macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install aubiolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install aubioMacPorts ports tree · audio/aubio/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install aubio with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Extract annotations from audio signals. Version 0.4.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add aubioAlpine Linux edge package indexes · aubio · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install aubio-toolsDebian stable package indexes · aubio-tools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install aubioFedora Rawhide package metadata · aubio · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#aubionixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/au/aubio/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S aubioArch Linux sync databases · aubio · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install aubio-docsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · aubio-docs · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Extract annotations from audio signals
Project links
Commands and aliases
- aubio
- aubiocut
- aubiomfcc
- aubionotes
- aubioonset
- aubiopitch
- aubioquiet
- aubiotrack
history
Project history and usage
aubio is a C library and command-line toolkit for extracting musical annotations from audio: onsets, pitch, tempo, beats, MFCCs, and related descriptors. In package-manager terms it is both a developer library and a bag of small Unix-style audio analysis commands.
Project history
The official site describes aubio as a tool for extracting annotations from audio signals, with real-time-friendly algorithms that can be used offline in editors and samplers or online in audio effects and virtual instruments. The site footer dates the aubio team back to 2003, and the project remains maintained through its own gitweb and GitHub repository.
The manual for aubio 0.4.9 describes the project as algorithms and tools to label and transform music and sounds, with Python documentation, command-line tools, developer documentation, Doxygen API docs, and build instructions. Its project-pages section links the homepage, GitHub repository, PyPI package, Doxygen docs, and mailing lists.
Adoption history
aubio spread through several packaging ecosystems because it sits at the intersection of command-line audio tooling, Python music-analysis workflows, and C library integration. The batch package metadata lists Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu as `aubio-tools`, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE packaging.
The official manual acknowledges Debian/Ubuntu packages, precompiled binaries, Python packaging through PyPI, and source builds. That mix explains its long-running appeal: users can install only the CLI tools, embed the C library, or use the Python bindings in analysis notebooks and scripts.
How it is used
As a CLI package, aubio gives users commands such as `aubio`, `aubiocut`, `aubioonset`, `aubiopitch`, `aubiotrack`, `aubionotes`, `aubiomfcc`, and `aubioquiet`. The manual's command-line section documents these as separate tools rather than a single subcommand-heavy executable.
As a library, aubio offers algorithms for onset detection, pitch tracking, tempo and beat detection, MFCCs, FFT and phase vocoder work, filters, transient/steady-state separation, sound-file I/O, and math utilities. Optional dependencies add media-file, resampling, FFT, JACK, and platform audio support.
Why package nerds care
aubio is the sort of package that quietly anchors larger workflows. It has tiny command-line tools that can be chained in scripts, a C API for applications, and Python bindings that use NumPy arrays efficiently. That makes it show up in package managers for media users, scientists, educators, and plugin developers.
Its dependency story is also interesting: the official site notes that as of 0.4.0 aubio had no required dependencies, while optional integrations can pull in libav, libsndfile, libsamplerate, FFTW, JACK, Apple audio frameworks, and more. Package maintainers therefore decide how much audio ecosystem surface to enable.
Timeline
- 2003: aubio project/team history begins according to the official site footer.
- 0.4.0: Official site notes aubio had no required dependencies as of this release.
- 2018: Official homepage footer span reaches 2003-2018.
- 2019: 0.4.9 release line appears in official manual and tags.
- 2026: Official gitweb shows ongoing maintenance commits.
Related projects
- NumPy: aubio's Python interface exposes aubio arrays directly as NumPy arrays.
- libav, libsndfile, libsamplerate, FFTW, JACK, and Apple AudioToolbox: optional integrations documented by the official site.
- PyPI package `aubio`: official manual lists aubio on PyPI as a project page.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:audio
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
aubio | cli | global executable | |
aubiocut | cli | global executable | |
aubiomfcc | cli | global executable | |
aubionotes | cli | global executable | |
aubioonset | cli | global executable | |
aubiopitch | cli | global executable | |
aubioquiet | cli | global executable | |
aubiotrack | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.4.9
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://aubio.orgnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aubio |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aubio |
| Homepage | https://aubio.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/aubio/aubio |
| Upstream docs | https://aubio.org/doc/latest |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://sources.buildroot.net/aubio/aubio-0.4.9.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:20:10-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libsndfile, numpy, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | libtool, pkgconf, python-setuptools |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | aubio |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 4 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
aubio-tools 0.4.9-4.7+b2
library for audio segmentation -- utilities
sudo apt install aubio-tools- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Debian apt95%
libaubio-dev 0.4.9-4.7+b2
library for audio and music analysis, synthesis, and effects
sudo apt install libaubio-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Debian apt95%
libaubio-doc 0.4.9-4.7
library for audio segmentation -- documentation
sudo apt install libaubio-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: aubio
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Debian apt95%
libaubio5 0.4.9-4.7+b2
library for audio segmentation
sudo apt install libaubio5- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Debian apt95%
python3-aubio 0.4.9-4.7+b2
Python 3 interface for aubio, a library for audio segmentation
sudo apt install python3-aubio- Section: python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Nix95%
aubio
nix profile install nixpkgs#aubio- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Ubuntu apt95%
aubio-tools 0.4.9-4.4build1
library for audio segmentation -- utilities
sudo apt install aubio-tools- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Ubuntu apt95%
libaubio-dev 0.4.9-4.4build1
library for audio and music analysis, synthesis, and effects
sudo apt install libaubio-dev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Ubuntu apt95%
libaubio-doc 0.4.9-4.4build1
library for audio segmentation -- documentation
sudo apt install libaubio-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: aubio
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Ubuntu apt95%
libaubio5 0.4.9-4.4build1
library for audio segmentation
sudo apt install libaubio5- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-aubio 0.4.9-4.4build1
Python 3 interface for aubio, a library for audio segmentation
sudo apt install python3-aubio- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aubio
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
apk95%
aubio 0.4.9-r6
tool designed for the extraction of annotations from audio signals
sudo apk add aubio- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: aubio
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
apk95%
aubio-dev 0.4.9-r6
tool designed for the extraction of annotations from audio signals (development files)
sudo apk add aubio-dev- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: aubio
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
apk95%
aubio-static 0.4.9-r6
tool designed for the extraction of annotations from audio signals (static library)
sudo apk add aubio-static- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: aubio
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
dnf95%
aubio 0.4.9-39.fc45
An audio labeling tool
sudo dnf install aubio- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: aubio
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
dnf95%
aubio-devel 0.4.9-39.fc45
Development files for aubio
sudo dnf install aubio-devel- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: aubio
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aubio
source trail
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- av.db category and tag curation
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- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment