macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libopenmptlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libopenmptMacPorts ports tree · audio/libopenmpt/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libopenmpt with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Software library to decode tracked music files. Version 0.8.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-17.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libopenmptAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libopenmpt · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libopenmpt-devDebian stable package indexes · libopenmpt-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libopenmptFedora Rawhide package metadata · libopenmpt · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libopenmptnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libopenmpt/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libopenmptArch Linux sync databases · libopenmpt · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libopenmpt-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libopenmpt-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Software library to decode tracked music files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- openmpt123
history
Project history and usage
libopenmpt is a C++ and C library for decoding tracked music module files into raw PCM audio, plus the openmpt123 command-line player. It brings OpenMPT's module playback engine to Unix packages, media players, plugins, game tools, and language bindings.
Project history
The project page says libopenmpt is based on the player code of OpenMPT, also known as Open ModPlug Tracker, and is developed in the same source repository to avoid code-base fragmentation. The first libopenmpt 0.2 beta release is dated 2013-12-31 in the official changelog.
The changelog shows rapid early work in 2014 and 2015 on Autotools packaging, Android and Emscripten builds, playback compatibility, C and C++ documentation, plugin support, and the openmpt123 command-line player. Later releases continued the pattern of format-loader fixes, security updates, build-system support, and compatibility with old tracker quirks.
Adoption history
The OpenMPT wiki lists distribution packages for Alpine, Arch, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Homebrew, MacPorts, MSYS2, NixOS, OpenBSD, Ubuntu, and other systems. That broad packaging reflects its role as the modern packaged decoder for tracker modules.
The same wiki lists software using libopenmpt across desktop players, plugins, media frameworks, streaming software, audio libraries, game engines, language bindings, websites, and games. Examples include Audacious, MPD, FFmpeg, GStreamer, Kodi-related plugins, SoLoud, and Sonic Robo Blast 2.
How it is used
End users get openmpt123 for terminal playback of module files. Developers use the C or C++ APIs to decode formats such as MOD, XM, S3M, IT, and many more tracker-derived formats into PCM audio.
The library also provides a libmodplug compatibility layer, which helps projects migrate from older module-decoding APIs while using OpenMPT playback behavior.
Why package nerds care
libopenmpt is significant because tracker music is a file-format archaeology problem: many formats came from different DOS, Amiga, Windows, game, and demoscene tools, and correct playback depends on preserving old quirks. Packaging one maintained decoder prevents every media player from relearning that history.
For package maintainers, it is also a useful example of a library that pairs a serious API with a small command-line tool, allowing both dependency use and quick terminal inspection or playback.
Timeline
- 2013: Changelog records libopenmpt 0.2-beta1 as the first release on 2013-12-31.
- 2014: Changelog records Autotools tarballs, Emscripten work, plugin changes, and openmpt123 improvements across beta releases.
- 2015: Changelog records completed C and C++ documentation and additional platform/build support.
- 2016: Changelog records libopenmpt 0.2-beta17 with native MO3 support, dynamic-loading changes, and many playback fixes.
- 2025: Project news records libopenmpt 0.8.0 on 2025-05-31.
- 2026: Project news and changelog record libopenmpt 0.8.7 on 2026-05-17.
Related projects
- OpenMPT, or Open ModPlug Tracker, is the source project whose player code underpins libopenmpt.
- libmodplug is an adjacent older module-decoding library; libopenmpt provides a compatibility layer for its interface.
- FFmpeg and GStreamer are major media-framework adopters listed by the OpenMPT wiki.
- XMPlay, Winamp, foobar2000, WACUP, and Kodi-related plugins represent the plugin ecosystem around module playback.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for libopenmpt. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
openmpt123 | 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 version0.8.7
manager updated2026-05-17
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libopenmpt |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libopenmpt |
| Homepage | https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/ |
| Repository | https://source.openmpt.org/browse/openmpt/trunk |
| Upstream docs | https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://lib.openmpt.org/files/libopenmpt/src/libopenmpt-0.8.7+release.autotools.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-17T19:11:41Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | flac, libogg, libsndfile, libvorbis, mpg123, portaudio |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | libopenmpt |
| 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%
libopenmpt-dev 0.7.13-1+b1
module music library based on OpenMPT -- development files
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install libopenmpt-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Debian apt95%
libopenmpt-doc 0.7.13-1
module music library based on OpenMPT -- documentation
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install libopenmpt-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Debian apt95%
libopenmpt0t64 0.7.13-1+b1
module music library based on OpenMPT -- shared library
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install libopenmpt0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Debian apt95%
openmpt123 0.7.13-1+b1
module music library based on OpenMPT -- music player
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install openmpt123- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Nix95%
libopenmpt
nix profile install nixpkgs#libopenmpt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Ubuntu apt95%
libopenmpt-dev 0.7.3-1.1build3
module music library based on OpenMPT -- development files
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install libopenmpt-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Ubuntu apt95%
libopenmpt-doc 0.7.3-1.1build3
module music library based on OpenMPT -- documentation
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install libopenmpt-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Ubuntu apt95%
libopenmpt0t64 0.7.3-1.1build3
module music library based on OpenMPT -- shared library
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install libopenmpt0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
Ubuntu apt95%
openmpt123 0.7.3-1.1build3
module music library based on OpenMPT -- music player
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apt install openmpt123- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
apk95%
libopenmpt 0.8.7-r0
Cross-platform library to render tracker music to a PCM audio stream
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apk add libopenmpt- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
apk95%
libopenmpt-dev 0.8.7-r0
Cross-platform library to render tracker music to a PCM audio stream (development files)
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apk add libopenmpt-dev- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
apk95%
openmpt123 0.8.7-r0
Command-line module file player
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apk add openmpt123- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
apk95%
openmpt123-doc 0.8.7-r0
Cross-platform library to render tracker music to a PCM audio stream (documentation)
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo apk add openmpt123-doc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
dnf95%
libopenmpt 0.8.7-1.fc45
C/C++ library to decode tracker music module (MOD) files
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo dnf install libopenmpt- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 10 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
dnf95%
libopenmpt-devel 0.8.7-1.fc45
Development files for the libopenmpt library
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo dnf install libopenmpt-devel- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Development/Libraries
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
dnf95%
openmpt123 0.8.7-1.fc45
Command-line tracker music player based on libopenmpt
https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/
sudo dnf install openmpt123- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Applications/Multimedia
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libopenmpt
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libopenmpt
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