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cmus

Small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems.

★ 6.3KGPL-2.0v2.13.0CMusic & Audio

INSTALLATION

$ apt install cmus
cmus demo

DESCRIPTION

cmus is a small, fast, and lightweight console music player designed for Unix-like operating systems.

It supports a wide range of audio formats including FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, AAC, and MOD files.

It features Vim-style keybindings, a fast directory browser, and powerful playlist and library management.

DETAILS

Repository
cmus/cmus (2026-10-28)
Website
cmus.github.io/
Author
cmus
License
GPL-2.0
Category
Music & Audio
Language
C
Platforms
Linux, MacOS
Version
v2.13.0 (2026-10-28)
Repo Age
13 years old

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