mpris-ctl VS owntone-server

Compare mpris-ctl vs owntone-server and see what are their differences.

mpris-ctl

Basic mpris player control for linux command line (by mariusor)

owntone-server

Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay 1 and 2 speakers (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio. (by owntone)
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mpris-ctl owntone-server
3 29
46 1,949
- 1.2%
7.6 9.8
4 months ago 8 days ago
C C
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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mpris-ctl

Posts with mentions or reviews of mpris-ctl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-19.
  • Spotifyd
    17 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Dec 2022
    If you're interested in a better version of that I have a project that works with all players that support the MPRIS DBus interface: https://github.com/mariusor/mpris-ctl. I'm using it for keybindings to play/pause and show song information with a tiling windows manager.
  • nvim-spotify Plugin limited invite
    5 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Dec 2021
    My setup is using spotpris2 together with spotifyd and control them with mpris-ctl.
  • How do I control mpd through i3
    2 projects | /r/i3wm | 31 Mar 2021

owntone-server

Posts with mentions or reviews of owntone-server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-29.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing mpris-ctl and owntone-server you can also consider the following projects:

spotifyd - A spotify daemon

balena-sound - Build a single or multi-room streamer for an existing audio device using a Raspberry Pi! Supports Bluetooth, Airplay and Spotify Connect

mpris-scrobbler - A minimalistic user daemon to submit the songs you're playing to audioscrobbler services like listenbrainz.org, libre.fm and last.fm.

mpd - Music Player Daemon

spotify-tui - Spotify for the terminal written in Rust 🚀

RPiPlay - An open-source AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. Supports iOS 9 and up.

exportify - Export/Backup Spotify playlists using the Web API

Snapcast - Synchronous multiroom audio player

nvim-spotify - For productivity addicts who enjoy coding while listening to Spotify, and cannot lose their focus switching to the app to control their music.

forked-daapd - OwnTone is forked-daapd's new name! Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay devices (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio. [Moved to: https://github.com/owntone/owntone-server]

mpv-mpris - MPRIS plugin for mpv

LMS - Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface.