mp3val ☆

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Description:
Program for MPEG audio stream validation

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: mp3 audio validation cli multimedia

Install: brew install mp3val

About:
Mp3val is a command-line tool designed to validate MPEG audio files, specifically MP3s, by checking their structural integrity. It scans for issues like missing headers, garbage data, and incorrect frame structures that can cause playback problems. This utility helps users identify and potentially fix corrupted files, ensuring their audio collection remains playable and reliable.

Key Features:

Validates MP3 files for structural integrity and errors
Can fix minor structural issues in-place
Fast, command-line based operation
Cross-platform compatibility

Use Cases:

Verifying the integrity of an MP3 music collection after a disk migration or backup
Diagnosing playback issues with specific audio files that skip or fail to open
Preparing audio files for use in embedded systems or car stereos that are sensitive to file structure

Alternatives:

ffmpeg – A much larger multimedia toolkit that can also check and re-encode audio, but is less focused on pure MP3 stream validation.
audacity – A graphical audio editor that can import and detect some file corruptions, but is not a dedicated command-line validation tool.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 4:57am		0	VERSION_BUMP	09440cbe
Sep 14, 2024 8:25am		0	VERSION_BUMP	c93b0032