05-27-2025, 05:31 PM
UPnP and Qobuz Connect are quite distinct.
UPnP is a universal protocol on local area networks for registration and discovery of network services. As far as I understand, upmpdcli registers itself on the network as a UPnP audio renderer, that feeds into mpd for actual audio playback. Then you can use an app like BubbleUPnP which has its own Qobuz integration, can discover upmpdcli on your network using UPnP, and send track URLs to it for playback.
Qobuz Connect is a Qobuz native protocol. Qobuz Connect devices connect to the Qobuz servers, where they keep the playback queue and progress synchronized between all devices. Official Qobuz apps can select which Qobuz Connect device becomes the active renderer, and control them remotely.
With what I'm creating, moOde (or anything else) also becomes a Qobuz Connect device that you control directly from an official app.
UPnP is a universal protocol on local area networks for registration and discovery of network services. As far as I understand, upmpdcli registers itself on the network as a UPnP audio renderer, that feeds into mpd for actual audio playback. Then you can use an app like BubbleUPnP which has its own Qobuz integration, can discover upmpdcli on your network using UPnP, and send track URLs to it for playback.
Qobuz Connect is a Qobuz native protocol. Qobuz Connect devices connect to the Qobuz servers, where they keep the playback queue and progress synchronized between all devices. Official Qobuz apps can select which Qobuz Connect device becomes the active renderer, and control them remotely.
With what I'm creating, moOde (or anything else) also becomes a Qobuz Connect device that you control directly from an official app.
maintainer of librespot and pleezer, working on a qobuz connect player. sponsor me: https://github.com/sponsors/roderickvd
