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Install libkate with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Overlay codec for multiplexed audio/video in Ogg. Version 0.4.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libkate

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libkate-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libkate-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libkate

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libkate

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libkate

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libkate-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libkate-devel · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Overlay codec for multiplexed audio/video in Ogg

Commands and aliases

  • katalyzer
  • katedec
  • kateenc

history

Project history and usage

libkate is the reference implementation of Kate, an Ogg overlay codec for timed text, karaoke, subtitles, lyrics, images, and arbitrary timed metadata. It belongs to the Xiph.Org media-codec ecosystem alongside Ogg, Vorbis, and Theora.

Project history

The Xiph.Org repository records an initial import on 2008-03-21. The README describes libkate as the reference implementation for the Kate bitstream format and explains that Kate was meant to carry Unicode text, images, animation, and timed metadata in an Ogg container.

The project shipped command-line tools such as kateenc, katedec, and katalyzer, plus KateDJ for remixing Kate tracks in Ogg streams. Upstream documentation also pointed to libtiger, a Pango/Cairo rendering library for Kate streams.

Adoption history

Kate occupied a specific moment in open media packaging: Xiph codecs were widely packaged, subtitle and karaoke support were still codec-fragmented, and players such as VLC, MPlayer, xine, and GStreamer were natural integration targets. The README notes VLC 1.0 support for basic text and SPU Kate streams and preliminary patches for other players.

How it is used

The included tools encode Kate text or SubRip files into Ogg/Kate streams, decode Ogg/Kate streams back to text formats, inspect streams, and remix Kate tracks. Most use cases were subtitles, lyrics, karaoke timing, and metadata overlays multiplexed with audio or video.

Why package nerds care

libkate is package-nerd catnip because it is a small, specialized codec library from the Ogg era: valuable for archival compatibility and multimedia dependency graphs, but rarely something a user installs directly. It explains why older multimedia stacks may carry an apparently odd subtitle/karaoke codec dependency.

Timeline

  • 2008-03-21: Xiph.Org Kate repository initial import.
  • 2008: README copyright identifies Vincent Penquerc'h and describes libkate as the reference implementation.
  • 2008-09-28: kate-0.2.1 tag points at a maintenance commit.
  • 2009: README describes VLC 1.0 support for basic Kate streams.

Related projects

  • Related projects include Ogg, Vorbis, Theora, VLC, MPlayer, xine, GStreamer, libtiger, Pango, Cairo, and SubRip subtitle tooling.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:video,audio

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 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

CommandKindExposureNote
katalyzercliglobal executable
katedeccliglobal executable
kateenccliglobal 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 version0.4.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:libkate
Version0.4.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libkate
Homepagehttps://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate
Upstream docshttps://wiki.xiph.org/OggKate
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://downloads.xiph.org/releases/kate/libkate-0.4.3.tar.gz
Dependencieslibogg, libpng
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

libkate-dev 0.4.3-1

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation (dev)

https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate

sudo apt install libkate-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libkate-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libkate-tools 0.4.3-1

Utilities for mangling kate Ogg files

https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate

sudo apt install libkate-tools
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libkate-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libkate1 0.4.3-1

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation

https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate

sudo apt install libkate1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libkate1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

liboggkate-dev 0.4.3-1

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg (dev)

https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate

sudo apt install liboggkate-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liboggkate-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

liboggkate1 0.4.3-1

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg

https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate

sudo apt install liboggkate1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liboggkate1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

libkate

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

libkate-dev 0.4.1-11build2

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation (dev)

https://code.google.com/p/libkate/

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

libkate1 0.4.1-11build2

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation

https://code.google.com/p/libkate/

sudo apt install libkate1
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libkate1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

liboggkate-dev 0.4.1-11build2

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg (dev)

https://code.google.com/p/libkate/

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

liboggkate1 0.4.1-11build2

Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg

https://code.google.com/p/libkate/

sudo apt install liboggkate1
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liboggkate1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

libkate 0.4.1-35.fc44

Libraries to handle the Kate bitstream format

https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate

sudo dnf install libkate
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libkate-devel 0.4.1-35.fc44

Development files for libkate

https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate

sudo dnf install libkate-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libkate-docs 0.4.1-35.fc44

Documentation for libkate

https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate

sudo dnf install libkate-docs
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate-docs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libkate-utils 0.4.1-35.fc44

Encoder/Decoder utilities for libkate

https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate

sudo dnf install libkate-utils
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

libkate 0.4.3-4

A karaoke and text codec for embedding in ogg

https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate

sudo pacman -S libkate
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: libkate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libkate-devel 0.4.3-1.4

A karaoke and text codec for embedding in Ogg - Development Files

https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate

sudo zypper install libkate-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libkate
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libkate
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libkate-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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