macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install darkicelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install darkiceMacPorts ports tree · audio/darkice/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install darkice with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix
Live audio streamer. Version 1.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add darkiceAlpine Linux edge package indexes · darkice · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install darkiceDebian stable package indexes · darkice · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#darkicenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/darkice/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Live audio streamer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- darkice
history
Project history and usage
DarkIce is a live audio streamer that records from an audio interface, encodes the stream, and sends it to streaming servers such as Icecast and ShoutCast.
Project history
The official site names Akos Maroy as the initial author and Rafael Diniz as the current author and maintainer. It says DarkIce has been used in 24-hour production since fall 2000, and its ChangeLog starts with a 0.1 release in November 2000.
Adoption history
DarkIce grew with early internet radio infrastructure: the official site documents OSS, ALSA, Solaris audio, Jack, PulseAudio, MP3, MP2, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, AAC, ShoutCast, Icecast, Darwin Streaming Server, and Unix-like operating systems including FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, BSDs, and Solaris.
How it is used
The darkice command reads a configuration file, defaulting to /etc/darkice.cfg when no -c path is supplied. The man page documents sections for general settings, input, Icecast, Icecast2, ShoutCast, and file outputs, including password fields for streaming servers.
Why package nerds care
DarkIce is historically interesting because it packages a full live encoder/uploader workflow into a Unix daemon-style CLI with a plain text config file, matching the way many early online radio and community streaming setups were deployed.
Timeline
- 2000: DarkIce 0.1 was released.
- 2001: ShoutCast, Ogg Vorbis, Solaris, FreeBSD, and man-page support appeared across early releases.
- 2005: 0.15 added Jack input support and BSD portability work.
- 2009: Rafael Diniz became maintainer in the 0.20 release.
- 2010: DarkIce 1.0 was released.
- 2024: v1.5 was published on GitHub.
- 2026: v1.6 was published on GitHub.
Related projects
- The official site links DarkSnow as a GTK frontend and positions DarkIce around Icecast, ShoutCast, Darwin Streaming Server, LAME, TwoLame, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, FAAC, and libaacplus.
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,stream
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/darkice.cfg
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
darkice | 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
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.6
https://github.com/rafael2k/darkice
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:darkice |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/darkice |
| Homepage | http://www.darkice.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/rafael2k/darkice |
| Upstream docs | http://www.darkice.org/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rafael2k/darkice/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:08-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | faac, fdk-aac, jack, lame, libogg, libsamplerate, libvorbis, two-lame |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf |
| 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 | darkice |
| 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%
darkice 1.5-1
Live audio streamer
sudo apt install darkice- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 14 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Darkice
Nix95%
darkice
nix profile install nixpkgs#darkice- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Darkice
Ubuntu apt95%
darkice 1.3-0.3build2
Live audio streamer
sudo apt install darkice- Section: multiverse/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 15 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Darkice
apk95%
darkice 1.6-r0
Live audio streamer. Records audio from an audio interface, encodes it and sends it to a streaming server
sudo apk add darkice- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: darkice
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Darkice
apk95%
darkice-doc 1.6-r0
Live audio streamer. Records audio from an audio interface, encodes it and sends it to a streaming server (documentation)
sudo apk add darkice-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: darkice
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Darkice
apk95%
darkice-openrc 1.6-r0
Live audio streamer. Records audio from an audio interface, encodes it and sends it to a streaming server (OpenRC init scripts)
sudo apk add darkice-openrc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: darkice
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Darkice
MacPorts95%
darkice
sudo port install darkice- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Darkice
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment