macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mp3checklocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install mp3check with Homebrew, apt
Tool to check mp3 files for consistency. Version 0.8.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mp3checkDebian stable package indexes · mp3check · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Tool to check mp3 files for consistency
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mp3check
history
Project history and usage
mp3check is a command-line validator for MP3 file structure. Debian's manpage describes it as a program that checks MP3 files for consistency, prints errors and warnings, lists stream attributes, supports MPEG layers 1, 2, and 3 for MPEG 1.0 and 2.0, and can perform CRC checks for layer 3. Its options cover listing headers, compact machine-readable output, anomaly checks, CRC/header checks, and cautious repair actions such as cutting junk at the start or end of a file.
Project history
The available package history is sparse. Debian notes that its manpage was written for Debian because the original program did not ship one, and the upstream homepage points to the archived Google Code project. A Fedora/openSUSE spec for version 0.8.7 names Johannes Overmann and Klaus Kettner as authors, while Debian packages the same upstream version family in its sound section.
How it is used
In practice, mp3check belongs to the MP3 archive-maintenance niche: scanning collections for truncated, malformed, or inconsistent files before archiving, copying, or serving them. It overlaps with tools such as mp3val and other validators, but its package-manager footprint keeps it useful for scripted checks where a small CLI is easier to automate than a GUI repair tool.
Sources
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/mp3check/
- https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/sergiomb/clonezilla/fedora-42-x86_64/07744780-mp3check/mp3check.spec
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mp3check
- https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/stonking/man1/mp3check.1.html
- https://packages.debian.org/sid/mp3check
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mp3check | 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 updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://code.google.com/archive/p/mp3check/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://code.google.com/archive/p/mp3check/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mp3check |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mp3check |
| Homepage | https://code.google.com/archive/p/mp3check/ |
| Repository | https://code.google.com/archive/p/mp3check/source |
| Upstream docs | https://code.google.com/archive/p/mp3check |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/mp3check/mp3check-0.8.7.tgz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, 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 | mp3check |
| 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%
mp3check 0.8.7-6
tool to check mp3 files for consistency
https://code.google.com/p/mp3check/
sudo apt install mp3check- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3check
Ubuntu apt95%
mp3check 0.8.7-5
tool to check mp3 files for consistency
https://code.google.com/p/mp3check/
sudo apt install mp3check- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3check
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment