CMus is an open-source, terminal-based music player available for Unix systems. It supports various audio formats, including Ogg Vorbis , FLAC , MP3 , WAV , Musepack , WavPack , WMA , AAC , and MP4.
It is a fairly simple but practical player, ideal for those who do not want their operating system to consume a lot of resources when music is playing and also for lovers of applications on the terminal.
How to install CMus?
Installing CMus is quite straightforward as it is in the official repositories of almost all distros, for example you can install CMus on Ubuntu, Arch Linux and derivatives with the following steps:
Ubuntu:
# apt-get install cmus
Arch:
# pacman -S cmus
How to use CMus
To start CMus we simply write cmus In the terminal.
Add music
To add a music folder, use the command :add /ruta-de-tu-musica/
Browse the library
CMus is divided into two sections (Artists and Tracks), which you can navigate using the up and down arrow keys. To change columns, use the TAB key . When you're positioned over the track you want to play, simply press Enter to play it.
Keyboard shortcuts
CMus uses keys as shortcuts, here you can see some of them:
- v - stop playback
- b - next song
- z - previous song
- x - restart song
- / - search for a song
- q - close CMus
CMus official page: cmus.github.io