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Lightweight Open Sound Control implementation. Version 0.36 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-20.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install liblo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install liblo

MacPorts ports tree · audio/liblo/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add liblo

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install liblo-dev

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install liblo

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#liblo

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S liblo

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install liblo-devel

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

overview

Package summary

Lightweight Open Sound Control implementation

Commands and aliases

  • oscdump
  • oscsend
  • oscsendfile

history

Project history and usage

liblo, the Lite OSC library, is a lightweight C implementation of Open Sound Control for POSIX systems. It is most relevant to audio, music, media-art, and interactive systems that need to send and receive OSC messages over modern network transports.

Project history

The liblo homepage says the project was started by Steve Harris and later maintained by Stephen Sinclair. Its early release notes describe it as an ANSI C implementation intended to make OSC application development easy.

Release notes show public releases at least as far back as 0.13 on October 19, 2004. The 0.25 release on July 18, 2008 added oscsend and oscdump command-line tools, broadcast support, multicast support, and message deserialization. The 0.26 release on March 7, 2009 changed the license to LGPL 2.1 or later after requests for use in non-GPL software.

The project moved through SourceForge hosting and GitHub development. The homepage states that GitHub is preferred for active development, with the SourceForge git repository kept synchronized manually and used for web hosting.

Adoption history

liblo's adoption is tied to OSC itself, a protocol used among computers, sound synthesizers, multimedia devices, and interactive control surfaces. Its small C API, C++ wrapper, and CLI tools made it easy for Unix audio software and scripting workflows to exchange OSC messages.

Package-manager metadata in this batch lists liblo across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, which matches a library used by cross-platform creative-coding and audio stacks.

How it is used

Typical command-line use centers on oscsend for emitting OSC messages and oscdump for inspecting received traffic. Library users create OSC addresses, servers, messages, bundles, and method handlers through the C API or C++ wrapper.

Why package nerds care

liblo is significant because it turns OSC from a multimedia protocol spec into a tiny linkable Unix library plus inspectable CLI tools. It is the sort of package that quietly enables live-coding, synth control, media installations, and test rigs.

Timeline

  • 2004: Release 0.13 announced on October 19, 2004.
  • 2008: Release 0.25 added oscsend and oscdump.
  • 2009: Release 0.26 changed liblo to LGPL 2.1 or later.
  • 2013: Release 0.27 added major bundle, multicast, TCP, and Unix-socket improvements.
  • 2024: Release 0.32 added OSC path validation and CMake improvements.
  • 2026: Releases 0.35 and 0.36 were published on April 30, 2026.

Related projects

  • Open Sound Control is the protocol liblo implements.
  • The liblo homepage lists related bindings and modules including Net::LibLO, pyliblo, and aiolo.

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.
  • 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
oscdumpcliglobal executable
oscsendcliglobal executable
oscsendfilecliglobal 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 version0.36
manager updated2026-06-20
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://liblo.sourceforge.net/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:liblo
Version0.36
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/liblo
Homepagehttps://liblo.sourceforge.net/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/radarsat1/liblo
Upstream docshttps://liblo.sourceforge.net/
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/liblo/liblo/0.36/liblo-0.36.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-20T00:28:02Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesdoxygen
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 Nameliblo
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%

liblo-dev 0.32-2

Lightweight OSC library -- development files

https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo

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

liblo-tools 0.32-2

Lightweight OSC library (command-line tools)

https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo

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

liblo7 0.32-2

Lightweight OSC library

https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo

sudo apt install liblo7
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: liblo
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblo7 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

liblo

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

liblo-dev 0.31-1build1

Lightweight OSC library -- development files

https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo

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

liblo-tools 0.31-1build1

Lightweight OSC library (command-line tools)

https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo

sudo apt install liblo-tools
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: liblo
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblo-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

liblo7 0.31-1build1

Lightweight OSC library

https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo

sudo apt install liblo7
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: liblo
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblo7 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

liblo 0.31-r1

Open Sound Control protocol implementation for POSIX systems

https://liblo.sourceforge.net/

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

liblo-dev 0.31-r1

Open Sound Control protocol implementation for POSIX systems (development files)

https://liblo.sourceforge.net/

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

liblo 0.34-3.fc44

Open Sound Control library

https://liblo.sourceforge.net

sudo dnf install liblo
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: liblo
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblo from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

liblo-devel 0.34-3.fc44

Libraries, includes, etc to develop liblo applications

https://liblo.sourceforge.net

sudo dnf install liblo-devel
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: liblo
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblo-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

liblo 1:0.35-1

A lightweight OSC (Open Sound Control) implementation

http://liblo.sourceforge.net/

sudo pacman -S liblo
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: liblo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

liblo-devel 0.35-1.1

Header files for the liblo OSC implementation

https://liblo.sourceforge.net

sudo zypper install liblo-devel
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: liblo
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblo-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

liblo7 0.35-1.1

Open Sound Control implementation

https://liblo.sourceforge.net

sudo zypper install liblo7
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: liblo
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblo7 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

liblo

sudo port install liblo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Liblo
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: audio/liblo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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