Command-line tool

ncmpcpp

brew/ncmpcpp

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Ncurses-based client for the Music Player Daemon

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install ncmpcpp

Linux

brew install ncmpcpp

Connect to a music player daemon on a given host and port

ncmpcpp --host ip_address --port port

Display metadata of the current song to console

ncmpcpp --current-song

Use a specified configuration file

ncmpcpp --config file

Browse

• Music and audio

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