libmikmod ☆

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Description:
Portable sound library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio library sound music multimedia

Install: brew install libmikmod

About:
Libmikmod is a portable audio library designed for playing digitized music in various formats, including MOD, S3M, and IT. It provides a unified API for developers to integrate module playback into applications across multiple platforms. Its main value proposition is offering a lightweight, dependency-free solution for handling tracker music files.

Key Features:

Supports a wide range of module formats (MOD, S3M, XM, IT)
Highly portable across Unix, Windows, and other systems
No external dependencies required
Provides both low-level control and high-level playback APIs

Use Cases:

Adding module music playback to games or media players
Developing cross-platform audio applications
Archiving and playing back retro tracker music files

Alternatives:

SDL_mixer – SDL_mixer is a higher-level library that often includes Libmikmod internally but adds SDL dependencies.
OpenMPT – OpenMPT is a Windows-focused tracker editor with playback capabilities, less suited for portable library integration.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 3:04am		0	VERSION_BUMP	b2964b06