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Install mpc with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper

Command-line music player client for mpd. Version 0.35 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mpc

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mpc

MacPorts ports tree · audio/mpc/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mpc

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mpc · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mpc

Debian stable package indexes · mpc · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mpc

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mpc · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mpc

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mp/mpc/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mpc

Arch Linux sync databases · mpc · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libmpc3

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libmpc3 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/mpc

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mpc.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line music player client for mpd

Commands and aliases

  • mpc

history

Project history and usage

mpc is the small command-line client in the Music Player Daemon ecosystem. The Music Player Daemon project credits mpc to The Music Player Daemon Project, with contributors including Avuton Olrich, Eric Wong, Florian Schlichting, J. Alexander Treuman, Jeffrey Middleton, Jonathan Neuschaefer, Max Kellermann, Michal Nazarewicz, Richard Molitor, Romain Bignon, and Warren Dukes. Its role has stayed deliberately narrow: connect to an MPD server, send commands, and print status or query results.

Project history

The tool matters because MPD is built around a daemon-and-client split. The MPD manual calls mpc the most basic client, useful in shell scripts, and notes that people bind specific mpc commands to hotkeys. In practice, mpc is the Unixy control surface for MPD: scripts can enqueue music, control playback, inspect the database, format metadata, and automate a headless music setup without a terminal UI or graphical client.

How it is used

As a package, mpc travels with MPD across Unix-like package managers and Homebrew. It occupies the opposite end of the MPD client spectrum from ncurses, web, mobile, and desktop clients: it is not a library or rich browser, but the composable CLI piece that other shell workflows can depend on.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:client

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
mpccliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.35
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mpc
Version0.35
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mpc
Homepagehttps://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/mpc
Upstream docshttps://www.musicpd.org/doc/mpc/html
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://www.musicpd.org/download/mpc/0/mpc-0.35.tar.xz
Dependencieslibmpdclient
Build dependenciesmeson, ninja, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namempc
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

mpc 0.35-1+b1

command-line tool to interface MPD

https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/

sudo apt install mpc
  • Section: sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mpc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

mpc

nix profile install nixpkgs#mpc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mp/mpc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

mpc 0.35-1build1

command-line tool to interface MPD

https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/

sudo apt install mpc
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mpc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

mpc 0.35-r0

Minimalist command line interface to MPD

https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/

sudo apk add mpc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mpc-bash-completion 0.35-r0

Bash completions for mpc

https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/

sudo apk add mpc-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpc-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mpc-doc 0.35-r0

Minimalist command line interface to MPD (documentation)

https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/

sudo apk add mpc-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

mpc 0.35-8.fc44

Command-line client for MPD

http://www.musicpd.org/

sudo dnf install mpc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mpc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

mpc 0.35-2

Minimalist command line interface to MPD

https://www.musicpd.org/clients/mpc/

sudo pacman -S mpc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: mpc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libmpc3 1.4.1-1.2

MPC multiple-precision complex shared library

https://www.multiprecision.org/mpc/

sudo zypper install libmpc3
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmpc3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libmpc3-32bit 1.4.1-1.2

MPC multiple-precision complex shared library

https://www.multiprecision.org/mpc/

sudo zypper install libmpc3-32bit
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmpc3-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

mpc-devel 1.4.1-1.2

MPC multiple-precision complex library development files

https://www.multiprecision.org/mpc/

sudo zypper install mpc-devel
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mpc-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

mpc-devel-32bit 1.4.1-1.2

MPC multiple-precision complex library development files

https://www.multiprecision.org/mpc/

sudo zypper install mpc-devel-32bit
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mpc
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mpc-devel-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

mpc

sudo port install mpc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: audio/mpc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

extras/mpc

scoop install extras/mpc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpc
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mpc.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • ninjaBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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