Pi MusicBox

Pi MusicBox

Pi MusicBox is a minimalist Linux jukebox that works out of the box, designed for the Raspberry Pi. It is built on Mopidy and mopily-MPD to provide a lightweight headless audio playback system controllable with any MPD client.
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Pi MusicBox: Minimalist Linux Jukebox for Raspberry Pi

A lightweight, headless audio playback system for the Raspberry Pi, built on Mopidy and mopily-MPD for a seamless MPD client experience

What is Pi MusicBox?

The Pi MusicBox is a free and open source minimalist Linux-based jukebox platform specifically designed for the Raspberry Pi single board computer. It comes preconfigured with audio playback and streaming software to turn the Raspberry Pi into an always-on music server.

Out of the box, Pi MusicBox works with popular MPD music clients to provide easy remote control of music playback and queuing. It is built on the Mopidy MPD server and mopidy-MPD extension to interface with MPD clients. Mopidy at its core is an extensible music server that can connect with multiple sources like Spotify, SoundCloud, local files, etc. for unified music access.

Key features of Pi MusicBox include:

  • Headless auto-starting MPD server ready out of the box for playing audio
  • Mopidy base with mopidy-MPD extension provides a lightweight MPD server
  • Designed for Raspberry Pi with optimized memory usage (~30MB at idle)
  • Supports MP3, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, AAC and more audio from local files or streaming
  • Easy control integration for MPD and Mopidy clients over WiFi
  • Base system has Python and pip installed for adding other Mopidy extensions

The Pi MusicBox is built on Raspbian OS so it can leverage standard Raspbian packages. It requires only a Raspberry Pi hardware device with power supply and audio output to provide an out-of-the-box jukebox experience.

Pi MusicBox Features

Features

  1. Runs on Raspberry Pi
  2. Built on Mopidy and Mopidy-MPD
  3. Minimalist Linux jukebox
  4. Works out of the box
  5. Lightweight headless audio playback system
  6. Controllable with any MPD client

Pricing

  • Free
  • Open Source

Pros

Easy to set up and use

Low resource usage

Supports many audio formats

Open source and customizable

Cons

Limited features compared to full music server software

Dependent on Raspberry Pi hardware

Setup requires Linux knowledge

Official Links

Official Website
https://www.pimusicbox.com/

The Best Pi MusicBox Alternatives

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Volumio

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RuneAudio

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Balena Sound

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PiCorePlayer

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