Music Player Daemon

server-side application for playing music
Thing audio_player_software Q1257936
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Music Player Daemon

Summary

Music Player Daemon is an audio player software[1]. It draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (audio_player_software category, ranking #3 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Music Player Daemon's instance of is recorded as audio player software[3].
  • Music Player Daemon's instance of is recorded as server software[4].
  • Music Player Daemon's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Music Player Daemon's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[6].
  • Music Player Daemon's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[7].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[8].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[9].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as BSD[10].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as Solaris[13].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as HP-UX[14].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as Android[15].
  • Music Player Daemon's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.18.16[17].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20.20[18].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15[19].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.1[20].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.2[21].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.3[22].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.4[23].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.5[24].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.6[25].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.7[26].
  • Music Player Daemon's software version identifier is recorded as 0.15.8[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include audio player software[3], server software[4], and free software[5].

Influence

Things named for Music Player Daemon include MPDired[28], an it client[29].

Why It Matters

Music Player Daemon draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (audio_player_software category, ranking #3 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include MPDired[28], an it client[29].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . musicpd.org. musicpd.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mpd.readthedocs.io. Retrieved . mpd.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 0.18.16, 0.20.20, 0.15 +167
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.24.11, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/702e85114be7|details]])"
  2. 24d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebsd port
    Operating system cross-platform, Q3251801, BSD +6
    Chocolatey community package id
    Use
    + 67 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/7b725c736964|details]])"
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