UFMOD

uFMOD (or μFMOD) is a freeware audio player library written in x86 assembly language. It is used to load and play audio files in XM format.

uFMOD
Original author(s)Asterix and Quantum
Initial release26 January 2006 (2006-01-26)[1]
Stable release
1.25.2a / 12 October 2020 (2020-10-12)
Repository
Written inAssembler
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, KolibriOS
Available in3 languages
List of languages
English, Spanish, Russian
TypeGame middleware
Game development tool
Digital audio workstation
LicenseFreeware
Websiteufmod.sourceforge.io

In the library name, the lowercase u letter is the micro symbol μ [2]

The uFMOD source code can be compiled using FASM.[3]

Audio libraries supported
Operating SystemAudio Libraries
Microsoft WindowsWinMM, DirectSound, OpenAL
LinuxOSS, ALSA, OpenAL
FreeBSDOSS
KolibriOSInfinity Sound Audio Library

The uFMOD library was ported to several programming languages and development environments:

The AOCRYPT cryptographic engine uses uFMOD to ensure a specific executable file size.[7] The patcher dUP2[8] uses uFMOD to play background music.

Games using uFMOD

Due to its small size, the uFMOD is used in compact video games to play background music, for example:

  • Lunar Jetman Remake,[9] a PC remake of the ZX Spectrum original.
  • Four-in-a-row,[10] an open source game for Windows and Linux.
  • Shooter 2D,[6] an open source shooter implemented for the Independent Games Developers Contests (IGDC).
  • Diamond Fighters,[11] a freeware 2D arcade for Linux.

References
  1. "The Unofficial XM File Format Specification: FastTracker II, ADPCM and StrippedModule Subformats", Quantum, 2006
  2. Kameñar, Vladimir (2021-06-01). "What does the "u" in uFMOD mean?". Quora.
  3. "Is NASM dead?", Narkive Newsgroup Archive, 2006
  4. "PureBasic: User-Libs", PureArea, 2007-09-02
  5. "Play .XM .MOD audio files in Delphi without DLLs", StackOverflow, 2014-01-18
  6. "Development of the game in 115 kb", Sudo Null, perfect.daemon, 2014
  7. Оловянишников, А. Р.; Симаков, Е. Е. (2021). "Разработка алгоритма и программного обеспечения для шифрования данных". Young Scientist (in Russian). 2 (43): 46–52. ISSN 2077-8295. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  8. Manuel Rey Vilar (2014). "Aprende el Arte de la Ingeniería Inversa" (PDF) (in Spanish). University of Almería. p. 354.
  9. J. Roberts, K. Saunders, S. Lamb (2015). "Lunar Jetman Remake". Indie Retro News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. "Four-in-a-row", FreeBasic Portal, 2012
  11. Andru (2008-07-16). "Diamond Fighters". Linux.org.ru (in Russian).
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