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Install media-control with Homebrew

Control and observe media playback from the command-line. Version 0.7.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-11.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install media-control

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Control and observe media playback from the command-line

Commands and aliases

  • media-control

history

Project history and usage

media-control is a macOS command-line utility for observing and controlling media playback. Its README describes one-shot now-playing queries, real-time streams, and playback actions such as toggling play and pause.

Project history

The official repository is a compact CMake-based project with a `mediaremote-adapter` submodule. Public tags and releases show active versioned releases from at least v0.5.1 in July 2025 through v0.7.6 in May 2026.

The README states that the tool is available for all macOS versions, including macOS Tahoe, and centers the project around scriptable access to now-playing state, artwork, playback position, and transport controls.

Adoption history

The README's primary installation path is Homebrew, using `brew install media-control`. It also includes advanced examples such as xbar menu-bar integration and shell pipelines for saving cover artwork, which is a strong signal that the project is meant for everyday automation rather than only library embedding.

How it is used

Common commands include `media-control get` for one-time now-playing information, `media-control get -h` for human-readable output, `media-control stream` for real-time updates, and `media-control toggle-play-pause` for playback control. Examples also cover extracting artwork data, watching song changes, tracking timeline position, and pausing when a track ends.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, media-control is a tidy macOS automation bridge: a single CLI wraps media playback state that would otherwise require private frameworks or app-specific scripting. That makes it useful in status bars, shell scripts, and lightweight desktop automation.

Timeline

  • 2025: v0.5.1 tag appears in the official repository.
  • 2025: v0.7.0 tag starts the 0.7 release line.
  • 2026: v0.7.6 is released with streamed artwork MIME type support.

Related projects

  • mediaremote-adapter, xbar, Spotify, jq, macOS MediaRemote.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for media-control. 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 4 platform targets.
  • 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

CommandKindExposureNote
media-controlcliglobal 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 version0.7.6
manager updated2026-05-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/ungive/media-control

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:media-control
Version0.7.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/media-control
Homepagehttps://github.com/ungive/media-control
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ungive/media-control
Upstream docshttps://github.com/ungive/media-control#readme
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/ungive/media-control.git
Last updated2026-05-11T16:09:36Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemedia-control
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • macos
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • imageoptim-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, macos, media.
  • nowplaying-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, media.
  • yutuShares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, media.
  • ccextractorShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media.
  • ffmateShares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, media.
  • folderifyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, media.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment