mierak/rmpc
A modern, configurable, terminal based MPD Client with album art support via various terminal image protocols observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 56
- Longevity 64
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 68.5
- age_days: 904
- days_rel: 213
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
3261 stars · 118 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
rmpc is a modern, highly configurable terminal-based client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD), written in Rust. It supports album art via Kitty, Sixel, and iTerm2 image protocols, synchronized lyrics, YouTube playback, and a ranger/lf-style three-column library browser.
Use cases
- control mpd music player from the terminal
- display album cover art in a terminal
- tui alternative to ncmpcpp
- browse music library in a three-column terminal ui
- show synchronized lyrics while playing music
- play youtube music through mpd
- script and remote-control a music player from window manager keybinds
When to choose
- you run MPD and want a modern, themeable TUI client with album art support
- you want vim-like keybinds and a ranger/lf-style library browser
- you need scripting hooks and CLI remote control for automation or WM integration
When to avoid
- you use Mopidy instead of real MPD - protocol support is incomplete
- you need to edit or manage music files directly - rmpc is only an MPD client
- you are on Windows or macOS - only Linux is officially supported
- you rely on album art inside Zellij - sixel support there is unreliable
Facets
application · maturity active
gui terminal-ui audio-processing cli media desktop-applications developer-tools cli rust mpd-client tui music-player album-art sixel kitty-graphics-protocol lyrics cava ncmpcpp-alternative command-line linux
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mierak/rmpc · fetched 2026-08-28 · 29e411859d9b
- homepage: https://rmpc.mierak.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · e1dd421b7fce
- site_page: https://rmpc.mierak.dev/try-without-install · fetched 2026-08-29 · a313797019c3
- site_page: https://rmpc.mierak.dev/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2771193ca1e6
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/rmpc · fetched 2026-08-29 · 878052a7856f
- site_page: https://rmpc.mierak.dev/overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · b899debfa927
- site_page: https://rmpc.mierak.dev/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0dc2b757ce37
- site_page: https://rmpc.mierak.dev/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 57d9f32f8cd4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mierak/rmpc | main | 77 |
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