macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install freealutlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install freealutMacPorts ports tree · audio/freealut/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install freealut with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Implementation of OpenAL's ALUT standard. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add freealutAlpine Linux edge package indexes · freealut · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libalut-devDebian stable package indexes · libalut-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install freealutFedora Rawhide package metadata · freealut · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#freealutnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fr/freealut/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S freealutArch Linux sync databases · freealut · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install freealut-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · freealut-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Implementation of OpenAL's ALUT standard
Project links
Commands and aliases
- freealut-config
history
Project history and usage
freealut is a free implementation of the OpenAL Utility Toolkit, the helper library commonly used to initialize OpenAL examples and load simple audio data. Its modern GitHub README presents the repository as a lightly updated continuation of an older upstream that disappeared.
Project history
The ALUT reference manual states that in August 2005 ALUT was an undocumented semi-portable set of functions mixed into the OpenAL distribution, and that the cleanup effort separated it into its own library with a new 1.0.0 line. The release history in the manual lists versions 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 between August 2005 and April 2006.
The current GitHub repository began as a git-svn mirror created by Rylie Pavlik to browse history and clean up the build system. Its README says the repository eventually became the de-facto upstream after the original disappeared, with an updated CMake build and minor build-related fixes, but also describes the project as essentially complete and mostly unmaintained.
Adoption history
freealut remained useful because OpenAL examples and small applications needed a portable ALUT implementation after old platform-specific OpenAL/ALUT coupling became obsolete. The input package metadata shows it packaged across many systems, including Alpine, Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE.
How it is used
Application authors include AL/alut.h, link against OpenAL and ALUT, and use ALUT helpers for initialization, shutdown, sleeping, version checking, and loading sound sample data. The README now recommends CMake for modern builds while keeping deprecated autotools and Visual Studio instructions for older workflows.
Why package nerds care
freealut is package-nerd significant because it is a compatibility library whose value is mostly historical and build-system practical: it preserves the separated ALUT API, ships the free implementation that distributions can package, and keeps old OpenAL tutorials and demos buildable on modern systems.
Timeline
- 2005: ALUT cleanup documented as a separate library effort.
- 2005: ALUT 1.0.0 reference-manual release listed for August 14.
- 2005: freealut 1.0.0 tag recorded in ChangeLog in December.
- 2006: freealut 1.0.1 released in February.
- 2006: freealut 1.1.0 released in June.
- 2011: GitHub repository created from git-svn mirror lineage.
- 2024: README updated to describe de-facto upstream status and mostly unmaintained project state.
Related projects
- Related projects include OpenAL itself, the original ALUT API, CMake, legacy autotools and Visual Studio build files, and applications or demos that use ALUT for portable OpenAL startup and sample loading.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
freealut-config | 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 version1.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/vancegroup/freealutnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:freealut |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/freealut |
| Homepage | https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut |
| Repository | https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut#readme |
| License | LGPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/freealut/freealut_1.1.0.orig.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, 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 | freealut |
| Aliases |
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| 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%
libalut-dev 1.1.0-7
OpenAL Utility Toolkit development files
https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut
sudo apt install libalut-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: freealut
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
Debian apt95%
libalut0 1.1.0-7
OpenAL Utility Toolkit
https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut
sudo apt install libalut0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: freealut
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
Nix95%
freealut
nix profile install nixpkgs#freealut- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
Ubuntu apt95%
libalut-dev 1.1.0-6build1
OpenAL Utility Toolkit development files
https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut
sudo apt install libalut-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: freealut
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
Ubuntu apt95%
libalut0 1.1.0-6build1
OpenAL Utility Toolkit
https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut
sudo apt install libalut0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: freealut
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
apk95%
freealut 1.1.0-r1
OpenAL Utility Toolkit (ALUT)
https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut
sudo apk add freealut- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freealut
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
apk95%
freealut-dev 1.1.0-r1
OpenAL Utility Toolkit (ALUT) (development files)
https://github.com/vancegroup/freealut
sudo apk add freealut-dev- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freealut
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
dnf95%
freealut 1.1.0-45.fc44
Implementation of OpenAL's ALUT standard
sudo dnf install freealut- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: freealut
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
dnf95%
freealut-devel 1.1.0-45.fc44
Development files for freealut
sudo dnf install freealut-devel- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: freealut
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
pacman95%
freealut 1.1.0-10
OpenAL Utility Toolkit (ALUT)
sudo pacman -S freealut- License: LGPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
zypper95%
freealut-devel 1.1.0-237.27
Static libraries, header files and tests for openal library
http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/default.aspx
sudo zypper install freealut-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freealut
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
zypper95%
libalut0 1.1.0-237.27
freealut is a free implementation of OpenAL's ALUT standard
http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/default.aspx
sudo zypper install libalut0- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freealut
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
MacPorts95%
freealut
sudo port install freealut- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freealut
source trail
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