mpd

Music Player Daemon (MPD) allows remote access for playing music and managing playlists. MPD is designed for integrating a computer into a stereo system that provides control for music playback over a local network. It also makes a great desktop music player, especially if you are a console junkie, like frontend options, or restart X often.

Features

• Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MP4/AAC, Mod, and wave files
• Remotely control MPD over a network (IPv4 and IPv6 supported)
• Play MP3 and Ogg Vorbis streams
• Easy to Install
• Stores ID3 (id3v1 and id3v2) tag information (MP3s, FLAC's, and AAC's)
• Stores Vorbis Comments information (Ogg's and FLAC's)
• Stores MP4 metadata information (MP4/AAC's)
• ID3/Vorbis information can be searched
• Easy to import new songs
• Buffer support for playback (prevents skipping due to high load or network latency)
• Gapless playback (great for live albums)
• Crossfading support
• Seeking support
• Save, Load, and Manage Playlists (in m3u format)
• Volume control (OSS, Alsa, and software mixers)
• Wide range of audio devices supported (OSS, Alsa, Sun, esd, arts, and more)
• Minimal hardware requirements
• Tested on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and HPUX