# Install mkcue with Homebrew, apt, Nix Generate a CUE sheet from a CD. Version 1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mkcue ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mkcue ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mkcue ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mkcue from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mkcue ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mk/mkcue/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mkcue - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1 - **Source summary:** Generate a CUE sheet from a CD - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mkcue (cli) - mkcue (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://packages.debian.org/sid/mkcue - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage mkcue is a small command-line utility that generates a CUE sheet from a CD table of contents. Debian's package description presents it as a companion to abcde for backing up audio CDs as a single FLAC track plus cue sheet. ### Project history The Debian manpage notes that it was written for Debian because the original program did not include one. The current Debian source package is maintained as `mkcue` and has an official Debian source repository on Salsa. ### Adoption history mkcue survives mainly through distribution packaging. Debian, Ubuntu, Homebrew, and Nix package it for users maintaining optical-disc archival workflows. ### How it is used The interface is intentionally small: `mkcue` reads a CD-ROM device, defaults to `/dev/cdrom`, and supports `-t` to exclude tracks above a given count, which is useful for CDs with data tracks. Its role is metadata extraction for audio-CD backups rather than general cue-sheet editing. ### Why package nerds care mkcue is package-nerd interesting because it is the kind of tiny Unix utility that remains useful only when kept alive by distributions. Its value is narrow, but it composes with abcde, FLAC, and optical-disc archival packages. ### Timeline - 2008: Debian changelog history records Debian packaging activity for mkcue 1. - 2021: Debian bullseye manpage documents the command interface. - 2026: Debian sid lists source package mkcue 1-9 with Salsa as the Debian source repository. ### Related projects - mkcue is related to abcde, FLAC ripping workflows, cuetools, cue2toc, libdiscid, and Debian sound packages. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mkcue - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mkcue - 1-8: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mkcue from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Generates a CUE sheet from a CD - Nix - mkcue: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mk/mkcue/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mkcue - 1-7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mkcue from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Generates a CUE sheet from a CD ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [adplay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [adplug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [aften](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aften/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [alsa-lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alsa-lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [bandcamp-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bandcamp-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [carla](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/carla/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [cava](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cava/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [easy-tag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easy-tag/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. 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