macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install chromaprintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install chromaprintMacPorts ports tree · audio/chromaprint/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install chromaprint with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Core component of the AcoustID project (Audio fingerprinting). Version 1.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add chromaprintAlpine Linux edge package indexes · chromaprint · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libchromaprint-devDebian stable package indexes · libchromaprint-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install chromaprint-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · chromaprint-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chromaprintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chromaprint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S chromaprintArch Linux sync databases · chromaprint · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install chromaprint-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · chromaprint-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/chromaprintScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chromaprint.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id AcoustID.Chromaprint -eWindows Package Manager source index · AcoustID.Chromaprint · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Core component of the AcoustID project (Audio fingerprinting)
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fpcalc
history
Project history and usage
Chromaprint is the C audio-fingerprint library and `fpcalc` tool developed for AcoustID, optimized for identifying near-identical audio files and streams.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in April 2011. The README says Chromaprint is an audio fingerprint library developed for the AcoustID project, with compact fingerprints designed for full-file identification, duplicate detection, and long-stream monitoring rather than general-purpose fingerprinting.
The tag history reaches back to v0.1 in 2010-era code, v1.0 in 2013, and official GitHub releases from the v1.4 series through 1.6.0 in August 2025.
Adoption history
Chromaprint is distributed as both a library and tools package across many package managers. The supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu development packages, Fedora/dnf tools, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, winget, and zypper variants.
The upstream README calls out `fpcalc` as used by MusicBrainz Picard and lists FFmpeg and GStreamer integrations, showing adoption both in end-user tagging tools and media frameworks.
How it is used
Builders normally enable the tools with CMake and FFmpeg support, producing the shared library plus `fpcalc`. Users and applications calculate audio fingerprints, then use AcoustID-style matching or duplicate-detection workflows.
Why package nerds care
Chromaprint is significant because it sits at the crossroads of package managers, multimedia stacks, and music metadata. It is small enough to be a formula, but important enough to appear as a library dependency, a CLI utility, and an integration point for FFmpeg, GStreamer, and MusicBrainz Picard workflows.
Timeline
- 2010: Early v0.1 tag appears in project history.
- 2011: GitHub repository created under the AcoustID organization.
- 2013: v1.0 tag appears.
- 2016: v1.4 GitHub release published.
- 2020: v1.5.0 release published.
- 2021: v1.5.1 release published.
- 2025: v1.6.0 release published; Homebrew stable version reports 1.6.0.
Related projects
- AcoustID is the parent project and service. The README also lists MusicBrainz Picard usage, FFmpeg and GStreamer integrations, and bindings or reimplementations for Python, Rust, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, Go, C#, Vala, Swift, and other languages.
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 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
fpcalc | 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 version1.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/acoustid/chromaprint
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/acoustid/chromaprintnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chromaprint |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chromaprint |
| Homepage | https://acoustid.org/chromaprint |
| Repository | https://github.com/acoustid/chromaprint |
| Upstream docs | https://acoustid.org/chromaprint |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/acoustid/chromaprint/releases/download/v1.6.0/chromaprint-1.6.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | ffmpeg |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | chromaprint |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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%
libchromaprint-dev 1.5.1-7
audio fingerprinting library - development files
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apt install libchromaprint-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
Debian apt95%
libchromaprint-tools 1.5.1-7
audio fingerprinting library - tools
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apt install libchromaprint-tools- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
Debian apt95%
libchromaprint1 1.5.1-7
audio fingerprint library
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apt install libchromaprint1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
Nix95%
chromaprint
nix profile install nixpkgs#chromaprint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
Ubuntu apt95%
libchromaprint-dev 1.5.1-5
audio fingerprinting library - development files
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apt install libchromaprint-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
Ubuntu apt95%
libchromaprint-tools 1.5.1-5
audio fingerprinting library - tools
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apt install libchromaprint-tools- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
Ubuntu apt95%
libchromaprint1 1.5.1-5
audio fingerprint library
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apt install libchromaprint1- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
apk95%
chromaprint 1.6.0-r0
C library for generating audio fingerprints used by AcoustID
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apk add chromaprint- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
apk95%
chromaprint-dev 1.6.0-r0
C library for generating audio fingerprints used by AcoustID (development files)
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apk add chromaprint-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
apk95%
chromaprint-libs 1.6.0-r0
C library for generating audio fingerprints used by AcoustID (libraries)
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo apk add chromaprint-libs- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
dnf95%
chromaprint-tools 1.6.0-4.fc44
Chromaprint audio fingerprinting tools
http://www.acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo dnf install chromaprint-tools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
dnf95%
libchromaprint 1.6.0-4.fc44
Library implementing the AcoustID fingerprinting
http://www.acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo dnf install libchromaprint- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
dnf95%
libchromaprint-devel 1.6.0-4.fc44
Headers for developing programs that will use chromaprint
http://www.acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo dnf install libchromaprint-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
pacman95%
chromaprint 1.6.0-3
Library for extracting fingerprints from any audio source
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo pacman -S chromaprint- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
zypper95%
chromaprint-devel 1.6.0-1.6
Audio Fingerprinting Library
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo zypper install chromaprint-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 2 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
zypper95%
chromaprint-fpcalc 1.6.0-1.6
Chromaprint Audio Fingerprinting Command Line Tool
https://acoustid.org/chromaprint
sudo zypper install chromaprint-fpcalc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: chromaprint
- 9 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chromaprint
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