# Install libbluray with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Blu-Ray disc playback library for media players like VLC. Version 1.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libbluray ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libbluray ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libbluray ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/libbluray/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libbluray ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libbluray from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libbluray-bdj ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libbluray-bdj from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libbluray ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libbluray from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libbluray ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libbluray/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libbluray ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libbluray from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libbluray-bdj ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libbluray-bdj from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libbluray - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4.1 - **Source summary:** Blu-Ray disc playback library for media players like VLC - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bd_info (cli) - bd_list_titles (cli) - bd_splice (cli) - bd_info (alias) - bd_list_titles (alias) - bd_splice (alias) ## Dependencies - fontconfig - freetype - libudfread ## Build dependencies - meson - ninja - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.4.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage libbluray is VideoLAN's open-source Blu-ray Disc playback library for media players such as VLC and MPlayer. It handles Blu-ray navigation, playlist parsing, menus, and BD-J while deliberately staying separate from DRM-circumvention code. ### Project history VideoLAN describes libbluray as a research project developed by an international team from Doom9, started from scratch without external specifications or copied code. The project page emphasizes portability across GNU/Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, LGPL licensing, and a legal boundary: commercial discs protected by AACS or BD+ require separate projects such as libaacs or libbdplus. The VideoLAN download archive records release directories beginning with 0.2.1 on 2011-11-30. Jean-Baptiste Kempf's 2011 VideoLAN release post described 0.2.1 as the first usable libbluray release and compared it to libdvdnav for Blu-ray Discs. ### Adoption history libbluray became part of the free multimedia stack because media players could integrate Blu-ray structure and menu support without bundling decryption. VideoLAN's project page names VLC and MPlayer, and package managers distribute it as a dependency for playback applications and media frameworks. ### How it is used Applications link libbluray to read Blu-ray directory structures, interpret playlists, navigate titles, and support Java-based BD-J menus. Users normally experience it through a player such as VLC, mpv, MPlayer, Kodi, or FFmpeg builds rather than by invoking libbluray directly. ### Why package nerds care libbluray is important because it keeps the open-source Blu-ray stack modular: disc navigation and BD-J live here, while AACS and BD+ are separate. That split lets distributions package a legal playback/navigation library even when encrypted commercial-disc playback needs user-provided keys or additional components. ### Timeline - 2011: VideoLAN download archive lists libbluray 0.2.1 on 2011-11-30. - 2011: Jean-Baptiste Kempf describes libbluray 0.2.1 as the first usable release. - 2017: VideoLAN archive lists libbluray 1.0.0 on 2017-03-02. - 2020: VideoLAN archive lists libbluray 1.2.1 on 2020-10-24. - 2025: libbluray 1.4.0 release post describes BD-J, symbol visibility, and Meson build-system work. - 2026: VideoLAN archive lists libbluray 1.4.1 on 2026-02-25. ### Related projects - VLC, MPlayer, mpv, Kodi, FFmpeg, libaacs, libbdplus, libudfread, libdvdnav, libdvdread, and libdvdcss form the nearby optical-disc and media-playback ecosystem. ### 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:** libbluray - **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 - libbluray-bdj - 1:1.3.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbluray-bdj from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Blu-ray Disc Java support library (BD-J library) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Debian apt - libbluray-bin - 1:1.3.4-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbluray-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (tools) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Debian apt - libbluray-dev - 1:1.3.4-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbluray-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (development files) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Debian apt - libbluray-doc - 1:1.3.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbluray-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (documentation) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Debian apt - libbluray2 - 1:1.3.4-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbluray2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (shared library) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Nix - libbluray: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libbluray/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libbluray-bdj - 1:1.3.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbluray-bdj from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Blu-ray Disc Java support library (BD-J library) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Ubuntu apt - libbluray-bin - 1:1.3.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbluray-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (tools) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Ubuntu apt - libbluray-dev - 1:1.3.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbluray-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (development files) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Ubuntu apt - libbluray-doc - 1:1.3.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbluray-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (documentation) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - Ubuntu apt - libbluray2 - 1:1.3.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbluray2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Blu-ray disc playback support library (shared library) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - apk - libbluray - 1.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libbluray from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library for Blu-Ray disc playback | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - apk - libbluray-dev - 1.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libbluray-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library for Blu-Ray disc playback (development files) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - dnf - libbluray - 1.4.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libbluray from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Library to access Blu-Ray disks for video playback | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - dnf - libbluray-bdj - 1.4.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libbluray-bdj from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | BDJ support for libbluray | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html - dnf - libbluray-devel - 1.4.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libbluray-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libbluray | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html ## 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/) - 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