---
name: "sonata"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sonata"
version: "1.7.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sonata"
---

# sonata(1)

GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon

## NAME

sonata - GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**sonata** \[*OPTION*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Sonata is an elegant GTK+ music client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD).

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Show this help and exit

- **-p, --popup**

  Popup song notification (requires D-Bus)

- **-t, --toggle**

  Toggles whether the app is minimized to tray or visible (requires D-Bus)

- **-v, --version**

  Show version information and exit

- **--hidden**

  Start app hidden (requires systray)

- **--visible**

  Start app visible (requires systray)

- **--profile=\[NUM\]**

  Start with profile \[NUM\]

- **play**

  Play song in playlist

- **pause**

  Pause currently playing song

- **stop**

  Stop currently playing song

- **next**

  Play next song in playlist

- **prev**

  Play previous song in playlist

- **pp**

  Toggle play/pause; plays if stopped

- **repeat**

  Toggle repeat mode

- **random**

  Toggle random mode

- **info**

  Display current song info

- **status**

  Display MPD status

## SEE ALSO

Website: http://www.nongnu.org/sonata/

MPD Website: http://www.musicpd.org

## AUTHOR

Sonata was written by Scott Horowitz \<stonecrest@gmail.com\>.

This manual page is currently maintained by Scott Horowitz  \<stonecrest@gmail.com\>. It was originally written by Michal Cihar  \<michal@cihar.com\>.