd

macOS

brew install mpd

Linux

brew install mpd

Start MPD

mpd

Start MPD but don't read from the configuration file

mpd --no-config

Start MPD and don't detach it from the console

mpd --no-daemon

Browse

• Music and audio

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