Tool

vgmstream

Library and tools that decode streamed, prerecorded video game audio in hundreds of formats and codecs, from common game engine files to single-game codecs, including looped music, subsongs, companion files, custom containers and encryption keys. TXTH text descriptors add support for further formats, including raw audio, and TXTP files set per-file options such as forced looping or merging files. It ships as the vgmstream-cli decoder, which converts supported files to WAV, the vgmstream123 player and plugins for Winamp, foobar2000, XMPlay and Audacious, and an online web player is available at vgmstream.org.

Targets

Game

Category

Game analysis tools

Relationship

Foundation tool

Sources reviewed

2026-11-06