# Install musikcube with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop Terminal-based audio engine, library, player and server. Version 3.0.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:musikcube ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install musikcube ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install musikcube ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/musikcube/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add musikcube ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#musikcube ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/musikcube/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/musikcube ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/musikcube.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:musikcube - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.0.5 - **Source summary:** Terminal-based audio engine, library, player and server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSL-1.0 AND MIT AND Zlib AND bcrypt-Solar-Designer AND blessing - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - musikcube (cli) - musikcubed (cli) - musikcube (alias) - musikcubed (alias) ## Dependencies - ffmpeg - game-music-emu - gnutls - lame - libev - libmicrohttpd - libopenmpt - mpg123 - ncurses - openssl@3 - portaudio - taglib ## Build dependencies - asio - cmake - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - curl ## 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: 3.0.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - Upstream latest detected: 3.0.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage musikcube is Casey Langen's C++ music-player project in its modern terminal-based form: an audio engine, metadata library, player, and streaming server packaged as musikcube and musikcubed. Historical summaries trace the name back to a 2004 Windows music player by Langen, while the modern GitHub project presents a cross-platform terminal application that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi systems, and other Unix-like environments. In a 2017 launch discussion, Langen described the audio engine work as having started in 2007 with an interest in building a medium-sized C++ audio application from scratch. ### Project history The project evolved from local library playback into a self-contained terminal music system. The official site describes a terminal music player, library, and streaming server, plus musikdroid, an Android client that connects to musikcube servers for streaming and remote control. The README emphasizes Raspberry Pi use with a home stereo, while the 3.0.0 release discussion highlights a redesigned plugin API for decoders, encoders, playback, play-queue manipulation, visualizers, data streams, indexers, DSP, and headless daemon operation. ### How it is used In practice, musikcube is for users who want a keyboard-driven music library and server without a desktop GUI. It overlaps with cmus, Music Player Daemon plus ncmpcpp, and other terminal audio setups, but its niche is bundling metadata indexing, playback, plugins, streaming, and remote control into one C++ package. Package managers expose that as the musikcube terminal client and musikcubed daemon/server, making it useful on laptops, shells, and small always-on audio boxes. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.musikcube/hotkeys.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** musikcube - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - musikcube: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/musikcube/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - musikcube - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-dev - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (development files) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-all - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-all from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (all plugins) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-httpdatastream - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-httpdatastream from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (httpdatastream plugin) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-mpris - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-mpris from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (mpris plugin) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-openmpt - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-openmpt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (openmpt plugin) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-server - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-server from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (server plugin) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-stockencoders - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-stockencoders from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (stockencoders plugin) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-supereqdsp - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-supereqdsp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (supereqdsp plugin) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - apk - musikcube-plugin-taglibreader - 3.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: musikcube-plugin-taglibreader from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server (taglibreader plugin) | https://github.com/clangen/musikcube - MacPorts - musikcube: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/musikcube/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/musikcube: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/musikcube.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/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. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lame/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libopenmpt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libopenmpt/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mpg123](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpg123/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, library, media, terminal. - [ccm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player, terminal. - [cmus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player, terminal. - [kew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio-player, cli, media, music-player, terminal. - [libcaca](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libcaca/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, library, media, terminal. - [moc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player, terminal. - [pianobar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pianobar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player, terminal. - [qmmp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qmmp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio-player, cli, media. - [mpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpd/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, emu, ffmpeg, game. - [audacious](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/audacious/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, ffmpeg, lame, libopenmpt. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/musikcube.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/musikcube.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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