mido/mido
MIDI Objects for Python observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4819
- days_rel: 677
- days_push: 67
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1638 stars · 284 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Mido is a Python library for working with MIDI messages, ports, and files. It provides convenient message objects, a reusable MIDI stream parser, full MIDI file read/write support, and backends for RtMidi, PortMidi, and Pygame.
Use cases
- read and write MIDI files in python
- send MIDI messages to a hardware synth
- parse incoming MIDI from a controller
- play back a .mid file through a MIDI port
- convert MIDI files to SYX files
- stream MIDI over the network between computers
When to choose
- you need to manipulate MIDI messages or files in Python
- you want a portable, backend-agnostic MIDI port API
- you need low-level access to every message in a MIDI file including meta messages
When to avoid
- you need real-time audio synthesis or DAW functionality
- you are building a non-Python application
- you need low-latency professional audio-grade MIDI timing guarantees
Facets
library · maturity stable
parser serialization sdk media developer-tools python cross-platform midi midifile music audio-ports sysex audio
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mido/mido · fetched 2026-08-28 · b4f522f94547
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/mido/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 05f7d2d4c046
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mido/mido | main | 63 |
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