macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mpgtxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mpgtxMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/mpgtx/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install mpgtx with Homebrew, MacPorts, pacman, apt
Toolbox to manipulate MPEG files. Version 1.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mpgtxArch Linux sync databases · mpgtx · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mpgtxUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · mpgtx · source: archive.ubuntu.com
overview
Package summary
Toolbox to manipulate MPEG files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mpgcat
- mpgdemux
- mpginfo
- mpgjoin
- mpgsplit
- mpgtx
- tagmp3
history
Project history and usage
mpgtx is Laurent Alacoque's GPL command-line toolbox for manipulating MPEG audio, video, and system files. The project homepage presents it in Unix-tool style: a program meant to do a small set of MPEG operations from the shell, including splitting, joining, demultiplexing, inspecting MPEG streams, and editing ID3 tags on MP3 files.
Project history
The early project history is preserved in the homepage news log. Version 1.0 was announced as the first stable release on July 23, 2001. Version 1.1 added support for files larger than 2 GB, and version 1.3 in August 2002 brought major improvements such as MPEG-2 support and more playable chunks from MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 splits. A 2004 note describes Debian packager Erik Schanze helping revive maintenance after a long quiet period.
How it is used
In practice mpgtx is used less like a media player and more like a repair-and-surgery tool for older MPEG assets: split a large MPEG file, concatenate streams, demux transport/program streams into elementary audio and video files, or batch-edit ID3v1 tags. Its limitation is also part of its identity: it is GOP-based, so video cuts happen at group-of-picture boundaries rather than exact frames.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mpgcat | cli | global executable | |
mpgdemux | cli | global executable | |
mpginfo | cli | global executable | |
mpgjoin | cli | global executable | |
mpgsplit | cli | global executable | |
mpgtx | cli | global executable | |
tagmp3 | 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version1.3.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://mpgtx.sourceforge.net/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mpgtx.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mpgtx |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mpgtx |
| Homepage | https://mpgtx.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/mpgtx/code/HEAD/tree |
| Upstream docs | https://mpgtx.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mpgtx/mpgtx/1.3.1/mpgtx-1.3.1.tar.gz |
| 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 | mpgtx |
| 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.
Ubuntu apt95%
mpgtx 1.3.1-6build2
toolbox to manipulate MPEG files (video, system, and audio)
sudo apt install mpgtx- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mpgtx
pacman95%
mpgtx 1.3.1-8
A command line MPEG audio/video/system toolkit
sudo pacman -S mpgtx- License: GPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mpgtx
MacPorts95%
mpgtx
sudo port install mpgtx- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mpgtx
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