mtoc

Name: mtoc
Author: Asa DeGroff

A Linux music player and library browser built around an album artwork carousel.

Open source (GPL-3.0-or-later)By Asa DeGroff

Free Open sourceLinux

Official websitemtoc.3fz.org

Download pageflathub.org

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Alternatives

GNOME MusicGNOME Music integrates with the GNOME desktop and builds automatic playlists, though it offers fewer library management features than dedicated music managers.
ElisaElisa is a KDE player that browses by genre, artist, album or track, adds online radio and lyrics, and also runs on Windows and Android.
AmarokAmarok is a KDE collection manager built for large local libraries, offering more library tooling than mtoc but aimed mainly at KDE and Linux desktops.
RhythmboxRhythmbox is a GNOME library player that adds podcasts and internet radio alongside local music, with a more traditional interface than an album artwork carousel.
Sayonara PlayerSayonara Player adds table, album cover and directory views, batch tag editing, an equalizer and crossfading, and runs on Linux and BSD.
LollypopLollypop is a GPLv3 GNOME player focused on local music libraries, so the use case stays the same while the interface follows GNOME conventions.

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About mtoc

mtoc is a music player for Linux aimed at people who pick what to play by flipping through album covers. Albums sit on a reflective shelf carousel that you move through with click and drag, touchpad, mouse wheel or arrow keys. The main area holds album art, playback controls and the queue, with the library browser beside it.

Album artists are sorted alphabetically with expandable album grids, and search jumps straight to matching artists, albums or tracks. The queue supports drag-and-drop reordering and multi-selection, and playlists can be saved from the queue as M3U files. It is built with Qt6 and QML.

Strengths

Album cover carousel for visual browsing
Queue with drag-and-drop reordering and multi-selection
Playlist editor with M3U support
Fast search across artists, albums and tracks

Limitations

Linux only
Plays a local library only, no streaming services

Details

Pricing: FreeFree and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later licence.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Developer: Asa DeGroff
Platforms: Linux
How it runs: Downloadable app
Account: Not required
Works offline: Yes
Best suited for: Linux listeners with a local album collection who browse by cover art
Categories: Media players, Audio tools
Last verified: October 1, 2026
Added: October 1, 2026
Sources: mtoc.3fz.org

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