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dmenu vs ncmpcpp

A side-by-side look at dmenu and ncmpcpp. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

dmenu

dmenu

Os & Utilities

dmenu is a fast, lightweight dynamic menu utility for X Window System. It provides a simple way to launch applications and run commands from a text-based menu accessible via a custom keybinding.

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ncmpcpp

ncmpcpp

Audio & Music

ncmpcpp is a mpd client (Music Player Daemon) inspired by ncmpc with a tag editor, bookmarks, playlists, and more. It's designed to be fast, lightweight, customizable, and easy to use for casual music library browsing or intensive audio playback.

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