macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mp3blasterlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mp3blasterMacPorts ports tree · audio/mp3blaster/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 10934
Install mp3blaster with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, chocolatey, scoop, winget
Text-based mp3 player. Version 3.2.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install mp3blaster.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mp3blasterDebian stable package indexes · mp3blaster · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mp3blasternixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mp/mp3blaster/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install mp3tagChocolatey community package catalog · mp3tag · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/mp3tagScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mp3tag.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag -eWindows Package Manager source index · FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Text-based mp3 player
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mp3blaster
- mp3tag
- nmixer
- splay
history
Project history and usage
MP3Blaster is an interactive text-console audio player whose defining feature is a filesystem-like playlist hierarchy. Songs can be grouped into albums or categories, allowing album-level ordering and shuffling as well as ordinary song shuffling.
Project history
The project began during the early Linux MP3 era. Its project history traces the author's motivation to an MP3 collection started in 1997 and records a first usable release, then called mp3player, in August 1997.
The 3.0 line redesigned the interface and added Ogg Vorbis support before the first stable 3.0 release in September 2001. The 3.2 series broadened audio-output and platform support, while the 2017 release incorporated compilation fixes from Debian packaging work.
Adoption history
The official README names FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, and OpenBSD as supported systems, and the change log records portability work for macOS, Cygwin, and newer compilers. The supplied package metadata shows continued distribution through several Unix-oriented package managers.
How it is used
Users run MP3Blaster in a terminal, browse files, build hierarchical playlists, stream audio over HTTP, and customize colours and keybindings in `~/.mp3blasterrc`. Command-line options can start playback immediately, select play modes, or replace the default configuration file.
Why package nerds care
MP3Blaster preserves the late-1990s console-multimedia tradition: a capable interactive player built for systems without a graphical desktop. Its long packaging life also shows how port and distribution maintainers can keep a mature ncurses-era application compiling after upstream development slows.
Timeline
- 1997: The first usable release appeared under the name mp3player.
- 2001: MP3Blaster 3.0 added Ogg Vorbis support and reached a stable release.
- 2006: Version 3.2.2 added SDL and Esound output and portability fixes.
- 2017: Version 3.2.6 incorporated Debian-maintainer compilation fixes.
Related projects
- The source tree includes the splay MPEG decoder, nmixer, and mp3tag utilities; Ogg Vorbis and several Unix audio systems broadened playback beyond the original MP3 and OSS focus.
Sources
- http://www.mp3blaster.org/p/history.html
- https://github.com/stragulus/mp3blaster
- https://github.com/stragulus/mp3blaster/blob/master/mp3blaster.1
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stragulus/mp3blaster/master/ChangeLog
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stragulus/mp3blaster/master/README
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.mp3blasterrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mp3blaster | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mp3tag | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nmixer | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
splay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version3.2.6
manager updated2026-06-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mp3blaster |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://mp3blaster.sourceforge.io |
| Last updated | 2026-06-01T12:37:12-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none 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%
mp3blaster 1:3.2.6-3+b1
Full-screen console mp3 and Ogg Vorbis player
sudo apt install mp3blaster- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mp3blaster
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3blaster
Nix95%
mp3blaster
nix profile install nixpkgs#mp3blaster- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3blaster
Ubuntu apt95%
mp3blaster 1:3.2.6-3
Full-screen console mp3 and Ogg Vorbis player
sudo apt install mp3blaster- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3blaster
MacPorts95%
mp3blaster
sudo port install mp3blaster- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3blaster
Ubuntu apt92%
splay 0.9.5.2-14build1
Sound player for MPEG-1,2 layer 1,2,3
sudo apt install splay- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Splay
Chocolatey92%
mp3tag
choco install mp3tag- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Mp3tag
Scoop92%
extras/mp3tag
scoop install extras/mp3tag- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Mp3tag
winget92%
FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag
winget install --id FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Mp3tag
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation