---
name: "modplug123"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "modplug-tools"
version: "0.5.6-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/modplug123"
---

# modplug123(1)

a commandline music mod player using libmodplug (ALSA)

## NAME

modplug123 - a commandline music mod player using libmodplug (ALSA)

## SYNOPSIS

**modplug123** \[*options*\] *files*...\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **modplug123** command.

**modplug123** is a command line player for many music modules (669, amf, ams, dbm, dmf, dsm, far, it, j2b, mdl, med mod, mt2, mtm, okt, psm, ptm, s3m, stm, ult, umx and xm) using the libmodplug library.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

- **-l**

  Start in loop mode. **-ao \<audio output driver\>** Use specific libAO output driver, eg. -ao wav (file writing to output.wav) or alsa

## USAGE

When you have started modplugplay using some files to play, you can control it using following keys

- **l** loop, unloop

  - **p** pause, unpause

  - **r** random song

  - **n** next song

  - **N** previous song

  - **f** forward ten seconds

  - **b** backward ten seconds

  - **+** louder

  - **-** softer

  ## SEE ALSO

[**modplug123**(1)](/modplug123/1.md), [**schismtracker**(1)](/schismtracker/1.md), [**milkytracker**(1)](/milkytracker/1.md), [**protracker**(1)](/protracker/1.md), **fasttracker2**(1), [**klystrack**(1)](/klystrack/1.md), [**hivelytracker**(1)](/hivelytracker/1.md), [**goattracker**(1)](/goattracker/1.md), [**ccutter**(1)](/ccutter/1.md), [**ocp**(1)](/ocp/1.md).

## MUSIC FILES

- http://www.maktone.tk/

  - http://www.chiptune.com/

  - http://www.chiptune.de/

  - http://www.mickrippon.com/

  - ftp://ftp.hornet.org/pub/demos/music/contests/

  ## AUTHOR

modplug123 was written by Konstanty Bialkowski.