Media Players & Servers

194 websites & tools90 open sourceUpdated Oct 23, 2026
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rmpc

rmpc.mierak.dev

Control MPD from the terminal with rmpc, a configurable text interface with development documentation.

MPV Scripts

github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts

The mpv wiki catalogs user scripts that add functionality to the player, with installation locations for different systems.

PartyEngine

aggrocrab.itch.io/partyengine

PARTYENGINE generates a party scene procedurally for use as a music visualizer.

Universal Media Server

universalmediaserver.com

Universal Media Server is a DLNA, UPnP and HTTP/S media server for Windows, Linux and macOS that streams or transcodes media to TVs, smartphones, game consoles, computers and audio receivers.

Frames

github.com/Eleven-am/frames

Frames streams MP4 files from local storage and providers such as S3, Dropbox, and Google Drive through a React and NestJS service.

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