# Install liblouis Open-source braille translator and back-translator. Version 3.38.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:liblouis ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install liblouis ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install liblouis ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/liblouis/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add liblouis ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblouis from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install liblouis-bin ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: liblouis-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install liblouis ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblouis from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#liblouis ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/liblouis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S liblouis ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: liblouis from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install liblouis-data ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblouis-data from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:liblouis - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 3.38.0 - **Source summary:** Open-source braille translator and back-translator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - lou_allround (cli) - lou_checkhyphens (cli) - lou_checktable (cli) - lou_debug (cli) - lou_tableinfo (cli) - lou_trace (cli) - lou_translate (cli) - lou_allround (alias) - lou_checkhyphens (alias) - lou_checktable (alias) - lou_debug (alias) - lou_tableinfo (alias) - lou_trace (alias) - lou_translate (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Build Dependencies - help2man - pkgconf ## macOS Provided Libraries - m4 ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 3.38.0 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Sicherheitshinweise library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** liblouis - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - liblouis-bin - 3.33.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblouis-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Braille translation library - utilities | http://liblouis.org/ - Debian apt - liblouis-data - 3.33.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblouis-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Braille translation library - data | http://liblouis.org/ - Debian apt - liblouis-dev - 3.33.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblouis-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Braille translation library - static libs and headers | http://liblouis.org/ - Debian apt - liblouis20 - 3.33.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblouis20 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Braille translation library - shared libs | http://liblouis.org/ - Debian apt - python3-louis - 3.33.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-louis from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python bindings for liblouis | http://liblouis.org/ - Nix - liblouis: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/liblouis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - liblouis-bin - 3.29.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblouis-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Braille translation library - utilities | http://liblouis.org/ - Ubuntu apt - liblouis-data - 3.29.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblouis-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Braille translation library - data | http://liblouis.org/ - Ubuntu apt - liblouis-dev - 3.29.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblouis-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Braille translation library - static libs and headers | http://liblouis.org/ - Ubuntu apt - liblouis20 - 3.29.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblouis20 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Braille translation library - shared libs | http://liblouis.org/ - Ubuntu apt - python3-louis - 3.29.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-louis from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Python bindings for liblouis | http://liblouis.org/ - apk - liblouis - 3.37.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblouis from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Braille translator and back-translator | https://liblouis.io/ - apk - liblouis-bin - 3.37.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblouis-bin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Braille translator and back-translator (tools) | https://liblouis.io/ - apk - liblouis-dev - 3.37.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblouis-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Braille translator and back-translator (development files) | https://liblouis.io/ - apk - liblouis-doc - 3.37.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblouis-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Braille translator and back-translator (documentation) | https://liblouis.io/ - apk - liblouis-static - 3.37.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblouis-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Braille translator and back-translator (static library) | https://liblouis.io/ ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - 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