Command-line tool

mpg123

brew/mpg123

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

MP3 player for Linux and UNIX

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install mpg123

macOS

brew install mpg123

Linux

brew install mpg123

Play the specified mp3 files

mpg123 path/to/file1.mp3 path/to/file2.mp3 ...

Play the mp3 from `stdin`

cat file.mp3 | mpg123 -

Jump forward to the next song

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