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kunst downloads album art or displays artwork embedded in audio files.
About kunst
kunst is a daemon that extracts album art from songs playing in MPD and shows it in a small window. If a track has no embedded artwork, it tries to fetch the image from the internet.
It updates when MPD sends a player event rather than checking on a timer. Use requires MPD with dependencies including bash, ffmpeg, mpc, jq and sxiv, and settings such as size, position and music directory are set with flags or environment variables.
Key features
- Extracts embedded album art from current MPD track
- Fetches album art from internet when none embedded
- Displays album art in a small window
- Supports custom display size and screen position
- Supports specifying MPD music directory
- Offers silent mode to suppress program output
Best for: Linux users who play music through MPD and want to see the current track's album art.
Good for
- Wakes on MPD player events instead of polling, idling at ~0% CPU usage
- Falls back to internet download when embedded art is missing
- Open source under MIT License
Watch out for
- Works only with MPD playback
- Requires dependencies including sxiv, bash, ffmpeg, mpc, jq and mpd
- Install and use require command-line commands
kunst at a glance
- Website
- github.com/sdushantha/kunst
- Category
- Music & Audio › Music Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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kunst FAQ
How does kunst update the displayed art?
It waits for a player event from MPD, then extracts the album art for the current track.
What happens if a song has no embedded album art?
It tries to fetch the album art from the internet.
How do I change the art size and position?
Use the --size and --position options or set the KUNST_SIZE and KUNST_POSITION environment variables.
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