About MPD Pilot
MPD Pilot is a Music Player Daemon (MPD) controller designed for fast, convenient control of your music library, queue, and playback. Key Features: - Playback Control: Control playback, volume, and outputs with a clean,...
MPD Pilot is a Music Player Daemon (MPD) controller designed for fast, convenient control of your music library, queue, and playback. Key Features: - Playback Control: Control playback, volume, and outputs with a clean, responsive interface. - Queue Management: Build, reorder, and manage your current queue with ease. - Remote Library Browser: Browse your music library remotely in a file tree view and manage playlists. - Artist and Album Views: Explore your collection by artist or album, with integrated search for quick navigation. - Song Search: Quickly find tracks in your MPD database. - Automatic Server Discovery: Discover compatible MPD servers on your local network via Bonjour. - Local Playback on Device: Stream audio from your MPD server directly to your iPhone or iPad via speakers, Bluetooth headphones, or AirPlay devices. Supports HTTP-based and Snapcast streams, including formats such as FLAC, MP3, OPUS, and Vorbis, with stream quality details available in the app. - Cover Art Display: View cover art from your MPD collection or external sources. - Localized in 12 languages. Requirements: - MPD Pilot requires an MPD server for library browsing, queue management, and playback control. - To listen on your device, your MPD server must also be configured with a streaming output. Learn more about MPD setup at https://www.musicpd.org and https://mpdpilot.app/help Premium Features: Unlock Premium to connect to an unlimited number of MPD servers, create multiple local playback streams, and enjoy ad-free local audio playback. All other app features remain available in the free version. Privacy Policy: https://mpdpilot.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://mpdpilot.app/terms-of-use Visit https://mpdpilot.app for more information.
Version History - Added option to keep local playback synchronized with the MPD playback state - Added All Albums view - Fixed queue item highlighting after playback errors - Fixed album contents for multi-artist albums 3.9.4 May 15 - Improved language translations - Improved Snapcast local playback compatibility, including FLAC/OPUS decoding and sample-rate conversion - Display local playback stream quality info - Bug fixes, performance and stability improvements 3.9.3 Apr 10 Bug fixes and app responsiveness improvements. 3.9.2 Apr 3 - Experimental support for Snapcast local playback - Bug fixes and usability improvements 3.9.1 Mar 27 - App now available in 12 languages - Automatic reconnection to the server after disconnects - Introduced toolbar buttons for commonly used player actions - Added Play and Enqueue buttons for albums and tracks - Enhanced responsiveness of local playback controls - Added elapsed time reporting and seek support in lock screen now playing info - Fixed issues with the volume slider on iOS 26 - Various minor UI enhancements 3.9.0 Mar 14 - Fixed an issue that could cause the app to get stuck in the “Connecting” state - Resolved several other connection establishment problems - Minor UI improvements 3.8.5 10/30/2025 - Enhanced connection reliability with better idle mode support 3.8.4 09/28/2025 - Fixed occasional issues with Premium Subscription refresh - Enhanced compatibility with iOS 26 and the Liquid Glass theme 3.8.3 09/18/2025 Fixed bug with missing playlist files (e.g. m3u) in the Folders pane. 3.8.2 05/16/2025 - Sharing track info (iOS 16+ only) - Saving last visited library tab - Various minor UI improvements 3.8.1 05/10/2025 - Added collection view with artist and album browser - New Track Info screen for detailed song insights - Integrated Discogs API as a new cover art provider - Improved reliability when fetching cover art - Updated UI themes with various usability enhancements - Fixed an issue with local playback status reporting 3.8.0 04/30/2025 - fixed bug which occasionally made queue view stuck in loading - various small UI improvements - load stored playlists metadata only when visited playlists view for the first time (not on every connection) - more transparency about external cover art providers 3.7.2 03/07/2025 - Enhanced UI scrolling performance on the queue screen - Resolved issue of doubled song removal from the queue - Significantly accelerated loading speed for large server responses - Local playback improvements in background mode 3.7.1 01/05/2025 - Group queue items into sections - Improved cover art cache management - Faster status update from server after player-related commands 3.7.0 12/20/2024 Bug fixes and stability improvements. 3.6.1 11/21/2024 - Revamped local playback UI for more seamless control. - Fetching album cover art from external sources based on song metadata. - Notifications for song changes. - Automatic restart of local playback after network errors or handovers. - Password prompt displayed instead of connection error when lacking permissions. - Troubleshooting suggestions provided when the app can't connect to the MPD server. - Various bug fixes, with minor UI and accessibility enhancements. 3.6.0 11/11/2024 - Added support for MPD stored playlists management - Incremental queue updates - Improved support for seeking with legacy MPD servers (pre 0.17.0) 3.5.0 09/17/2024 - Changed local playback backend to libmpv, resulting with improved buffering stability and status reporting reliability - Improved discovery of local-network MPD servers with Bonjour - Faster loading of album cover arts from MPD server - More graceful behavior on network handover - More descriptive error message in case of missing server permissions - Various other bug fixes and stability improvements 3.4.0 06/23/2024 - Accessibility improvements - UI layout improvements 3.3.1 06/16/2024 - cover art support in library, queue and search results - consume and single playback modes control - in-app donations with Apple Pay - more robust server connection maintenance (faster initial sequence, eliminated known race condition) - drag-n-drop reordering on connections and local playback streams list (iOS 16+ only) - improved support for parsing DSD song quality information - improved MPD protocol compatibility (which bug fixed 00:00 track lengths in Mopidy) - introduced limit for recursive directories traversal when adding the whole folder to a queue - a number of other UI/UX improvements and bug fixes 3.3.0 06/10/2024 Bug fixing connection to older MPD versions. 3.2.1 05/01/2024 - Show album cover images fetched from MPD collection - UI theme selection (light, dark, system default) - Support for `tagtypes` MPD commands in order to reduce network traffic - Locate found song within its library folder - Significant navigation redesign and other UI improvements 3.2.0 04/29/2024 - Display errors from server status - Display connection name on the connection status screen - Display server MPD version after the successful connection test - Accessibility improvements - Volume slider bug fixes - iPad layout fix 3.1.1 03/18/2024 - Song search in the MPD database - Experimental support for iPad - Library view improvements (pull to refresh, re-worked updating db view) - Fast seek by 10s forwards and backwards - Display currently playing song in now playing info (on local playback only) - Fixed handling of folder and song names with double quotes 3.1.0 02/29/2024 Bug fixes and stability improvements. 3.0.3 02/16/2024
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of MPD Pilot since it was posted on our website on 2023-06-06 22:13:24.
The latest version is 3.9.4 and it was updated on 2026-06-10 07:25:17. See below the changes in each version.
MPD Pilot version 3.9.4
Updated At: 2026-06-10
Changes: Version History - Added option to keep local playback synchronized with the MPD playback state
- Added All Albums view
- Fixed queue item highlighting after playback errors
- Fixed album contents for multi-artist albums 3.9.4 May 15 - Improved language translations
- Improved Snapcast local playback compatibility, including FLAC/OPUS decoding and sample-rate conversion
- Display local playback stream quality info
- Bug fixes, performance and stability improvements 3.9.3 Apr 10 Bug fixes and app responsiveness improvements. 3.9.2 Apr 3 - Experimental support for Snapcast local playback
- Bug fixes and usability improvements 3.9.1 Mar 27 - App now available in 12 languages
- Automatic reconnection to the server after disconnects
- Introduced toolbar buttons for commonly used player actions
- Added Play and Enqueue buttons for albums and tracks
- Enhanced responsiveness of local playback controls
- Added elapsed time reporting and seek support in lock screen now playing info
- Fixed issues with the volume slider on iOS 26
- Various minor UI enhancements 3.9.0 Mar 14 - Fixed an issue that could cause the app to get stuck in the “Connecting” state
- Resolved several other connection establishment problems
- Minor UI improvements 3.8.5 10/30/2025 - Enhanced connection reliability with better idle mode support 3.8.4 09/28/2025 - Fixed occasional issues with Premium Subscription refresh
- Enhanced compatibility with iOS 26 and the Liquid Glass theme 3.8.3 09/18/2025 Fixed bug with missing playlist files (e.g. m3u) in the Folders pane. 3.8.2 05/16/2025 - Sharing track info (iOS 16+ only)
- Saving last visited library tab
- Various minor UI improvements 3.8.1 05/10/2025 - Added collection view with artist and album browser
- New Track Info screen for detailed song insights
- Integrated Discogs API as a new cover art provider
- Improved reliability when fetching cover art
- Updated UI themes with various usability enhancements
- Fixed an issue with local playback status reporting 3.8.0 04/30/2025 - fixed bug which occasionally made queue view stuck in loading
- various small UI improvements
- load stored playlists metadata only when visited playlists view for the first time (not on every connection)
- more transparency about external cover art providers 3.7.2 03/07/2025 - Enhanced UI scrolling performance on the queue screen
- Resolved issue of doubled song removal from the queue
- Significantly accelerated loading speed for large server responses
- Local playback improvements in background mode 3.7.1 01/05/2025 - Group queue items into sections
- Improved cover art cache management
- Faster status update from server after player-related commands 3.7.0 12/20/2024 Bug fixes and stability improvements. 3.6.1 11/21/2024 - Revamped local playback UI for more seamless control.
- Fetching album cover art from external sources based on song metadata.
- Notifications for song changes.
- Automatic restart of local playback after network errors or handovers.
- Password prompt displayed instead of connection error when lacking permissions.
- Troubleshooting suggestions provided when the app can't connect to the MPD server.
- Various bug fixes, with minor UI and accessibility enhancements. 3.6.0 11/11/2024 - Added support for MPD stored playlists management
- Incremental queue updates
- Improved support for seeking with legacy MPD servers (pre 0.17.0) 3.5.0 09/17/2024 - Changed local playback backend to libmpv, resulting with improved buffering stability and status reporting reliability
- Improved discovery of local-network MPD servers with Bonjour
- Faster loading of album cover arts from MPD server
- More graceful behavior on network handover
- More descriptive error message in case of missing server permissions
- Various other bug fixes and stability improvements 3.4.0 06/23/2024 - Accessibility improvements
- UI layout improvements 3.3.1 06/16/2024 - cover art support in library, queue and search results
- consume and single playback modes control
- in-app donations with Apple Pay
- more robust server connection maintenance (faster initial sequence, eliminated known race condition)
- drag-n-drop reordering on connections and local playback streams list (iOS 16+ only)
- improved support for parsing DSD song quality information
- improved MPD protocol compatibility (which bug fixed 00:00 track lengths in Mopidy)
- introduced limit for recursive directories traversal when adding the whole folder to a queue
- a number of other UI/UX improvements and bug fixes 3.3.0 06/10/2024 Bug fixing connection to older MPD versions. 3.2.1 05/01/2024 - Show album cover images fetched from MPD collection
- UI theme selection (light, dark, system default)
- Support for `tagtypes` MPD commands in order to reduce network traffic
- Locate found song within its library folder
- Significant navigation redesign and other UI improvements 3.2.0 04/29/2024 - Display errors from server status
- Display connection name on the connection status screen
- Display server MPD version after the successful connection test
- Accessibility improvements
- Volume slider bug fixes
- iPad layout fix 3.1.1 03/18/2024 - Song search in the MPD database
- Experimental support for iPad
- Library view improvements (pull to refresh, re-worked updating db view)
- Fast seek by 10s forwards and backwards
- Display currently playing song in now playing info (on local playback only)
- Fixed handling of folder and song names with double quotes 3.1.0 02/29/2024 Bug fixes and stability improvements. 3.0.3 02/16/2024
MPD Pilot version 3.8.5
Updated At: 2025-10-30
Changes: - Fixed an issue that could cause the app to get stuck in the “Connecting” state
- Resolved several other connection establishment problems
- Minor UI improvements
MPD Pilot version 3.8.4
Updated At: 2025-09-28
Changes: Sep 28, 2025
Version 3.8.4
- Enhanced connection reliability with better idle mode support
MPD Pilot version 3.8.2
Updated At: 2025-05-16
Changes: May 16, 2025
Version 3.8.2
Fixed bug with missing playlist files (e.g. m3u) in the Folders pane.
MPD Pilot version 3.8.0
Updated At: 2025-04-30
Changes: Apr 30, 2025
Version 3.8.0
- Added collection view with artist and album browser
- New Track Info screen for detailed song insights
- Integrated Discogs API as a new cover art provider
- Improved reliability when fetching cover art
- Updated UI themes with various usability enhancements
- Fixed an issue with local playback status reporting
MPD Pilot version 3.7.2
Updated At: 2025-03-07
Changes: Mar 7, 2025
Version 3.7.2
- fixed bug which occasionally made queue view stuck in loading
- various small UI improvements
- load stored playlists metadata only when visited playlists view for the first time (not on every connection)
- more transparency about external cover art providers
MPD Pilot version 3.7.1
Updated At: 2025-01-05
Changes: Jan 5, 2025
Version 3.7.1
- Enhanced UI scrolling performance on the queue screen
- Resolved issue of doubled song removal from the queue
- Significantly accelerated loading speed for large server responses
- Local playback improvements in background mode
MPD Pilot version 3.7.0
Updated At: 2024-12-20
Changes: Dec 20, 2024
Version 3.7.0
- Group queue items into sections
- Improved cover art cache management
- Faster status update from server after player-related commands
MPD Pilot version 3.6.1
Updated At: 2024-11-21
Changes: Nov 21, 2024
Version 3.6.1
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
MPD Pilot version 3.5.0
Updated At: 2024-09-17
Changes: Sep 17, 2024
Version 3.5.0
- Added support for MPD stored playlists management
- Incremental queue updates
- Improved support for seeking with legacy MPD servers (pre 0.17.0)
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