Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Homebrew

Apps similar to mpg321 include kew, which is free and open source. Other options are C* Music Player, MOC, ncmpcpp and rmpc. You can choose from more than 10 Audio Players like mpg321 for Linux, Mac and Windows.

cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Linux and *BSD.
Input/Output Plugins Input: Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, Musepack, WavPack, WMA, WAV, AAC, MP4, and everything supported by libmodplug Output: PulseAudio, ALSA, OSS, libao, aRts, Sun, and WaveOut (Wind.


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