macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libmikmodlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libmikmodMacPorts ports tree · audio/libmikmod/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libmikmod with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Portable sound library. Version 3.3.13 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libmikmodAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libmikmod · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libmikmod-devDebian stable package indexes · libmikmod-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libmikmodFedora Rawhide package metadata · libmikmod · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libmikmodnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libmikmod/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libmikmodArch Linux sync databases · libmikmod · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libmikmod-configUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · libmikmod-config · source: archive.ubuntu.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libmikmod-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libmikmod-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Portable sound library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- libmikmod-config
history
Project history and usage
libmikmod is the library half of the MikMod sound system, a portable module-player stack for tracker music formats such as MOD, S3M, IT, and XM. It preserves a 1990s demo-scene audio format family in a packageable C library.
Project history
The MikMod homepage describes MikMod as originally an MS-DOS player that was ported to Unix, Macintosh, BeOS, Java, and other platforms. The page names Jean-Paul Mikkers, Jake Stine, and Frank Loemker as main authors, with a chain of Unix maintainers and later maintenance handoffs to Shlomi Fish and Ozkan Sezer.
libmikmod separated the playback engine from the player interface, making it useful for games, media players, and software that wanted module playback without embedding a full tracker player. SourceForge release notes show two long-running release lines, including the old libmikmod2 series and the libmikmod3 series.
Adoption history
The library's adoption follows tracker music itself: games, emulators, demos, and multimedia software used libmikmod to play compact pattern-and-sample music files on many operating systems. Its driver and loader history shows portability work for ALSA, PulseAudio, CoreAudio, Android OpenSL ES, AmigaOS variants, PSP, OS/2, and other targets.
Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE package libmikmod, which keeps old module playback support available in modern Unix software stacks.
How it is used
Applications link libmikmod to load and play tracker modules through a unified API. The package also ships libmikmod-config for build scripts that need compiler and linker flags.
The library is useful when software wants MOD/S3M/IT/XM playback without implementing many historical tracker quirks, file loaders, timing rules, and audio output drivers itself.
Why package nerds care
libmikmod is a museum piece that still compiles into real programs. Package maintainers care about it because tracker formats are full of legacy edge cases, and a shared library prevents every game or media app from carrying its own imperfect player.
Its release notes are catnip for old-platform nerds: they mix modern security hardening with fixes for obscure module loaders and drivers for platforms that most packages stopped mentioning years ago.
Timeline
- 1990s: MikMod begins as an MS-DOS module player before being ported to Unix and other platforms.
- 2013: libmikmod 3.3.3 adds UMX module loading for music containers used by games such as Unreal and Deus Ex.
- 2014: libmikmod 3.3.5 adds PulseAudio output and improves ALSA and build-system support.
- 2025: libmikmod 3.3.13 is released with a Sample_Free regression fix and a webaudio driver update.
Related projects
- The mikmod player is the companion command-line/player application built around the library.
- Tracker formats such as MOD, S3M, IT, XM, MED, UMX, and 669 define much of the library's compatibility surface.
- Other module playback libraries and players, such as xmp, sit in the same preservation-oriented audio niche.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
libmikmod-config | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.3.13
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://mikmod.sourceforge.net/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mikmod.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libmikmod |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.3.13 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libmikmod |
| Homepage | https://mikmod.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/mikmod/mikmod |
| Upstream docs | https://mikmod.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | LGPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mikmod/libmikmod/3.3.13/libmikmod-3.3.13.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | libmikmod |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libmikmod-dev 3.3.13-1
Portable sound library - development files
sudo apt install libmikmod-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
Debian apt95%
libmikmod3 3.3.13-1
Portable sound library
sudo apt install libmikmod3- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
Nix95%
libmikmod
nix profile install nixpkgs#libmikmod- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
Ubuntu apt95%
libmikmod-config 3.3.11.1-7build1
Portable sound library - transitional package
sudo apt install libmikmod-config- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
Ubuntu apt95%
libmikmod-dev 3.3.11.1-7build1
Portable sound library - development files
sudo apt install libmikmod-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
Ubuntu apt95%
libmikmod3 3.3.11.1-7build1
Portable sound library
sudo apt install libmikmod3- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
apk95%
libmikmod 3.3.13-r0
module playing library
https://mikmod.sourceforge.net/
sudo apk add libmikmod- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
apk95%
libmikmod-dev 3.3.13-r0
module playing library (development files)
https://mikmod.sourceforge.net/
sudo apk add libmikmod-dev- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
apk95%
libmikmod-doc 3.3.13-r0
module playing library (documentation)
https://mikmod.sourceforge.net/
sudo apk add libmikmod-doc- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
dnf95%
libmikmod 3.3.13-3.fc44
A MOD music file player library
http://mikmod.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install libmikmod- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
dnf95%
libmikmod-devel 3.3.13-3.fc44
Header files and documentation for compiling mikmod applications
http://mikmod.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install libmikmod-devel- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
pacman95%
libmikmod 3.3.13-1
Module player library supporting many formats, including MOD, S3M, IT and XM
https://mikmod.sourceforge.net
sudo pacman -S libmikmod- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
zypper95%
libmikmod-devel 3.3.13-1.3
Development files for MikMod Sound Library
sudo zypper install libmikmod-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
zypper95%
libmikmod3 3.3.13-1.3
MikMod Sound Library
sudo zypper install libmikmod3- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmikmod
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
MacPorts95%
libmikmod
sudo port install libmikmod- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmikmod
source trail
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