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SDL MPEG Player Library. Version 0.4.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install smpeg

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install smpeg

MacPorts ports tree · multimedia/smpeg/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libsmpeg-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libsmpeg-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#smpeg

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sm/smpeg/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S smpeg

Arch Linux sync databases · smpeg · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsmpeg-0_4-0

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsmpeg-0_4-0 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

SDL MPEG Player Library

Commands and aliases

  • plaympeg
  • smpeg-config

history

Project history and usage

SMPEG is Loki Software's free MPEG-1 video player library with sound support, built around SDL.

Project history

The official README identifies SMPEG version 2.0.0 dated 2001-07-17, written by Karl Robillard and Sam Lantinga at Loki Software, with streaming MPEG support contributed by Vivien Chappelier.

The README says video playback is based on Berkeley MPEG player `mpeg_play` 2.2 and audio playback on a modified `mpegsound` library from Splay 0.8.2.

Adoption history

SMPEG became a reusable SDL-era media library: the official README ships simple players such as `plaympeg`, `gtv`, and `glmovie` to test the library.

Input package facts show the library remained packaged by Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.

How it is used

The official README documents building with `make all`, producing `libsmpeg.a` and `plaympeg`.

The documented `plaympeg` usage is `plaympeg [--noaudio] [--novideo] [--double|-2] [--loop|-l] file ...`.

Why package nerds care

SMPEG is a preservation-minded package because it keeps an SDL MPEG-1 decoding stack and test player available for older games and media software.

The package exposes both development-library surfaces and small command-line utilities, which is why it appears as both a library and a CLI package.

Timeline

  • 2001: Official README identifies SMPEG 2.0.0 dated 2001-07-17.

Related projects

  • Related projects named by the official README include SDL, Berkeley `mpeg_play`, `mpegsound`, Splay, `plaympeg`, `gtv`, and `glmovie`.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
plaympegcliglobal executable
smpeg-configcliglobal 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 version0.4.5
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/icculus/smpeg

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:smpeg
Version0.4.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/smpeg
Homepagehttps://icculus.org/smpeg/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/icculus/smpeg
Upstream docshttps://github.com/icculus/smpeg#readme
LicenseLGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/icculus/smpeg/archive/refs/tags/release_0_4_5.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:06:18-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciessdl12-compat
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesmpeg
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedyes
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%

libsmpeg-dev 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1+b1

SDL MPEG Player Library - development files

https://icculus.org/smpeg/

sudo apt install libsmpeg-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsmpeg-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsmpeg0t64 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1+b1

SDL MPEG Player Library - shared libraries

https://icculus.org/smpeg/

sudo apt install libsmpeg0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsmpeg0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

smpeg-plaympeg 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1+b1

SMPEG command line MPEG audio/video player

https://icculus.org/smpeg/

sudo apt install smpeg-plaympeg
  • Section: video
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: smpeg-plaympeg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

smpeg

nix profile install nixpkgs#smpeg
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sm/smpeg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

libsmpeg-dev 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1build1

SDL MPEG Player Library - development files

https://icculus.org/smpeg/

sudo apt install libsmpeg-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsmpeg-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsmpeg0t64 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1build1

SDL MPEG Player Library - shared libraries

https://icculus.org/smpeg/

sudo apt install libsmpeg0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsmpeg0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

smpeg-plaympeg 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1build1

SMPEG command line MPEG audio/video player

https://icculus.org/smpeg/

sudo apt install smpeg-plaympeg
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: smpeg-plaympeg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
pacman95%

smpeg 2.0.0-4

SDL MPEG Player Library

https://icculus.org/smpeg/

sudo pacman -S smpeg
  • License: LGPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: smpeg from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libsmpeg-0_4-0 0.4.5-3.10

SDL MPEG Player Library

https://icculus.org/smpeg

sudo zypper install libsmpeg-0_4-0
  • License: LGPL-2.0-only
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsmpeg-0_4-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

smpeg-devel 0.4.5-3.10

Development files for libsmpeg

https://icculus.org/smpeg

sudo zypper install smpeg-devel
  • License: LGPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: smpeg
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: smpeg-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

smpeg

sudo port install smpeg
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Smpeg
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/smpeg/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

Related tools

  • sdl12-compatRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • smpeg2Package name indicates the same formula family.

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