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Install wildmidi with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Simple software midi player. Version 0.4.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install wildmidi

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Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libwildmidi-config

Debian stable package indexes · libwildmidi-config · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install wildmidi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · wildmidi · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#wildmidi

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S wildmidi

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install libWildMidi2

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libWildMidi2 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Simple software midi player

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wildmidi

history

Project history and usage

WildMIDI is a small software MIDI synthesizer and player built around libWildMidi. The library converts MIDI-like note data into PCM audio using Gravis Ultrasound patch files, and the command-line player exists both as a usable player and as a demonstration of the library API.

Project history

WildMIDI began in December 2001 as Chris Ison's experiment in playing MIDI files with much lower overhead while still using the same kind of sample data as existing software. Early command-line versions appeared in 2002, and feedback from QuakeForge developers pushed the project toward a reusable library plus player split.

By 2003, QuakeForge was being used as a test application for the first WildMIDI library implementations, and the first official WildMIDI release followed in 2004. Original development stopped in 2012 at version 0.2.3.5; Bret Curtis forked and refactored the project in 2013, with the 0.3.0 line arriving in 2014.

The 0.4 series broadened WildMIDI beyond plain MIDI playback. WildMIDI 0.4.0, released in 2016, added support for MIDI-like game and multimedia formats such as MUS, XMI, HMP/HMI, and KAR, while later 0.4.x releases focused on maintenance, security fixes, portability, and audio backend cleanup.

Adoption history

WildMIDI found a niche where compact, embeddable MIDI rendering mattered more than a full synthesizer stack. Its history page and secondary summaries list use in game engines and media projects including QuakeForge, GStreamer, Qmmp, Music Player Daemon, and OpenTESArena.

How it is used

Users run `wildmidi` to play or render MIDI and MIDI-like files, while applications link libWildMidi when they need MIDI playback without depending on external hardware or a heavyweight synthesizer. The manual describes the CLI as processing one or more input files and passing them through libWildMidi for audio output.

Why package nerds care

WildMIDI matters in package ecosystems because it is the lightweight GUS-patch branch of the Unix MIDI-rendering family. Alongside FluidSynth and TiMidity++, it gives distributions a small C library and CLI for old game music, demo-scene formats, and media-player MIDI support.

Timeline

2001: WildMIDI was conceived as a low-overhead MIDI playback experiment.
2002: Early CLI player versions appeared.
2003: QuakeForge was used while the library form took shape.
2004: First official WildMIDI release.
2012: Original development stopped at version 0.2.3.5.
2013: Bret Curtis forked and refactored the project.
2014: The 0.3.0 line was released.
2016: WildMIDI 0.4.0 added support for additional MIDI-like formats.
2024: WildMIDI 0.4.6 shipped as a maintenance and cleanup release.

Related projects

WildMIDI is commonly compared with TiMidity++ and FluidSynth. It is also historically tied to QuakeForge and to media frameworks or players that need embeddable MIDI rendering.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

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Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

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Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: /etc/wildmidi/wildmidi.cfg

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`wildmidi`	cli	global executable

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Version and freshness

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.4.6

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedwildmidi-0.4.6

https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:wildmidi
Version	0.4.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wildmidi
Homepage	https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi
Repository	https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi#readme
License	GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi/archive/refs/tags/wildmidi-0.4.6.tar.gz
Build dependencies	cmake
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

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Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	wildmidi
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

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Debian apt95%

libwildmidi-config 0.4.3-1

software MIDI player configuration

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install libwildmidi-config

Section: misc
Architecture: all
Source Package: wildmidi
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libwildmidi-config from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libwildmidi-dev 0.4.3-1+b3

software MIDI player library headers

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install libwildmidi-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: wildmidi
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libwildmidi-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libwildmidi2 0.4.3-1+b3

software MIDI player library

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install libwildmidi2

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: wildmidi
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libwildmidi2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

wildmidi 0.4.3-1+b3

software MIDI player

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install wildmidi

Section: sound
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: wildmidi
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: wildmidi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

wildmidi

nix profile install nixpkgs#wildmidi

normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wi/wildmidi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

libwildmidi-config 0.4.3-1build3

software MIDI player configuration

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install libwildmidi-config

Section: universe/misc
Architecture: all
Source Package: wildmidi
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwildmidi-config from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libwildmidi-dev 0.4.3-1build3

software MIDI player library headers

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install libwildmidi-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: wildmidi
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwildmidi-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libwildmidi2 0.4.3-1build3

software MIDI player library

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install libwildmidi2

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: wildmidi
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwildmidi2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

wildmidi 0.4.3-1build3

software MIDI player

http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/

sudo apt install wildmidi

Section: universe/sound
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: wildmidi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

wildmidi 0.4.6-6.fc44

Softsynth midi player

https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi

sudo dnf install wildmidi

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: wildmidi
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wildmidi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

wildmidi-devel 0.4.6-6.fc44

Development files for wildmidi

https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi

sudo dnf install wildmidi-devel

License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: wildmidi
4 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wildmidi-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

wildmidi-libs 0.4.6-6.fc44

WildMidi Midi Wavetable Synth Lib

https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi

sudo dnf install wildmidi-libs

License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: wildmidi
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wildmidi-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

wildmidi 0.4.6-1

Simple software MIDI player which has a core softsynth library

https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi

sudo pacman -S wildmidi

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: wildmidi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

libWildMidi2 0.4.6-2.5

WildMidi Midi Wavetable Synth Lib

https://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi

sudo zypper install libWildMidi2

License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: wildmidi
4 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libWildMidi2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

wildmidi 0.4.6-2.5

Softsynth midi player

https://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi

sudo zypper install wildmidi

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Midi
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: wildmidi
4 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wildmidi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

wildmidi-devel 0.4.6-2.5

Development files for wildmidi

https://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi

sudo zypper install wildmidi-devel

License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: wildmidi
2 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Wildmidi

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wildmidi-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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