# Install xmp with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, winget, zypper Command-line player for module music formats (MOD, S3M, IT, etc). Version 4.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-10. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:xmp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install xmp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install xmp ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/xmp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add xmp ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xmp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install xmp ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: xmp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install xmp ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xmp 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#xmp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xm/xmp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install xmp ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: xmp from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Thunder.Xmp -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Thunder.Xmp from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:xmp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.3.0 - **Source summary:** Command-line player for module music formats (MOD, S3M, IT, etc) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-10T09:30:55Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - xmp (cli) - xmp (alias) ## Dependencies - libxmp ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## 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: 4.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-10 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/libxmp/xmp-cli - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Extended Module Player, packaged as xmp, is a command-line tracker-module player for formats such as MOD, S3M, XM, and IT. It is a small but culturally dense media package: a Unix-style player for Amiga, PC demoscene, game-music, and tracker files that do not fit ordinary stream-audio assumptions. ### Project history The project homepage identifies xmp as a portable command-line module player and shows the long-running copyright line for Claudio Matsuoka and Hipolito Carraro Jr. The modern project split begins with the 4.0 line: the site says xmp was separated into libxmp, which renders modules to PCM, and a player application that uses the library. That split gave the project two lives. The xmp CLI stayed the package-manager executable for people who want to play modules in a terminal, while libxmp became the reusable engine for players, information extractors, renderers, games, bindings, Android builds, and JavaScript/WebAssembly experiments. ### Adoption history xmp's adoption followed tracker-music preservation and portability. The homepage lists mainstream and obscure formats from Amiga, Atari, Acorn, Apple IIgs, C64, and PC families, plus compressed module formats and packers. That breadth made it useful when a listener or tool author cared about old module quirks rather than only the four best-known tracker formats. The project also spread through related front ends and embeddings. The official related-projects list points to Xmp for Android, Python bindings, WebXmp, and Chiptune.js, while the libxmp repository packages the playback core as a library rather than only a standalone player. ### How it is used As a CLI, xmp is normally used by passing one or more module files and letting the player decode format metadata, instruments, patterns, and sample data through libxmp. It is useful for quick auditioning, batch playback, and verifying whether an old module is recognized correctly. As an ecosystem component, libxmp is used when applications need to render modules to PCM data without shelling out to a player. That puts the package beside tools such as MikMod and OpenMPT/libopenmpt in the tracker-playback space. ### Why package nerds care xmp matters because package managers are one of the ways obscure media formats stay executable. A single brew or distro package can keep decades of tracker music playable without asking users to run an emulator or hunt for platform-specific players. It is also a neat package split: the command-line player is small and familiar, while the hard compatibility work lives in libxmp for downstream programs. ### Timeline - 1996: The project copyright line begins for Claudio Matsuoka and Hipolito Carraro Jr. - 2013-04-21: The GitHub xmp-cli repository is created. - 4.0 era: The project splits into libxmp and the xmp player application. - 2026: The homepage lists libxmp 4.7.0 and xmp 4.3.0 as current stable lines. ### Related projects - libxmp is the playback/rendering library underneath the modern xmp CLI. - Xmp for Android uses libxmp through the Android NDK. - WebXmp and Chiptune.js demonstrate browser-side or JavaScript/WebAssembly uses of libxmp. - MikMod and libopenmpt are adjacent module-playback projects in the same preservation and tracker-music niche. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for xmp. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** xmp - **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 - Debian apt - xmp - 4.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xmp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | module player supporting AWE32, GUS, and software-mixing | https://xmp.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - xmp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xm/xmp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - xmp - 4.2.0-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xmp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | module player supporting AWE32, GUS, and software-mixing | https://xmp.sourceforge.net/ - apk - xmp - 4.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xmp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line mod player using libxmp | https://github.com/libxmp/xmp-cli - apk - xmp-doc - 4.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xmp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line mod player using libxmp (documentation) | https://github.com/libxmp/xmp-cli - dnf - xmp - 4.3.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xmp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A multi-format module player | http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ - zypper - xmp - 4.3.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: xmp from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Extended Module Player for MOD/S3M/XM/IT/etc. | http://xmp.sf.net/ - MacPorts - xmp: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: audio/xmp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Thunder.Xmp: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Thunder.Xmp from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [Package ecosystem packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched package manager, installer, dependency, registry, or publishing metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mikmod](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mikmod/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mod, module-player. - [uade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, module-player. - [libmikmod](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libmikmod/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mod, module-player. - [libopenmpt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libopenmpt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, tracker-music. - [ocp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ocp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, module-player, tracker-music. - [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. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/xmp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/xmp.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