macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mp3infolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mp3infoMacPorts ports tree · audio/mp3info/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install mp3info with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts
MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor. Version 0.8.5a via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mp3infoDebian stable package indexes · mp3info · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mp3info
history
Project history and usage
mp3info is an MP3 metadata and technical-information utility hosted at ibiblio. The project page describes it as a small tool for reading and modifying ID3 tags, while also reporting technical properties such as playing time, bit rate, sampling frequency, and other attributes in predefined or user-specified output formats.
Project history
Its authorship history is unusually clear for a small audio utility. Ricardo Cerqueira originally wrote MP3Info, and Cedric Tefft took over maintenance in January 2000. The homepage also places the project in the ibiblio Linux archive lineage, formerly MetaLab and SunSite, which explains its long-standing presence in Unix package collections.
How it is used
Technically, mp3info grew from a basic ID3 and MP3-inspection tool into a scriptable console utility with an optional interactive/curses mode and a GTK interface. The changelog records support for ID3 v1.1 track numbers, a technical info display option, VBR handling, tolerance for non-standard leading headers, user-specifiable printf-like output, and fixes around tag detection and CBR/VBR reporting. In practice it is used where heavier tag editors are unnecessary: shell scripts, archive audits, quick metadata edits, and extraction of MP3 properties for reports or filenames.
Sources
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mp3info | 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 generated2026-07-07
manager version0.8.5a
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mp3info |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.5a |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mp3info |
| Homepage | https://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/apps/sound/mp3-utils/mp3info/mp3info-0.8.5a.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:32:39-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| 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 | mp3info |
| 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%
mp3info 0.8.5a+dfsg-1
MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor
https://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/
sudo apt install mp3info- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3info
Ubuntu apt95%
mp3info 0.8.5a+dfsg-1
MP3 technical info viewer and ID3 1.x tag editor
https://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/
sudo apt install mp3info- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3info
MacPorts95%
mp3info
sudo port install mp3info- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3info
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