MPD is designed around a client/server architecture, where the clients interact with MPD over a network. Thus, running MPD is only half of the equation; to use MPD, you need to install a MPD client.

The following is a list of a popular clients for MPD, arranged alphabetically. For a more complete list, see the clients list on the MPD wiki.

• Ampache - A web tool for managing, updating and playing your MP3/OGG/RM/FLAC/WMA/M4A files.
• Jinzora - A web based streaming and media management system.
• phpMp - Web interface written in PHP.
• phpMp2 - Another web interface written in PHP. (Unmaintained)
• Pitchfork - A web client written in PHP and Ajax

• Gimmix - An elegant but feature rich client written in C and gtk2
• gmpc - Gnome Music Player Client
• kmp - Graphical interface written in Qt
• MpcOSX - OSX Client
• MPDCon - A GNUstep Graphical interface
• Sonata - An elegant music player for MPD
• Theremin - A new Mac OS X client
• WMmp - Window Maker dockapp

• bashmp - client written as bash aliases and functions
• mpc - (Scriptable) client
• ncmpc - ncurses client

• arthist - Perl client to generate a web blog of MPD activity (Unmaintained)
• mpcstick - Linux joystick client (Unmaintained)