Description:
Library for playing streamed audio formats from video games
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: r2117@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Multimedia
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Tags:
audio
video-games
multimedia
decoding
library
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Install:
brew install vgmstream
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About:
Vgmstream is a library designed to decode audio from video games, supporting a vast array of proprietary formats used across different platforms. It enables playback of game music and sound effects in their native quality, handling complex multi-file setups and adaptive audio streams seamlessly.
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Key Features:
- Supports over 1,500 unique audio formats from various game systems
- Handles complex formats like segmented, layered, and encrypted streams
- Provides plugins for media players like foobar2000, VLC, and Audacious
- Includes a command-line decoder (vgmstream-cli) for batch processing
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Use Cases:
- Listening to video game music rips outside of the game environment
- Extracting and analyzing audio assets for game development or modding
- Archiving game audio for preservation purposes
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Alternatives:
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foobar2000
– foobar2000 is a general audio player that can use vgmstream as a plugin, but vgmstream itself is the decoding engine, not a standalone player.
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Audacity
– Audacity is an audio editor that can import raw data, but vgmstream provides the specific decoders needed to read proprietary game formats correctly.
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| May 20, 2026 12:25am |
r2117 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
afd51859 |
| Jan 25, 2026 5:23pm |
r2083 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
4e35fc85 |
| Sep 28, 2025 8:15pm |
r2055 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
4d706bf2 |
| Sep 16, 2025 1:02am |
r2023 |
1 |
VERSION_BUMP |
bf0aa9c9 |
| Sep 13, 2024 7:08pm |
r1951 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
5ab5f2ee |
| Aug 19, 2024 10:09pm |
r1951 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
cb09b60e |
| Aug 17, 2024 3:42pm |
r1917 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
a6565b70 |
| Jan 11, 2023 4:04am |
r1810 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
74310ba0 |
| Jan 11, 2023 4:04am |
r1810 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
6e51d242 |
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