diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libremidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libremidi/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63a7f0ce528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libremidi/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ alsa-lib
+, cmake
+, CoreAudio
+, CoreFoundation
+, CoreMIDI
+, CoreServices
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, lib
+, stdenv
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "libremidi";
+  version = "unstable-2023-05-05";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jcelerier";
+    repo = "libremidi";
+    rev = "cd2e52d59c8ecc97d751619072c4f4271fa82455";
+    hash = "sha256-CydoCprxqDl5FXjtgT+AckaRTqQAlCDwwrnPDK17A6o=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isLinux alsa-lib
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    CoreAudio
+    CoreFoundation
+    CoreMIDI
+    CoreServices
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    cp -r $src/include $out
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A modern C++ MIDI real-time & file I/O library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jcelerier/libremidi";
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.paveloom ];
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 68bed0c6864..35d4f2d0beb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22000,6 +22000,14 @@ with pkgs;
 
   librem = callPackage ../development/libraries/librem { };
 
+  libremidi = callPackage ../development/libraries/libremidi {
+      inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks)
+        CoreAudio
+        CoreFoundation
+        CoreMIDI
+        CoreServices;
+  };
+
   librelp = callPackage ../development/libraries/librelp { };
 
   librepo = callPackage ../tools/package-management/librepo {