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Install mpg321 with Homebrew, apt

Command-line MP3 player. Version 0.3.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mpg321

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mpg321

Debian stable package indexes · mpg321 · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Command-line MP3 player

Commands and aliases

  • mpg321

history

Project history and usage

mpg321 is a GPL command-line MP3 player created as a free replacement for mpg123. Its homepage credits Joe Drew as the person who conceived and wrote the project, notes that it uses code from Rob Leslie's MAD distribution, XMMS, and plaympeg from SMPEG, and lists Nanakos Chrysostomos as maintainer for the later SourceForge-hosted releases.

Project history

The tool was designed to behave like mpg123 for front ends, scripts, and software that shell out to an MP3 decoder. That compatibility goal made it especially useful for package distributions and desktop front ends during the era when mpg123's licensing caused friction: mpg321 could play MP3 files, serve as a backend for other applications, and decode MP3 to WAV for CD-recording workflows while relying on the integer-only MAD decoder.

How it is used

Its package-manager niche is narrow but clear: a small mpg123-compatible player rather than a general multimedia framework. Debian and Homebrew package it under its own name, and Debian describes it as a clone intended to function as a drop-in replacement in many cases, with some mpg123 functionality left unimplemented.

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 10 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
mpg321cliglobal 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 version0.3.2
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://mpg321.sourceforge.net/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mpg321
Version0.3.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mpg321
Homepagehttps://mpg321.sourceforge.net/
Repositoryhttps://sourceforge.net/p/mpg321/code
Upstream docshttps://mpg321.sourceforge.net/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mpg321/mpg321/0.3.2/mpg321_0.3.2.orig.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-19T12:32:40-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibao, libid3tag, mad
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namempg321
Version Scheme0
Revision3
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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%

mpg321 0.3.2-4

Simple and lightweight command line MP3 player

https://mpg321.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install mpg321
  • Section: sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpg321
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mpg321 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

mpg321 0.3.2-3.3build1

Simple and lightweight command line MP3 player

http://mpg321.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install mpg321
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mpg321
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mpg321 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • mpg123Package name indicates the same formula family.

Same workflow

  • mp3blasterShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, audio-player, cli, media, mp3.
  • abcdeShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3.
  • clamzShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3.
  • easy-tagShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3.
  • ebook2cwShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3.
  • flac123Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, audio-player, cli, media.

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.

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