March 2026 meted out a sizeable set of Linux software releases, including updates to FOSS stalwarts GIMP, digiKam, Krita and Blender. The preceding month also gave us several major new releases, covered on this site in dedicated articles, like Firefox …
Read MoreFor users of Music Player Daemon (MPD in short)? Here’s cool new client app in development for Linux desktop! It’s euphonica, a free open-source app written Rust programming language and uses GTK4 + LibAwaita for modern user interface that’s well integrated with GNOME desktop. Meaning, the app window is adaptive and changes automatically according to […]
Read MoreThis is a step by step guide shows how to install and configure Music Player Daemon (MPD) in Ubuntu 24.04 and higher with default PipeWire sound server. MPD is a free open-source audio player that can handle large music collection (tens of thousands of songs) while being very fast and using few resources. It features […]
Read MoreEuphonica is a new Rust-based MPD frontend for Linux desktops, with ‘bling’ as a key feature. I showcase its design, features, and current development status.
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To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of the 7 best graphical MPD clients. Hopefully, there will be something of interest here for anyone who wants to listen to their music collection via MPD.
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This week I came across Plattenalbum, a modern GTK4/libadwaita frontend for the Music Player Daemon (MPD). MPD remains a popular way to make music stored on a server or a computer available on other devices, with capable, user-friendly frontend clients…
Read MoreA new version of Ymuse, a nimble front-end to the Music Player Daemon (MPD) is out. Ymuse 0.22 ‘Xylophone’ intros support for drag-and-drop in the play queue (a real doozy of a feature), adds a single-track repeat option, and debu…
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a fast, responsive front-end for MPD, look no further than Ymuse — a new release of which is now available with several improvements.
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