Digital Audio Control Protocol (DACP) is a protocol used by iTunes and other audio player and server applications on Mac, Windows and Linux computers, enabling remote control by mobile devices such as iPhone 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 Apple Remote is the first DACP client created specifically for iTunes remote control.
CuteRemote CuteRemoteCuteRemote 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 from TunesRemote+ with the graphical user interface from 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 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 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.
Name Platform Developer Status Apple Remote iPad, iPhone, iPod Apple Inc. active CuteRemote+ Symbian and Nokia N9 Tero Siironen active TunesRemote+ Google Android Google Code ProjectGoogle Code Project active TunesRemote-SE Java Nick Glass active Remote for iTunes Google Android Hyperfine Software active Remote for Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 Komodex Software active yTrack iPad Fabrice DewasmesFabrice Dewasmes active
Servers Compliant DACP servers can accept connections from any DACP client. Multiple compliant servers are available for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms.
Apple iTunes 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. released MonkeyTunes,MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey the first known "third-party" DACP server for MediaMonkey 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 Apple Inc.'s Remote application to be used.
AlbumPlayer In 2011 Albumon, released a DACP plugin for their software AlbumPlayer which is a full featured jukebox player for the PC.
Telescope for Songbird In 2010 WilcoWilco released TelescopeTelescope Songbird addon for the Songbird 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 Rhythmbox after a Google Summer of Code project by Alexandre Rosenfeld.Alexandre Rosenfeld
Name Platform Developer Status iTunes Mac, Win Apple Inc. active MonkeyTunes for MediaMonkey Win Melloware Inc. active AlbumPlayer Win Albumon active TouchRemote Win Wintense active Telescope Mac, Win Wilco active Rhythmbox Linux Alexandre Rosenfeld active
See also Digital Audio Access Protocol Remote Audio Output Protocol
References
External links Tunes Remote, Android client using DACP. TunesRemote+, forked version of TunesRemote for Android with updates and bug fixes TunesRemote-SE, DACP client for Java platforms Remote for iTunes by Hyperfine Software, Android client using DACP MonkeyTunes, MediaMonkey DACP server foo_touchremote Foobar2000 DACP server Telescope Songbird DACP server