Command-line tool

fluid-synth

brew/fluid-synth

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specs

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install fluid-synth

Linux

brew install fluid-synth

Play a MIDI file

fluidsynth /usr/share/soundfonts/soundfont.sf2 path/to/file.midi

Specify the audio driver

fluidsynth -a pipewire /usr/share/soundfonts/soundfont.sf2 path/to/file.midi

Display help

fluidsynth -h

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