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Framework for creating UPnP devices and control points. Version 1.6.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gupnp

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gupnp

MacPorts ports tree · net/gupnp/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gupnp

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · gupnp · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gir1.2-gupnp-1.6

Debian stable package indexes · gir1.2-gupnp-1.6 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gupnp

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · gupnp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gupnp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gu/gupnp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gupnp

Arch Linux sync databases · gupnp · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gupnp-doc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gupnp-doc · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Framework for creating UPnP devices and control points

Commands and aliases

  • gupnp-binding-tool-1.6

history

Project history and usage

GUPnP is GNOME's GObject-based framework for creating UPnP devices and control points. It wraps resource discovery, device description, control, eventing, presentation, and HTTP integration behind GLib-friendly C APIs.

Project history

The README says GUPnP was born from frustration with libupnp and its threading model. GUPnP chose a single-threaded asynchronous design integrated with the GLib main loop, aiming to provide libupnp's feature set while hiding much of the UPnP protocol machinery behind object-oriented APIs.

The framework is built from GSSDP for SSDP discovery and announcement plus GUPnP for the UPnP protocol layers. It intentionally leaves higher-level standardized resources, such as MediaServer helpers, to companion libraries including GUPnP AV and related projects.

GNOME release and Git history show GUPnP as a long-lived networking library: the repository has a gupnp-0.10 tag from May 2008, the GNOME archive contains 0.x tarball lines, 1.0.0 was published in September 2016, and the 1.6 branch moved the stack through libsoup3-era maintenance.

Adoption history

GUPnP is packaged across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu GIR packages, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE because it is a shared library used by GNOME and media/networking applications rather than a single end-user program.

Its adoption is coupled to GSSDP, GUPnP AV, GUPnP DLNA, and GUPnP Tools. Distributions often split runtime libraries, introspection bindings, documentation, and tool packages so applications and developers can depend on the minimum needed pieces.

How it is used

Developers use GUPnP to implement devices and control points that discover UPnP services, fetch device descriptions, invoke service actions, subscribe to events, and expose devices on the network. The official documentation includes both client and server tutorials.

The Homebrew formula exposes `gupnp-binding-tool-1.6`, but the package's main value is library and introspection support for applications using the GUPnP API.

Why package nerds care

GUPnP matters to package maintainers because it is a classic shared-library stack with ABI/API versioning, GIR bindings, documentation, and companion tools. A small version bump can affect media sharing, device discovery, and GNOME networking tools across a distribution.

It is also a case study in replacing a lower-level C networking library with a GLib-native abstraction that fits desktop event loops and language bindings.

Timeline

  • 2008: gupnp-0.10 tag appears in the GNOME repository.
  • 2011: GNOME release archive hosts 0.x GUPnP tarball directories.
  • 2016: GUPnP 1.0.0 appears in the GNOME release archive.
  • 2022: 1.6.0 NEWS records a stable re-release of the 1.5.4 development line.
  • 2024: 1.6-series NEWS records fixes around IPv6 handling, NetworkManager contexts, introspection, and libsoup/libxml compatibility.
  • 2026: 1.6-series NEWS records GSSDP requirement and IPv6 host-header validation fixes.

Related projects

  • GSSDP provides SSDP discovery and announcement using GObject.
  • GUPnP AV provides helper objects for UPnP A/V profiles.
  • GUPnP DLNA provides DLNA-oriented helpers around media metadata and profiles.
  • GUPnP Tools packages utilities and sample control points for testing GUPnP networks.
  • libsoup provides HTTP handling, and GLib/GObject provide the object system and main loop.

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 6 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

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gupnp-binding-tool-1.6cliglobal 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 version1.6.10
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gupnp
Version1.6.10
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gupnp
Homepagehttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp
Upstream docshttps://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gupnp/docs
LicenseLGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://download.gnome.org/sources/gupnp/1.6/gupnp-1.6.10.tar.xz
Last updated2026-06-25T13:37:44+02:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesglib, gssdp, libsoup, libxml2, python@3.14
Build dependenciesdocbook-xsl, gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf, vala
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegupnp
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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%

gir1.2-gupnp-1.6 1.6.8-2

GObject introspection data for the GUPnP library

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gupnp/docs/

sudo apt install gir1.2-gupnp-1.6
  • Section: introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-gupnp-1.6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgupnp-1.6-0 1.6.8-2

GObject-based library for UPnP

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gupnp/docs/

sudo apt install libgupnp-1.6-0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgupnp-1.6-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgupnp-1.6-dev 1.6.8-2

GObject-based library for UPnP (development files)

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gupnp/docs/

sudo apt install libgupnp-1.6-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 13 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgupnp-1.6-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgupnp-doc 1.6.8-2

GObject-based library for UPnP (documentation)

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gupnp/docs/

sudo apt install libgupnp-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgupnp-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

gupnp

nix profile install nixpkgs#gupnp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gu/gupnp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

gir1.2-gupnp-1.6 1.6.6-1build3

GObject introspection data for the GUPnP library

http://live.gnome.org/GObjectIntrospection

sudo apt install gir1.2-gupnp-1.6
  • Section: introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-gupnp-1.6 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgupnp-1.6-0 1.6.6-1build3

GObject-based library for UPnP

https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GUPnP

sudo apt install libgupnp-1.6-0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgupnp-1.6-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgupnp-1.6-dev 1.6.6-1build3

GObject-based library for UPnP (development files)

https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GUPnP

sudo apt install libgupnp-1.6-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgupnp-1.6-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgupnp-doc 1.6.6-1build3

GObject-based library for UPnP (documentation)

https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GUPnP

sudo apt install libgupnp-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgupnp-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

gupnp 1.6.10-r0

GObject-based UPNP framework

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp

sudo apk add gupnp
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gupnp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gupnp-dev 1.6.10-r0

GObject-based UPNP framework (development files)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp

sudo apk add gupnp-dev
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gupnp-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gupnp-doc 1.6.10-r0

GObject-based UPNP framework (documentation)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp

sudo apk add gupnp-doc
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gupnp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

gupnp 1.6.10-1.fc45

A framework for creating UPnP devices & control points

https://www.gupnp.org/

sudo dnf install gupnp
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 12 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gupnp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

gupnp-devel 1.6.10-1.fc45

Development package for gupnp

https://www.gupnp.org/

sudo dnf install gupnp-devel
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gupnp-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

gupnp-docs 1.6.10-1.fc45

Documentation files for gupnp

https://www.gupnp.org/

sudo dnf install gupnp-docs
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: gupnp
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gupnp-docs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

gupnp 1:1.6.10-1

GObject-based UPNP framework

https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GUPnP

sudo pacman -S gupnp
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 11 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gupnp
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: gupnp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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  • libxml2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • python@3.14Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • docbook-xslBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gobject-introspectionBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • mesonBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ninjaBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
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