# Install ncmdump with Homebrew, MacPorts, winget Convert Netease Cloud Music ncm files to mp3/flac files. Version 1.5.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ncmdump ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ncmdump ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ncmdump ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/ncmdump/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id TaurusXin.ncmdump -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: TaurusXin.ncmdump from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ncmdump - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5.1 - **Source summary:** Convert Netease Cloud Music ncm files to mp3/flac files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - ncmdump (cli) - ncmdump (alias) ## Dependencies - taglib ## Build dependencies - cmake ## 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: 1.5.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/taurusxin/ncmdump - Upstream latest detected: 1.5.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ncmdump is a small C++ command-line converter for NetEase Cloud Music `.ncm` cache files. Its README describes converting downloaded NCM cache files to MP3 or FLAC and the Homebrew formula packages the same purpose. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2021-10-06. The README says this C++ version was a cross-platform port and reproduction of the earlier anonymous5l/ncmdump project, which the README says had been deleted, and claims it was the earliest C++ version and first program on the market to support NCM conversion. Version 1.3.0 is called out in the README for fixing filenames containing UTF-8 characters such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and emoji, and for adding DLL builds for use from other languages. ### Adoption history ncmdump's adoption is concentrated in the NetEase Cloud Music ecosystem and Chinese-language toolchains. The GitHub page observed for this batch showed about 4.1k stars and 488 forks, while Homebrew, MacPorts, and winget packaging make the CLI available outside ad-hoc binary downloads. The Homebrew formula API response consulted for this July 2026 batch reported 68 install-on-request events in 30 days and 649 in 365 days. ### How it is used The README documents single-file conversion, multiple input files, directory mode with `-d`, recursive traversal with `-r`, output selection with `-o`, source deletion after successful processing with `-m`, and version/help flags. The maintainer has clarified in GitHub Discussions that the tool decrypts and extracts the original MP3 or FLAC data from the `.ncm` file rather than transcoding between formats. ### Why package nerds care ncmdump is a format-escape utility: valuable when a user's music files are locked in NetEase's `.ncm` wrapper and they want normal player/library compatibility. It is niche, but the packaging story matters because users often need a trusted binary instead of random converter sites. ### Timeline - 2021-10-06: GitHub repository created. - 1.3.0: README notes full UTF-8 filename fixes and DLL build support. - 2025-10-05: GitHub page observed release 1.5.1 as latest in the rendered releases panel. ### Related projects - anonymous5l/ncmdump, ncmdump-go, ncmdump-gui, NetEase Cloud Music ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ncmdump - **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 - MacPorts - ncmdump: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/ncmdump/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - TaurusXin.ncmdump: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: TaurusXin.ncmdump from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - winget - xiSage.ncmdump-net: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: xiSage.ncmdump-net from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [taglib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/taglib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [shntool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shntool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, conversion, media. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [adplay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [adplug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [aften](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aften/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [alsa-lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alsa-lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [bandcamp-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bandcamp-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [carla](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/carla/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [kew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kew/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. 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