mp3cat ☆

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Description:
Reads and writes mp3 files

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio mp3 cli utility multimedia

Install: brew install mp3cat

About:
Mp3cat is a command-line utility designed for concatenating MP3 files without the need for re-encoding, which preserves the original audio quality. It intelligently handles varying bitrates and metadata headers to ensure seamless playback of the combined file. This tool is ideal for users needing to efficiently merge audio segments or repair fragmented MP3 collections.

Key Features:

Zero-reencoding concatenation
Handles variable bitrates (VBR)
Preserves ID3 tags
Fast processing speed

Use Cases:

Merging segmented podcast episodes into a single file
Combining recorded audio clips for editing
Repairing fragmented MP3 downloads

Alternatives:

ffmpeg – More comprehensive multimedia suite but heavier dependency for simple concatenation tasks.
sox – Powerful audio processing tool that requires re-encoding for format conversion.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 4:47am		0	VERSION_BUMP	c577b787
Sep 14, 2024 1:23pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	1ec15f2c