# vgmstream/vgmstream

vgmstream - A library for playback of various streamed audio formats used in video games.

Repository: https://github.com/vgmstream/vgmstream
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vgmstream
Homepage: https://vgmstream.org
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: c, vgmstream, codec, winamp, audio, foobar2000, decoder, vgm
Last push: 2026-08-23T23:17:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5118, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 106, "gap_med": 126.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2236, forks 224 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:29.320484+00:00)

## What it is
vgmstream is a C library for decoding and playing hundreds of streamed (prerecorded) audio formats used in video games, with support for loops, subsongs, and companion files. It ships as a command-line decoder plus plugins for players like foobar2000, Winamp, XMPlay, and Audacious.

## Use cases
- convert video game audio files to wav
- play game music formats in foobar2000
- decode proprietary game audio codecs
- listen to looped bgm from game files
- extract subsongs from a game audio container
- play raw game audio with a txth config
- batch convert game sound files to wav

## When to choose
- you need to play or convert streamed audio from video games
- you need accurate loop handling and subsong support for game music
- you want a plugin for foobar2000, Winamp, XMPlay, or Audacious
- you need to reverse-engineer or support obscure game audio formats via TXTH

## When to avoid
- you need to play common formats like mp3 or flac only
- you need a general-purpose audio converter for non-game media
- you need real-time audio synthesis rather than decoding prerecorded streams

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, parser, cli
- domain: gaming-tools, media, files
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cli
- tags: game-audio, audio-decoder, codec, winamp-plugin, foobar2000-plugin, vgm, audio-conversion, audio, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- vgmstream/vgmstream (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.320484+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:44:18.562898+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vgmstream/vgmstream (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.320484+00:00, sha 530b07abf80c)
  - homepage: https://vgmstream.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:48.684874+00:00, sha 6aa39128b757)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.