Audacious vs Music Player Daemon
Audacious
audacious-media-player.orgMusic Player Daemon
musicpd.orgSide by side
| Figure | Audacious | Music Player Daemon |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio Player Software | 8.3 (#5) | 8.1 (#7) |
| Spec score · Media Player Software | 8.0 (#32) | 8.5 (#11) |
| Format support | MP3,FLAC,Ogg Vorbis,Opus,AAC,M4A,WAV,WavPack,Ad-lib chiptunes,Audio CD,MIDI,Nintendo DS 2SF,PlayStation Audio PSF,MOD,XM,FFmpeg-supported formats | WAV,AIFF,AAC,FLAC,DSDIFF,DSF,MP3,FFmpeg-supported codecs |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License model | free | free |
| Network playback | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Linux,BSD derivatives,macOS,Windows | Linux,Windows,macOS,Android |
| Support | Users can ask for installation or runtime help in the forums, and the project notes that its developers are volunteers with limited time. | The project lists a help page, forum, IRC, and bug tracker as support channels. |
| What it does | Audacious is an open source audio player descended from XMMS. | MPD is a server-side application for playing music, using plugins and libraries to play sound files and a network protocol for control. |
Plans
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Audacious
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Music Player Daemon
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