Digital Audio Control Protocol (DACP) is a protocol used by

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and other audio player and server applications on Mac,

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and

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computers, enabling remote control by mobile devices such as

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and Android phones and tablet computers. By connecting the personal computer to loudspeakers the mobile device is used as a two-way remote control, allowing selection and control of music playback within a traditional listening environment such as a home or apartment.

Clients

Compliant DACP clients can connect to any DACP enabled server. Clients are available for multiple desktop and mobile platforms. ; Apple Remote :

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Remote is the first DACP client created specifically for iTunes remote control. ; CuteRemote : CuteRemoteCuteRemote
/ref> DACP remote control for Nokia Phones. ; TunesRemote+ : TunesRemote+TunesRemote+
Google Code Project for Google Android is a fork of Jeff Sharkey's TunesRemote project. The project's goal is provide remote functionality for Android with similar capabilities as Apple's remote. ; TunesRemote-SE : TunesRemote-SETunesRemote-SE
Google Code Project combines the DACP control software fro
TunesRemote+
with the graphical user interface fro
Firefly Client
to produce an application that can control a DACP server from any computer running Java. ; Remote for iTunes : Remote for iTunesRemote for iTunes
, Hyperfine by Hyperfine SoftwareHyperfine Software
/ref> for Android lets users control iTunes via their home Wi-Fi network. ; Remote for Windows Phone 7 : Remote for Windows Phone 7Remote for Windows Phone 7
Komodex by Komodex SoftwareKomodex Software
/ref> lets users control DACP servers from their home Wi-Fi network. ; : yTrack
is an iPad application developed by Fabrice Dewasmes that browses a remote DACP library and let users control it.

Servers

Compliant DACP servers can accept connections from any DACP client. Multiple compliant servers are available for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms. ; Apple iTunes :

is the original DACP server and the specification was created specifically for iTunes remote control. ; MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey : In 2009 Melloware Inc.,Melloware Inc.
/ref> released MonkeyTunes,MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey
/ref> the first known "third-party" DACP server for

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that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol. ; TouchRemote for Foobar2000 : In 2009 WintenseWintense
released TouchRemote,TouchRemote Foobar2000 Component (foo_touchremote)
a plugin (component) for the foobar2000 music player, implementing a DACP server that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol allowing

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's Remote application to be used. ; AlbumPlayer : In 2011 Albumon, released a DACP plugin for their softwar
AlbumPlayer
which is a full featured jukebox player for the PC. ; Telescope for Songbird : In 2010 WilcoWilco
/ref> released TelescopeTelescope Songbird addon
for the

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music player, implementing a DACP server that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol, and a standard web service and mobile browser interface. ; Rhythmbox for GNOME : In 2010 native DACP support was added to

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after a Google Summer of Code project by Alexandre Rosenfeld.Alexandre Rosenfeld

References

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DACP server
foo_touchremote
Foobar2000 DACP server
Telescope

DACP server Data transmission

Clients

Servers

See also

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