mpg123
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| Original author(s) | Michael Hipp, Oliver Fromme |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Thomas Orgis |
| Initial release | before 1999 |
| Stable release | 1.32.6[1] 
/ 4 April 2024 |
Audio player | |
| License | LGPL-2.1-only |
| Website | mpg123 |
mpg123 is a
As a console application, it has no graphical user interface.
mpg123's
mpg123's decoding library, libmpg123 is used by DeaDBeeF, Audacious, XMMS and Winamp (version 5.8)[2] for MP3 playback and can be used in Winamp before version 5.8 via a plugin.[3]
History
The license for the last release (0.59r / 19 June 1999) from the original authors included restrictive (non-commercial, no-derivative) terms, although the source code was available. This led to the creation of mpg321, a similar program (based on
Official development of mpg123 and its library mpglib stalled, and serious security holes emerged.
In 2006, a new maintainer started work towards the release of a new official mpg123 package. After several security rollup releases in the 0.6.x series, version 1.0 was released in 2007 under the LGPLv2.1, with libmpg123 as a replacement for mpglib.
See also
- Comparison of audio player software
- ogg123 (A similar program that plays Ogg Vorbis files. Released with the vorbis-tools reference software.)
- madplay