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These players are among the top audio players for console available on Linux. You can run them in a shell instance without the need of an X Server, and although several use only a command-line interface (like ogg123 of mpg123), several come with a nice, ncurses-based interface which makes music management easier and pleasant.
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These players are among the top audio players for console available on Linux. You can run them in a shell instance without the need of an X Server, and although several use only a command-line interface (like ogg123 of mpg123), several come with a nice, ncurses-based interface which makes music management easier and pleasant.
CMus (full review here)
Also named C* music player, CMus is a powerful player featuring a ncurses interface, with support for audio formats like Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV or MP3. It comes with 7 different view modes (the default one is called the library view mode and includes two panels, one as a file browser and the other one as a playlist), support for themes, configurable shorcuts, Vi-style commands. I found CMus to be extremely fast, highly configurable and flexible. Definitely worth a try for those who are looking for a terminal-based audio player.
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CMus
MOC (full review here)
Yet another powerful and popular audio player for the terminal, MOC (music on console) has a ncurses interface, it supports various formats (the ffmpeg-moc plugin extends those to bassically everything ffmpeg supports), it is easy to use. It comes with a twin panel interface and allows themes too. MOC is very popular and provides a good alternative to players like CMus or mp3blaster.
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MOC
mp3blaster
It's unlikely that any audiophile who prefers to play his music in console mode didn't hear about mp3blaster. Just as the name suggests, mp3blaster is a MP3, WAV and Ogg Vorbis player, with a ncurses interface. The last release is 3.2.5, and although it was rarely updated over the couple of years (except for minor changes), it's full-featured and a good alternative to the players mentioned above.
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mp3blaster
mplayer
Well-known for its video capabilities, mplayer can also play lots of audio formats in command-line mode. Some of the audio formats mplayer reads are Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC or WMA. I can recommend mplayer for those who want to be able to play virtually any audio file out there, and not stay only with MP3 or Vorbis.
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mplayer
In addition to those 4 players mentioned above, I can recommend two simpler players for command-line:
ogg123, which is the official player for FLAC and Ogg Vorbis from Xiph.org
mpg123, a player for MP3 files, also featuring a command-line interface
Also, following a server-client model, there are two other powerful ways of playing music, mpd + ncmpc (music player daemon) and xmms2 + xmms2-cli-client. Full Story |
