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OpenMPT is an open-source music tracker for Windows. Currently developed by a multitude of contributors, it is based on ModPlug Tracker by Olivier Lapicque, first released in September 1997. Although developed for Windows, OpenMPT can be run on Unix-like systems via Wine.

Key facts

Software.name
OpenMPT
Software.screenshot
OpenMPT 1.31.12 Screenshot.png
Software.screenshot size
300px
Software.caption
OpenMPT 1.31.12.00 on Windows 10
Software.author
Olivier Lapicque
Software.programming language
C++
Software.operating system
Windows (Unix-like operating systems via Wine)
Software.platform
x86, x86-64, AArch64
Software.language
English
Software.genre
Tracker
Software.license
BSD-3-Clause (since OpenMPT 1.17.02.53) / GPL-2.0-or-later, partly public domain software

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
music tracker
Platform
AArch64
Official website
openmpt.org
Image
Modplug tracker 960.png
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programmed in
Q2407
Commons category
ModPlug Tracker
copyright license
BSD licenses
software version identifier
1.32.09.00
publication date
1997-00-00
operating system
Microsoft Windows
source code repository URL
github.com/OpenMPT/openmpt
social media followers
50
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • MOD Plugin and ModPlug Tracker
  • OpenMPT
  • Features
  • MPTM file format
  • libopenmpt
  • Reception and users
  • References
  • External links

OpenMPT is an open-source music tracker for Windows. Currently developed by a multitude of contributors, it is based on ModPlug Tracker by Olivier Lapicque, first released in September 1997. Although developed for Windows, OpenMPT can be run on Unix-like systems via Wine.

Computer Music magazine listed OpenMPT among the top five free music trackers in 2007, and it is one of the most widely used trackers.

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