Here’s the Deal
Slant is powered by a community that helps you make informed decisions. Tell us what you’re passionate about to get your personalized feed and help others.
When comparing Tauon Music Box vs MOC - Music On Console, the Slant community recommends Tauon Music Box for most people. In the question“What are the best audio players for UNIX-like systems?” Tauon Music Box is ranked 4th while MOC - Music On Console is ranked 18th.
Specs
PlatformsLinux
No specs yet!
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Common Questions
Other Questions
No other questions
Pros
Pro Lightweight and works well on RPi4
Pro Can change the views to be discreet
Pro Has subsonic / airsonic support built right in
Pro Easily able to edit gstreamer command
If you want to get your BT Headphones working.
Pro Works as a daemon
MOC can be run (and later controlled) totally in the background.
Pro Works in console only
There's no need for X server when using MOC.
Pro Playlists
MOC handles playlists and it can play custom playlists ad-hoc. Also, after it has finished, it can resume playing the original playlist.
Pro Lightweight
MOC uses a very little resources
Cons
Con Does not support playlist files
Con Packaging
Only available through the AUR, flatpak, SlackBuilds (unofficial) and NixPkgs (unofficial).
Con Can't make app always on top
Con No cue
No cue sheet support.