Upplay: a Qt-based UPnP audio Control Point

upplay is a desktop UPnP audio Control Point for Linux/Unix, MS Windows, and Mac OS. It began its existence as a companion to the Upmpdcli renderer, but it has become an ugly but nice, lightweight but capable, control point in its own right.

As an UPnP Control Point upplay does not play music, and never touches the audio stream. It controls an UPnP Media Renderer which may be running on the same host or anywhere else. If you need it, the upmpdcli manual has a a bit more information about UPnP audio.

upplay was started with code from the Sayonara local player, which saved me a lot of time. There is not much in common between them any more, except for quite many lines of user interface code.

upplay is open-source, mostly free (I ask for a small contribution for the Windows installer), and licensed under the GPL. It is written in C++ and uses the libupnpp library.

Of course, Upplay lets you browse any UPnP Content Directory on the local network and add music from there (click titles, or use the right-click menu for directory adds). In addition, it has the following specific features:

• Plays gapless if the renderer supports it, using either the UPnP SetNextTransportURI action or the OpenHome Playlist service, as available.
• In AVT mode, remembers the last playlist.
• Can move your current playlist to another renderer.
• Supports multiple browsing tabs
• Lets you search the server, and the local listing.
• Can control the connections between multiple Songcast Senders and Receivers (multiroom synchronized playing).
• And washes dishes. See the manual.

What's the point ? upplay might be found to be esthetically challenged. However, if you are using a Unix desktop, it is better than nothing, and even under Windows, you may come to like it...

Installation: see the downloads page.

Problem reports and known issues: see the issue tracker on framagit.org.

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