musepack ☆

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Description:
Audio compression format and tools

Type: Formula | Latest Version: r475@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio codec multimedia compression audio-encoding

Install: brew install musepack

About:
Musepack is a high-quality, high-compression audio codec designed for perceptual transparency. It offers superior compression ratios compared to MP3 while maintaining excellent audio fidelity. The command-line tools provided allow for efficient encoding and decoding of audio files.

Key Features:

High compression ratio with perceptual audio quality
Fast encoding and decoding speeds
Command-line tools for batch processing
Open source implementation

Use Cases:

Archiving high-quality audio collections with reduced storage
Streaming audio over bandwidth-constrained networks
Batch conversion of audio libraries

Alternatives:

FLAC – FLAC is lossless while Musepack is lossy but offers better compression
LAME – LAME encodes to MP3 format, Musepack generally offers better quality at similar bitrates
Opus – Opus is more modern with lower latency, Musepack excels at high-quality music archiving

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 10, 2025 10:15pm	r475	0	VERSION_BUMP	ce1bfc15
Dec 21, 2024 12:04pm	r475	0	VERSION_BUMP	c0e19b63