cmus

cmus is a lightweight yet feature-rich music player designed for the terminal on Unix-like operating systems. Built for speed and efficiency, it delivers professional-grade audio playback without consuming system resources.

Core Capabilities:

• Extensive Format Support: Plays Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Opus, Musepack, WavPack, WAV, AAC, MP4, audio CDs, and formats supported by ffmpeg (WMA, APE, MKA, TTA, SHN) plus modplug and BASS libraries
• Multiple Output Options: Works with PulseAudio, ALSA, OSS, JACK, RoarAudio, CoreAudio, libao, sndio, aRts, Sun, and WaveOut
• Advanced Playback: Gapless playback, ReplayGain support, MP3/Ogg streaming (SHOUTcast/Icecast), play queue management, and optional resume on startup

Interface & Control:

• Instant startup even with thousands of tracks
• Powerful live filtering for playlists and libraries
• Directory browser with customizable colors
• Vi/less-style search and command mode with tab completion
• Dynamic keybindings for custom commands
• Remote control via UNIX socket using cmus-remote

Additional Features:

• CUE sheet support with excellent compilation handling
• Unicode support for all string operations
• Audio scrobbling integration
• External command execution for selected files
• Proven compatibility across Linux, OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Cygwin