# Install mpg123 with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper MP3 player for Linux and UNIX. Version 1.33.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mpg123 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mpg123 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mpg123 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/mpg123/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mpg123 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpg123 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libmpg123-0t64 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libmpg123-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mpg123 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mpg123 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mpg123 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: mpg123 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mpg123 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mpg123 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libmpg123-0 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmpg123-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/mpg123 ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mpg123.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mpg123 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.33.6 - **Source summary:** MP3 player for Linux and UNIX - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-07T12:56:53Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mpg123 (cli) - mpg123-id3dump (cli) - mpg123-strip (cli) - out123 (cli) - mpg123 (alias) - mpg123-id3dump (alias) - mpg123-strip (alias) - out123 (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.33.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.mpg123.de/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage mpg123 is one of the long-lived Unix command-line MP3 players and MPEG audio decoders. The project traces its roots to Michael Hipp's work in the mid-1990s, beginning as an MP2 player in 1994 and gaining MP3 support in 1995. The project site describes it as a fast console MPEG Audio player and decoder library, with support for MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 layers 1, 2, and 3 and reusable decoding and output libraries. ### Project history The package's role widened from a player binary into a library-oriented decoder stack. libmpg123 gave applications a reusable MP3 decoder, while the command-line tools remained useful for playback, decoding to files, scripting, and audio-output testing through programs such as mpg123 and out123. The project emphasizes portability across GNU/Linux, macOS, BSD systems, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, OS/2, Cygwin, and Windows, with runtime CPU-specific assembly optimizations on several architectures. ### How it is used In package-manager terms, mpg123 occupies the small, durable niche of a lightweight MP3 playback and decoding utility. Its history also explains mpg321: mpg321 appeared as a free drop-in replacement during the period when old mpg123 releases were treated as non-free by some distributions. The revived mpg123 line moved under the LGPL-2.1 license and remained the canonical package for users who want the original tool and its library rather than the libmad-based clone. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mpg123. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mpg123 - **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 - libmpg123-0t64 - 1.32.10-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmpg123-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (shared library) | http://mpg123.org/ - Debian apt - libmpg123-dev - 1.32.10-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmpg123-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (development files) | http://mpg123.org/ - Debian apt - libout123-0t64 - 1.32.10-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libout123-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (libout123 shared library) | http://mpg123.org/ - Debian apt - libsyn123-0t64 - 1.32.10-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsyn123-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (libsyn123 shared library) | http://mpg123.org/ - Debian apt - mpg123 - 1.32.10-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mpg123 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player | http://mpg123.org/ - Nix - mpg123: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: mpg123 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - libmpg123-0t64 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmpg123-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (shared library) | http://mpg123.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libmpg123-dev - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmpg123-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (development files) | http://mpg123.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libout123-0t64 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libout123-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (libout123 shared library) | http://mpg123.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libsyn123-0t64 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsyn123-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio decoder (libsyn123 shared library) | http://mpg123.org/ - Ubuntu apt - mpg123 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mpg123 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player | http://mpg123.org/ - apk - mpg123 - 1.33.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpg123 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Console-based MPEG Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3 | https://www.mpg123.org/ - apk - mpg123-dev - 1.33.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpg123-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Console-based MPEG Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3 (development files) | https://www.mpg123.org/ - apk - mpg123-doc - 1.33.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpg123-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Console-based MPEG Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3 (documentation) | https://www.mpg123.org/ - apk - mpg123-libs - 1.33.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mpg123-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Console-based MPEG Audio Player for Layers 1, 2 and 3 (libraries) | https://www.mpg123.org/ - dnf - mpg123 - 1.32.10-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mpg123 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player/decoder for layers 1, 2 and 3 | https://mpg123.org ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [audacious](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/audacious/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [easyrpg-player](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easyrpg-player/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gstreamer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gstreamer/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - 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