{"id":32826,"date":"2020-10-10T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=32826"},"modified":"2024-04-24T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:26:22","slug":"mpz-music-player-big-local-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/mpz-music-player-big-local-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"MPZ &#8211; New Linux Music Player for Big Local Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32827\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mpz-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking for a Linux music player to manage large local collections? Mpz is a new open-source player that does the job.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>If you like to organize your music in folders, then this player might be for you. It doesn&#8217;t try to index all the files into a library, but rather treats your files and folders as a library and provides a convenient way to create playlists directly from folders. Similar to Foobar2000&#8217;s Album List, but it&#8217;s not an attempt to clone.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The main feature is 3-columns UI allows you to quickly create playlists from folders via middle-click and switch between playlists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mpz-workflow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32828\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/olegantonyan\/mpz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mpz features<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Built with Qt\/C++ with fast and responsive native UI;<\/li>\n<li>Supports internet radio in m3u and pls playlists formats;<\/li>\n<li>Supports CUE sheets;<\/li>\n<li>Supports MPRIS on Linux for remote control;<\/li>\n<li>Configuration in 2 yaml files<\/li>\n<li>Supports global media keys and non-global shortcuts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install mpz in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The software developer maintains binary packages for Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE, etc, which are available to download at the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='https:\/\/software.opensuse.org\/\/download.html?project=home%3Aoleg_antonyan&#038;package=mpz' class='arconix-button-flat arconix-button-large arconix-button-tan' target=\"_blank\" >Download MPZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-mpz.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-mpz.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/download-mpz-450x262.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu, grab the deb package and install it either via Gdebi or apt command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt install .\/Downloads\/mpz*.deb<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-mpz.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"163\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-mpz.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-mpz-450x122.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<b>Optional<\/b>) To remove the music player application, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove mpz<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a Linux music player to manage large local collections? 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