# Install mp3check with Homebrew, apt Tool to check mp3 files for consistency. Version 0.8.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mp3check ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mp3check ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mp3check ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mp3check from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mp3check - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.7 - **Source summary:** Tool to check mp3 files for consistency - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - mp3check (cli) - mp3check (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: 0.8.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://code.google.com/archive/p/mp3check/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - - - ## 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:** mp3check - **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 - mp3check - 0.8.7-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mp3check from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tool to check mp3 files for consistency | https://code.google.com/p/mp3check/ - Ubuntu apt - mp3check - 0.8.7-5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mp3check from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tool to check mp3 files for consistency | https://code.google.com/p/mp3check/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression 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. - [mp3cat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3cat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3, utilities. - [mp3gain](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3gain/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3, utilities. - [mp3splt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3splt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3, utilities. - [mpck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3, validation. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [clamz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clamz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [easy-tag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easy-tag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [ebook2cw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ebook2cw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [lib3ds](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lib3ds/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, files, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mp3check.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mp3check.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph