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Install mpck with Homebrew
Check MP3 files for errors. Version 0.21 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Check MP3 files for errors
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mpck
history
Project history and usage
mpck is the command-line half of Checkmate MP3 Checker, a GPL-licensed utility associated with Sjoerd Langkemper's Sjord/checkmate project. Checkmate scans MP3 files for structural errors: whether frames are in the expected places, whether frame headers are correct, and whether those headers remain consistent through the file. The project ships both a Windows Explorer-like graphical program and mpck, the cross-platform command-line program for Windows, Linux, and Unix-like systems.
How it is used
The changelog shows a long incremental history rather than a broad ecosystem story: the early releases added CRC handling, filename checks, Windows support, and the rename to mpck; later versions added XML output, mmap-based scanning for large files, recursive scanning fixes, files larger than 4 GB, APE tag support, and corrected exit codes. In practice, mpck is used as a validator for MP3 collections or ingestion pipelines, where a CLI that exits usefully and can report bad files is more convenient than a desktop checker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mpck | 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 version0.21
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mpck |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.21 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://checkmate.gissen.nl/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation