# Install mp3val with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix Program for MPEG audio stream validation. Version 0.1.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mp3val ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mp3val ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mp3val ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/mp3val/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mp3val ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mp3val from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mp3val ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mp3val from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mp3val ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mp/mp3val/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mp3val - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.8 - **Source summary:** Program for MPEG audio stream validation - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - mp3val (cli) - mp3val (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: 0.1.8 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://mp3val.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage MP3val is a free MPEG audio validation and repair program by Alexey Kuznetsov and Eugen Tikhonov. The project documentation presents it as a small, high-speed checker primarily designed for MPEG-1 Layer III files, with support for other MPEG versions and layers plus common metadata blocks such as ID3v1, ID3v2, and APEv2. ### Project history Its niche is integrity checking rather than audio decoding. MP3 decoders often tolerate stream damage and hide errors from users, so MP3val checks whether a file can be split into MPEG frames, reports suspicious conditions, and can rebuild files for many fixable problems. The command-line interface supports ordinary validation, log output, recursive or wildcard-driven batch work depending on shell support, stdin pipe mode for frontends, and a repair flag that creates backup files unless told otherwise. ### How it is used MP3val has survived in package managers because it solves a very specific archival problem: finding truncated, incompletely downloaded, or structurally damaged MP3 files in large music libraries without transcoding them. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mp3val - **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 - mp3val - 0.1.8-5+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mp3val from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | program for MPEG audio stream validation | http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - mp3val: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mp/mp3val/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mp3val - 0.1.8-5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mp3val from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | program for MPEG audio stream validation | http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/ - apk - mp3val - 0.1.8-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mp3val from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool for MPEG Audio File (MP3, etc) validation and fixing | https://mp3val.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - mp3val: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: audio/mp3val/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [mpck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3, validation. - [mp3check](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3check/) - 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. - [id3lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [id3v2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3v2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [lame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lame/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, media, mp3, mpeg. - [streamripper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/streamripper/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, media, mp3, stream. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mp3val.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mp3val.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