macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libgiglocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libgigMacPorts ports tree · audio/libgig/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libgig with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Library for Gigasampler and DLS (Downloadable Sounds) Level 1/2 files. Version 4.5.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gigtoolsDebian stable package indexes · gigtools · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libgignixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libgig/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libgigArch Linux sync databases · libgig · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libakai0openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libakai0 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Library for Gigasampler and DLS (Downloadable Sounds) Level 1/2 files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- akaidump
- akaiextract
- dlsdump
- gig2mono
- gig2stereo
- gigdump
- gigextract
- gigmerge
- korg2gig
- korgdump
- rifftree
- sf2dump
- sf2extract
- wav2gig
history
Project history and usage
libgig is the LinuxSampler project's C++ library for GigaSampler/GigaStudio .gig files and related sampler formats. It packages the unglamorous but essential file-format work behind LinuxSampler, gigedit, and command-line sample-library inspection and conversion tools.
Project history
The LinuxSampler project page says libgig was written by Christian Schoenebeck and released as source under the GPL, with AKAI classes under the LGPL. The release list reaches back to libgig 0.6.0 on 20 December 2003 and shows a 1.0.0 release on 26 November 2004.
Over time libgig expanded beyond GigaSampler/GigaStudio and DLS Level 1/2 files to include KORG sample-based instruments, SoundFont v2 files, and AKAI sampler data. The same page records platform evolution: POSIX-oriented development, Windows support since 3.1.1, file resizing work since 3.0.0, and C++11 plus UUID requirements since 4.3.0.
Adoption history
libgig's adoption is bound to the LinuxSampler suite. The LinuxSampler downloads page places libgig as a mandatory dependency for LinuxSampler and gigedit, and the libgig page names qsampler-related metadata use and third-party access to GigaSampler files.
Package managers often expose the command-line tools under names such as gigtools, making libgig useful even outside the full sampler stack for dumping, extracting, merging, and converting sampler-file data.
How it is used
Users use libgig directly as a library or indirectly through tools such as gigdump, gigextract, gigmerge, gig2mono, gig2stereo, korgdump, korg2gig, sf2dump, sf2extract, akaidump, akaiextract, dlsdump, and rifftree.
The project is especially useful around legacy and proprietary sampler media, where preserving, inspecting, or converting instrument libraries matters more than creating new audio synthesis code.
Why package nerds care
libgig is a good example of a package that exists because file formats outlive products. GigaSampler and GigaStudio-era sample libraries remain useful, and libgig gives free-software audio stacks a maintained way to read and manipulate them.
For packagers, it is part of a small LinuxSampler constellation: libgig below LinuxSampler and gigedit, with qsampler and JSampler as frontends around the sampler engine.
Timeline
- 2003: libgig 0.6.0 source package released on 20 December 2003.
- 2004: libgig 1.0.0 released on 26 November 2004.
- 2006: libgig 3.0.0 released, with later documentation noting file-resizing implementation changes from this line.
- 2007: libgig 3.1.1 released, with project documentation noting Windows support since this release.
- 2015: libgig 4.0.0 released.
- 2021: libgig 4.3.0 released, requiring a C++11 compiler and an OS-provided UUID function.
- 2025: libgig 4.5.2 source package listed with a 17 December 2025 timestamp.
Related projects
- LinuxSampler is the main consuming sampler engine. gigedit edits .gig instruments, qsampler and JSampler are frontends in the same suite, and liblscp provides LinuxSampler Control Protocol support.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
akaidump | cli | global executable | |
akaiextract | cli | global executable | |
dlsdump | cli | global executable | |
gig2mono | cli | global executable | |
gig2stereo | cli | global executable | |
gigdump | cli | global executable | |
gigextract | cli | global executable | |
gigmerge | cli | global executable | |
korg2gig | cli | global executable | |
korgdump | cli | global executable | |
rifftree | cli | global executable | |
sf2dump | cli | global executable | |
sf2extract | cli | global executable | |
wav2gig | 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 version4.5.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libgig |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.5.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libgig |
| Homepage | https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/ |
| Repository | https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/libgig/trunk |
| Upstream docs | https://download.linuxsampler.org/doc/libgig/html |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/libgig-4.5.2.tar.bz2 |
| Dependencies | libsndfile |
| Build dependencies | 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 | libgig |
| 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%
gigtools 4.4.1-1+b1
command line tools for Gigasampler and DLS Level 1/2 files
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install gigtools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Debian apt95%
libakai0t64 4.4.1-1+b1
library for loading and modifying akai files
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libakai0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Debian apt95%
libgig-dev 4.4.1-1+b1
development files for libgig
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libgig-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Debian apt95%
libgig-doc 4.4.1-1
HTML documentation for libgig
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libgig-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libgig
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Debian apt95%
libgig10t64 4.4.1-1+b1
library for loading and modifying Gigasampler and DLS files
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libgig10t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Nix95%
libgig
nix profile install nixpkgs#libgig- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Ubuntu apt95%
gigtools 4.3.0~ds1-2.1build1
command line tools for Gigasampler and DLS Level 1/2 files
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install gigtools- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Ubuntu apt95%
libakai0t64 4.3.0~ds1-2.1build1
library for loading and modifying akai files
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libakai0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Ubuntu apt95%
libgig-dev 4.3.0~ds1-2.1build1
development files for libgig
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libgig-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Ubuntu apt95%
libgig-doc 4.3.0~ds1-2.1build1
HTML documentation for libgig
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libgig-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libgig
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
Ubuntu apt95%
libgig10t64 4.3.0~ds1-2.1build1
library for loading and modifying Gigasampler and DLS files
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo apt install libgig10t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgig
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
pacman95%
libgig 4.5.2-1
C++ library for loading, modifying and creating .gig, .ksf, .kmp, .sf2 and DLS files
https://www.linuxsampler.org/libgig/
sudo pacman -S libgig- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
zypper95%
libakai0 4.5.1-1.3
Library for accessing AKAI disk images
sudo zypper install libakai0- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgig
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
zypper95%
libgig-devel 4.5.1-1.3
Library for loading Gigasampler and DLS Level 1/2 files
sudo zypper install libgig-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Languages/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgig
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
zypper95%
libgig-tools 4.5.1-1.3
Example applications for libgig
sudo zypper install libgig-tools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgig
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
zypper95%
libgig13 4.5.1-1.3
Library for loading Gigasampler and DLS Level 1/2 files
sudo zypper install libgig13- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgig
- 6 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libgig
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