MBXHub

MBXHub transforms your media library into a network-accessible exchange service. Control or access from any device. Integrate with any system.

Dashboard

Click to close MBXHub Dashboard

Why MBXHub?

MusicBee is a powerful desktop music player, but it's trapped on a single machine. MBXHub breaks it free - enabling control from any device, integration with any system, and access from anywhere on your local network.

Local network first - No cloud, no internet required
Standard protocols - REST and WebSocket, nothing proprietary
Complete coverage - 100% of MusicBee's API exposed

Easy to Configure

The Dashboard adapts to your setup. Scale it for a phone or a living room TV, pick your theme, choose which panels to show, and drag to reorder. All from MBXHub Settings.

All panels - dark

Click to close Dashboard - Full Layout

Compact - light

Click to close Dashboard - Compact Light

Minimal

Click to close Dashboard - Compact Light

Collapsed

Click to close Dashboard - Collapsed

Charms

Click to close Dashboard with Phantom Charm

QR Connect

Tap the QR icon to share the dashboard with any device. Guests scan to connect instantly - no URL typing needed.

Scaling

Built-in zoom levels let the dashboard fill a phone screen or a living room TV. Pick the size that fits your display.

Layout Control

Show or hide any panel. Drag to reorder. Set how many panels stay visible vs. collapsible. Seven configurable sections.

QR Connect

Click to close QR Connect

Dashboard Settings

Click to close Dashboard Settings

BYOWA - Bring Your Own Web App

MBXHub serves HTML. Build your own player UI that calls the REST API. Start fresh using llms.txt with Claude, or just use the included examples.

Player

Full-featured music browser included as a sample. 3-column layout with library browse, now playing, and queue management. Responsive for desktop and mobile.

Browse Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlists, Podcasts, Radio, Moods
Search your library
Queue tracks: Now, Next, or Last
Listen Here — stream audio to the browser
Live WebSocket updates

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PartyMode

Let the party pick the music. Big artwork display, guest song requests with PIN, vibes voting, and DJ controls.

Search and Queue tracks with DJ
Guests connect via QR code scan and can give requests and reactions
TV-friendly display with lyrics
Reactions with floating emojis
AutoQ - Vibe-based 'AutoQ' track selection

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Ideas

What would you build? The API is yours to explore.

Kiosk - Now playing on a living room TV
Car Mode - Big buttons for dashboard tablet
Voice - "Play something by The Beatles"

player.html - desktop

Click to close Player Page - Desktop

player.html - mobile

Click to close Player Page - Mobile

Network Discovery

MBXHub announces itself on the local network using SSDP and WS-Discovery. Find it automatically in Windows Explorer under Network.

Network Discovery

Components

MBXHub

The core. REST API with 155+ endpoints, WebSocket events, built-in Now Playing dashboard, and self-hosted API docs with examples.

API Docs · Features

Dashboard

Built-in Now Playing web UI. Real-time updates via WebSocket. Control playback from any browser.

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Library Browser

Browse your library from any device. Album grid with artwork, search, and one-tap queue. 7 tabs — Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlists, Podcasts, Radio, Moods.

Click to close Library Browser - Album Grid

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ARiA

Remote automation. Send keyboard/mouse input, trigger hotkeys, run macros with DuckyScript syntax.

ARiA Docs

AutoQ

Vibe-based intelligent queue. Multi-factor scoring picks the right track using mood, reactions, influences, and diversity. Genre-aware weight adjustment and confidence scoring make mood estimates smarter and more transparent.

The Audio Features

MBXHub Shell

Standalone EXE with Windows app identity. SMTC bridge shows correct app name in the media flyout. Auto-reconnects to MusicBee.

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Influences and Reactions

Influences shape the mix — thumbs up an artist to hear more of them, thumbs down a genre to fade it out. Reactions are per-track vibes: fire a track you love, thumbs-down one that killed the mood. AutoQ watches both and steers the queue toward what's landing.

Reaction buttons - Fire, Heart, Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

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Charms

Control LAN devices from the dashboard. The charm bar launches mini web apps that talk to speakers, receivers, and other devices through the built-in CORS proxy.