# Install fdk-aac with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix Standalone library of the Fraunhofer FDK AAC code from Android. Version 2.0.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fdk-aac ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fdk-aac ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add fdk-aac ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdk-aac from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install aac-enc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: aac-enc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fdk_aac ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fd/fdk_aac/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fdk-aac - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.3 - **Source summary:** Standalone library of the Fraunhofer FDK AAC code from Android - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - aac-enc (cli) - aac-enc (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.0.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencore-amr/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage FDK AAC is the standalone packaging of Fraunhofer's FDK AAC encoder and decoder code as distributed through the opencore-amr project. In Unix package-manager terms it matters because it gives command-line and library users access to a widely used AAC implementation that originally arrived through the Android Open Source Project ecosystem rather than as a conventional desktop audio library. ### Project history The opencore-amr SourceForge project describes itself as audio codecs extracted from the Android Open Source Project and includes AMR, VisualOn AAC, and a modified Fraunhofer AAC decoder and encoder. The fdk-aac subproject changelog records an initial fdk-aac release with an autotools build system, VBR bitrate mode support, and an example encoder tool, followed by updates tracking Android-derived upstream source drops. The project made a larger jump with the 2.0.0 release, where the changelog says the upstream source base moved to FDKv2 with new profiles and features plus numerous crash and fuzzing fixes. Later 2.0.x releases continued to focus on upstream refreshes, build-system maintenance, and hardening fixes. ### Adoption history The supplied package facts show fdk-aac packaged across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu under aac-enc, and Nix. SourceForge file listings also show continued download activity for modern fdk-aac tarballs, so the project is not just archival source code; it remains a packaging target for audio stacks that need AAC encoding or decoding. Because AAC patent and licensing history made AAC implementations unevenly available across distributions, fdk-aac became one of the names package maintainers and media users recognize when they need a specific AAC implementation rather than a generic codec wrapper. ### How it is used Homebrew exposes the aac-enc executable from this package. Typical users do not treat fdk-aac as an end-user media application; they install it as a codec library or small encoder utility used by audio conversion workflows and other media packages. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about fdk-aac because it sits at the intersection of Android source drops, codec licensing, and Unix media plumbing. It is the kind of package whose formula name, binary name, and distribution policy can differ by ecosystem, which makes accurate metadata valuable. ### Timeline - 2012: fdk-aac 0.1.0 tarball published on SourceForge. - 2018: fdk-aac 2.0.0 released with the FDKv2 upstream source base. - 2023: fdk-aac 2.0.3 tarball published on SourceForge. ### Related projects - opencore-amr hosts related Android-derived AMR codec code. - vo-aacenc and vo-amrwbenc are sibling codec repositories under the same SourceForge project. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes 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:** fdk-aac - **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 - aac-enc - 2.0.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: aac-enc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - frontend binary | https://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac - Debian apt - libfdk-aac-dev - 2.0.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libfdk-aac-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - development files | https://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac - Debian apt - libfdk-aac2t64 - 2.0.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libfdk-aac2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - runtime files | https://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac - Nix - fdk_aac: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fd/fdk_aac/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - fdk-aac - 2.0.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdk-aac from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped - apk - fdk-aac-dev - 2.0.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdk-aac-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library (development files) | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped - apk - fdk-aac-doc - 2.0.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdk-aac-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library (documentation) | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped - Ubuntu apt - aac-enc - 2.0.2-3~ubuntu4: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aac-enc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - frontend binary | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [darkice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/darkice/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [fdk-aac-encoder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fdk-aac-encoder/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gstreamer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gstreamer/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - 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