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Mopidy
On the record
- API
- Mopidy supports Python, JSON-RPC, and JavaScript APIs for projects and custom extensions.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- APIs
- Mopidy provides an HTTP JSON-RPC API and a JavaScript library that wraps its WebSocket API for client development.docs.mopidy.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Client limitation
- Clients control Mopidy, while audio plays on the computer running the server; Icecast and Snapcast are listed as options for streaming audio to another device.docs.mopidy.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The documentation directs users to the Discourse forum for help and the issue tracker for bugs or feature requests.docs.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility caveat
- The extension registry marks some extensions as not known to work with Mopidy 4, including extensions labeled Mopidy 3 only or Mopidy 4 in progress.mopidy.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Mopidy runs in a terminal or background on Linux computers or Macs with network connectivity and audio output.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Extensions can add music sources, audio mixers, control planes, web clients, and other capabilities.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Extensions add music sources, audio mixers, control planes, web clients, and other capabilities.mopidy.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Format support
- MP3,Ogg Vorbis,FLACmopidy.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Installation
- The documentation lists system package installation for Debian/Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Fedora, and macOS, plus manual installation from PyPI.docs.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The extension registry lists backends for Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, YouTube, local files, podcasts, and other sources.mopidy.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository states that Mopidy is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License model
- freemopidy.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Local library
- The mopidy-local extension scans a music archive ahead of time so users can search and browse by album, artist, composer, performer, genre, and year.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Network playback
- Yesmopidy.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- The bundled mopidy-file extension browses folders but cannot search.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Playback
- Out of the box, Mopidy plays music from files and Internet radio; extensions add sources such as Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, and YouTube.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Mopidy is an extensible music server written in Python.mopidy.com · read 12 Oct 2026
