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Filter Forge vs ncmpcpp

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

Filter Forge

Filter Forge

Photos & Graphics

Filter Forge is a powerful Photoshop plugin and standalone application for generating textures, backgrounds, filters, and effects from procedural algorithms. It includes a visual node-based editor to create complex textures without coding.

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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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