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ympd

Standalone web-based MPD client without dependencies

Media Servers ★ 544 stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

ympd is a lightweight standalone web-based MPD client written in C that provides a responsive web interface for the Music Player Daemon. It bundles everything needed and requires no external dependencies to host.

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Key features

  • Standalone web MPD client
  • No external dependencies
  • Responsive interface
  • Tiny footprint

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Easy to deploy

Trade-offs

  • Predecessor to myMPD
  • Minimal active development

Is ympd secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for ympd's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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