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Install madplay with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, zypper

MPEG Audio Decoder. Version 0.15.2b via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install madplay.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install madplay

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install madplay

MacPorts ports tree · audio/madplay/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install madplay

Debian stable package indexes · madplay · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install madplay

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · madplay · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

MPEG Audio Decoder

Commands and aliases

  • abxtest
  • madplay

history

Project history and usage

madplay is the command-line front end distributed with MAD, the MPEG Audio Decoder from Underbit Technologies. The official MAD page describes MAD as a high-quality MPEG audio decoder implementing MPEG-1, MPEG-2 lower sampling frequency extensions, the de facto MPEG 2.5 format, and all three MPEG audio layers including MP3.

Project history

Underbit distributes MAD as libmad, the madplay command-line front end, and the libid3tag ID3 tag library. The project emphasizes 24-bit PCM output, fixed-point integer computation, and a new implementation based on ISO/IEC standards rather than derivation from the ISO reference source.

Adoption history

MAD and madplay became part of the classic Unix audio stack because fixed-point decoding was valuable on machines without fast floating-point units and because MP3 playback was a common package-manager use case. The official page notes third-party ports and packages for Debian, FreeBSD, and NetBSD, and lists many third-party applications using or planning to use MAD.

How it is used

madplay is used as a simple CLI audio player and decoder for MPEG audio streams, especially MP3 files. Package users typically install it when they want a small command-line player or a known-good libmad-based decoder for testing and scripting.

Why package nerds care

madplay is historically significant because it packages the front end to libmad, a GPL fixed-point MP3 decoder that showed up across many Unix media applications and ports. It is a small package, but it represents an older era of audio packaging where decoder accuracy, patent-era MP3 support, integer arithmetic, and command-line playback all mattered.

Timeline

  • Official distribution: Underbit distributes MAD source via FTP and SourceForge mirror rather than an official HTTP source-control repository.
  • Official package history: Underbit documents libmad, madplay, and libid3tag together as the MAD software distribution.
  • Third-party packaging: Underbit notes third-party packages for Debian, FreeBSD, and NetBSD.

Related projects

  • madplay is related to libmad, libid3tag, mpg123, mpg321, LAME, GStreamer, MPlayer, VideoLAN Client, XMMS MAD plugins, and other Unix audio players and media frameworks listed on the official MAD applications page.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:audio

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
abxtestexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
madplayexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.15.2b
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:madplay
Version0.15.2b
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.underbit.com/products/mad/
Last updated2026-06-19T12:32:39-07:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

madplay 0.15.2b-10.1

MPEG audio player in fixed point

https://www.underbit.com/products/mad/

sudo apt install madplay
  • Section: sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Madplay
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: madplay from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

madplay 0.15.2b-10build2

MPEG audio player in fixed point

https://www.underbit.com/products/mad/

sudo apt install madplay
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Madplay
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: madplay from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
zypper95%

abxtest 0.15.2b-3.9

Double-blind ABX comparison testing script

http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/

sudo zypper install abxtest
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: madplay
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Madplay
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: abxtest from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

madplay 0.15.2b-3.9

MPEG audio decoder and player

http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/

sudo zypper install madplay
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Players
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: madplay
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Madplay
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: madplay from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

madplay-lang 0.15.2b-3.9

Translations for package madplay

http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/

sudo zypper install madplay-lang
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Localization
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: madplay
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Madplay
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: madplay-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

madplay

sudo port install madplay
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Madplay
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: audio/madplay/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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