Rusty Music Player Client by mierak
A modern, configurable, terminal based MPD Client with album art support via various terminal image protocols
About Rusty Music Player Client
From the project's README at github.com/mierak/rmpc. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Rmpc is a beautiful, modern and configurable terminal based Music Player Daemon client. It is heavily inspired by ncmpcpp and ranger/lf file managers. Get started
Description, configuration and installation methods can be found on the rmpc website Main Features Album cover art display if your terminal supports either of Kitty, Sixel, Iterm2 protocols, or via ueberzuggpp Cava integration for music visualisation Support for synchronized lyrics) Ability to play music from YouTube Configurable (T)UI Configure what information(if any!) is displayed in the header Configure what columns are displayed on the queue screen Create any color theme you want Every keybind can be changed, vim-like by default Ranger/LF-like three-column browser through your music library Basic playlist management Support scripting through basic CLI mode and script hooks
Open a discussion in the repository Join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/9MAddPFqSF Status
Rmpc is still maturing. It is stable for daily use, although breaking changes, while rare, are sometimes unavoidable. Star History
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.8k | github.com/mierak/rmpc |
| GitHub forks | 91 | github.com/mierak/rmpc |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 1.3k | rmpc |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 2.2 years | since Mar 2024 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 14 | last: 3 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Ready to self-host Rusty Music Player Client?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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