# Install smpeg with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper SDL MPEG Player Library. Version 0.4.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:smpeg ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install smpeg ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install smpeg ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/smpeg/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libsmpeg-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libsmpeg-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#smpeg ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sm/smpeg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S smpeg ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: smpeg from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libsmpeg-0_4-0 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsmpeg-0_4-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:smpeg - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.5 - **Source summary:** SDL MPEG Player Library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:18-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - plaympeg (cli) - smpeg-config (cli) - plaympeg (alias) - smpeg-config (alias) ## Dependencies - sdl12-compat ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.4.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/icculus/smpeg - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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`. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** smpeg - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libsmpeg-dev - 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsmpeg-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | SDL MPEG Player Library - development files | https://icculus.org/smpeg/ - Debian apt - libsmpeg0t64 - 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsmpeg0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | SDL MPEG Player Library - shared libraries | https://icculus.org/smpeg/ - Debian apt - smpeg-plaympeg - 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: smpeg-plaympeg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | SMPEG command line MPEG audio/video player | https://icculus.org/smpeg/ - Nix - smpeg: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sm/smpeg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libsmpeg-dev - 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsmpeg-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | SDL MPEG Player Library - development files | https://icculus.org/smpeg/ - Ubuntu apt - libsmpeg0t64 - 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsmpeg0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | SDL MPEG Player Library - shared libraries | https://icculus.org/smpeg/ - Ubuntu apt - smpeg-plaympeg - 0.4.5+cvs20030824-9.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: smpeg-plaympeg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | SMPEG command line MPEG audio/video player | https://icculus.org/smpeg/ - pacman - smpeg - 2.0.0-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: smpeg from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | SDL MPEG Player Library | https://icculus.org/smpeg/ - zypper - libsmpeg-0_4-0 - 0.4.5-3.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsmpeg-0_4-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | SDL MPEG Player Library | https://icculus.org/smpeg - zypper - smpeg-devel - 0.4.5-3.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: smpeg-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libsmpeg | https://icculus.org/smpeg - MacPorts - smpeg: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/smpeg/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [sdl12-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl12-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [smpeg2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/smpeg2/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ffms2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffms2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, library, media, video. - [libvmaf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libvmaf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, library, media, video. - 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Shared terms: cli, compat, library, media, sdl. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/smpeg.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/smpeg.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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