# Command-line client and utilities

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/command-line-client-and-utilities/578567>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows, server-mac\
**Created:** [April 21, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/command-line-client-and-utilities/578567 "2020-04-21T21:31:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lucaorio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lucaorio/32/184238_2.png) [@lucaorio](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lucaorio)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/command-line-client-and-utilities/578567/1 "2020-04-21T21:31:43Z")

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I used to listen to my music library primarily via [MPD](https://www.musicpd.org), and now want to give Plex a try. My MPD server was controlled from the cli via [MPC](https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/mpc), or via [ncmpcpp](https://rybczak.net/ncmpcpp/) whenever I needed a more comprehensive way of browsing my library.

I am not looking for a ncurses based Plex solution, but I was wondering if there’s at least a way to control Plex Media Server from the command line?

I am looking for very basic functionalities like:

- playback (play/pause/next/prev)
- retrieve “now playing” info

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/command-line-client-and-utilities/578567/3 "2020-07-21T08:17:28Z")

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