mikmod ☆

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Description:
Portable tracked music player

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio music player multimedia tracker

Install: brew install mikmod

About:
Mikmod is a high-quality, portable module player that supports a wide variety of tracked music formats, including MOD, S3M, XM, and IT. It functions as both a command-line utility and a library for developers to integrate module playback into their applications. Its main value is providing a robust, cross-platform solution for playing classic tracker music.

Key Features:

Supports numerous module formats (MOD, S3M, XM, IT, etc.)
Available as both a command-line player and a development library
High-quality audio output with software mixing
Cross-platform (Unix, Windows, macOS)

Use Cases:

Listening to classic and modern tracked music files
Integrating module playback into custom applications via its library
Archiving and playing back music from retro video games

Alternatives:

OpenMPT – Primarily a Windows-based tracker and player with a rich GUI
xmms – A classic Unix music player with plugin support, including for modules

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 12:34am		0	VERSION_BUMP	aac12665
Sep 14, 2024 3:55am		0	VERSION_BUMP	2b05ad82