---
title: "mplay"
kind: coding
state: archived
order: 9
lede: "TUI MPRIS music client. Rust + ratatui."
etymology:
  word: "m + play"
  gloss: "the m is for MPRIS (Media Player Remote Interfacing Specification, 2006); now lowercase humility"
links:
  - label: "github"
    href: "https://github.com/pknull/mplay"
---

A TUI MPRIS music client. Browse playlists, control playback, see what's playing — all in the terminal. Rust + ratatui, talking D-Bus to whatever MPRIS-compatible player you have running.

I built it because I wanted album-art-free, mouse-free, daemon-free music control during long focus sessions. It worked well for a couple of years.

*Archived. The source is public; I'm no longer adding to it.*