# Install wildmidi with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper Simple software midi player. Version 0.4.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:wildmidi ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install wildmidi ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libwildmidi-config ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libwildmidi-config from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install wildmidi ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wildmidi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#wildmidi ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wi/wildmidi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S wildmidi ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: wildmidi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libWildMidi2 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libWildMidi2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:wildmidi - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.6 - **Source summary:** Simple software midi player - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - wildmidi (cli) - wildmidi (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.4.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi - Upstream latest detected: wildmidi-0.4.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: /etc/wildmidi/wildmidi.cfg ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** wildmidi - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libwildmidi-config - 0.4.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwildmidi-config from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | software MIDI player configuration | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - Debian apt - libwildmidi-dev - 0.4.3-1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwildmidi-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | software MIDI player library headers | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - Debian apt - libwildmidi2 - 0.4.3-1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwildmidi2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | software MIDI player library | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - Debian apt - wildmidi - 0.4.3-1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: wildmidi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | software MIDI player | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - Nix - wildmidi: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wi/wildmidi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libwildmidi-config - 0.4.3-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwildmidi-config from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | software MIDI player configuration | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - Ubuntu apt - libwildmidi-dev - 0.4.3-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwildmidi-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | software MIDI player library headers | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - Ubuntu apt - libwildmidi2 - 0.4.3-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwildmidi2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | software MIDI player library | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - Ubuntu apt - wildmidi - 0.4.3-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: wildmidi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | software MIDI player | http://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi/ - dnf - wildmidi - 0.4.6-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wildmidi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Softsynth midi player | https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi - dnf - wildmidi-devel - 0.4.6-6.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Development files for wildmidi | https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi - dnf - wildmidi-libs - 0.4.6-6.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | WildMidi Midi Wavetable Synth Lib | https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi - pacman - wildmidi - 0.4.6-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: wildmidi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Simple software MIDI player which has a core softsynth library | https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi - zypper - libWildMidi2 - 0.4.6-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libWildMidi2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | WildMidi Midi Wavetable Synth Lib | https://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi - zypper - wildmidi - 0.4.6-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wildmidi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Softsynth midi player | https://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi - zypper - wildmidi-devel - 0.4.6-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wildmidi-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for wildmidi | https://www.mindwerks.net/projects/wildmidi ## Related links - 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