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Digital Audio Control Protocol (DACP) is a protocol used by the Apple Inc.'s Remote application (app) on the iPhone and iPod Touch to control iTunes running on a remote computer.

By connecting the remote computer either directly to loudspeakers, or indirectly, for example via Apple's Airport Express, the iPhone or iPod Touch can be used as a two way WLAN music remote control. With the introduction of TunesRemote+ now Android users can enjoy DACP server access as well.

DACP Clients

DACP Clients can connect to any DACP enabled server. The original was the Apple Remote for iPhone connecting to iTunes. There are now multiple clients for multiple platforms.

Apple Remote
Apple Inc. Apple Remote is the original DACP client and the specification was created specifically for iTunes remote control.
TunesRemote+
TunesRemote+ for Google Android is a fork of Jeff Sharkey's original TunesRemote project. The project's goal is to mirror Apple Remote functionality for the iPhone on Android.
Hyperfine Remote for iTunes
Hyperfine Remote For iTunes for Android lets users control DACP Servers from their home Wi-Fi network.
Komodex Remote for Windows Phone 7
Komodex Remote for Windows Phone 7 for Windows Phone 7 lets users control DACP Servers from their home Wi-Fi network.
yTrack
yTrack is a simple iPad application that browses a remote DACP library and let you control it. In a nutshell, this is an equivalent to the Apple Remote iPhone app.
Name Platform Author Type
Apple Remote iPhone, iPod, iPad Apple Inc. active
TunesRemote+ Google Android Google Code Project active
Hyperfine Remote For iTunes Google Android Hyperfine Software active
Komodex Remote for Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 Komodex Software active
yTrack iPad yTrack active

DACP Servers

Third party DACP Servers that conform to the latest DACP specification. These servers should be able to be connected to from any valid DACP client such as Apple Inc.'s Remote application (app) on the iPhone or TunesRemote+ applications.

Apple iTunes
Apple Inc. iTunes is the original DACP server and the specification was created specifically for Itunes remote control.
MonkeyTunes For MediaMonkey
In 2009 Melloware Inc released the first known "third-party" DACP server for MediaMonkey that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol.
Plugin for Foobar2000
In 2009 Wintense released a plugin (component) for the foobar2000 music player, implementing a DACP server that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol allowing Apple Inc.'s Remote application to be used.
Telescope for Songbird
In 2010 an addon was released for the Songbird music player, implementing a DACP server that is fully compliant with Apple's DACP protocol, as well as a standard web service and mobile browser interface.
RhythmBox for Gnome
In 2010 native DACP support was added to Rhythmbox after a Google Summer Of Code project by Alexandre Rosenfeld.
Name Platform Author Type
iTunes win, mac Apple Inc. active
MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey win Melloware Inc. active
Foobar2000 Component (foo_touchremote) win Wintense active
Telescope Songbird Addon win, mac Wilco active
Rhythmbox linux Alexandre Rosenfeld active

See also

Digital Audio Access Protocol

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