Command-line tool

mpg321

brew/mpg321

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Command-line MP3 player

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install mpg321

Linux

brew install mpg321

Play an audio source exactly `n` times (0 means forever)

mpg321 -l n path/to/file1

Play a directory recursively

mpg321 -B path/to/directory

Enable Basic Keys (`<*>` or `</>` - Increase or decrease volume, `<n>` - Skip song, `<m>` - Mute/unmute.) while playing

mpg321 -K path/to/file1

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