macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mp3unicodelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mp3unicodeMacPorts ports tree · audio/mp3unicode/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 13095
Install mp3unicode with Homebrew, MacPorts, pacman
Command-line utility to convert mp3 tags between different encodings. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with pacman: sudo pacman -S mp3unicode.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mp3unicodeArch Linux sync databases · mp3unicode · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line utility to convert mp3 tags between different encodings
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mp3unicode
history
Project history and usage
MP3Unicode is a small command-line utility by Andrei Dubovik and Alon Bar-Lev for converting MP3 ID3 tag text between character encodings. Its project page and man page describe the core workflow: read ID3v2, or ID3v1 when ID3v2 is absent, interpret text fields with a chosen source encoding such as cp1251, and write the result back as Unicode ID3v2 while optionally stripping ID3v1.
How it is used
The tool belongs to the class of audio-library repair utilities that exist because older MP3 collections often contain tags written in local 8-bit encodings. Its practical use is batch cleanup: users select a source encoding, choose whether ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags should be written, removed, or preserved, and can preview changes before modifying files. The 1.2.1 release noted fixes around command-line behavior and save-failure reporting, matching its role as a narrow Unix-style fixer rather than a general tag editor.
Sources
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
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mp3unicode | 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 version1.2.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mp3unicode |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://mp3unicode.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/alonbl/mp3unicode |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
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pacman95%
mp3unicode 1.2.1-7
A command line utility to convert ID3 tags in mp3 files between different encodings
https://github.com/alonbl/mp3unicode
sudo pacman -S mp3unicode- License: GPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3unicode
MacPorts95%
mp3unicode
sudo port install mp3unicode- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3unicode
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation