adplug ☆

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Description:
Free, hardware independent AdLib sound player library

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio library retro sound emulation

Install: brew install adplug

About:
AdPlug is a cross-platform, hardware-independent sound player library that emulates the AdLib (OPL2/OPL3) FM synthesis chipset. It supports a wide variety of tracker music formats, including D00, D2M, D4M, and S3M, enabling developers to integrate authentic retro audio into modern applications. Its primary value is providing a single, lightweight API to play classic PC game music without requiring specialized hardware or sound cards.

Key Features:

Supports over 30 different music formats including D00, S3M, and MID
Hardware-independent FM synthesis emulation
Cross-platform C++ library with no external dependencies
Small memory footprint suitable for embedded systems

Use Cases:

Integrating authentic retro game music into emulators or source ports
Developing chiptune players for modern operating systems
Preserving and playing back legacy DOS game audio tracks

Alternatives:

libADLMIDI – Focuses specifically on OPL3/YM3812 emulation with a slightly different API and format support.
SDL_mixer – A broader audio mixing library that supports AdLib via external dependencies but is less specialized for tracker formats.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 14, 2024 5:20pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	db76fa2a