# Install liblo with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Lightweight Open Sound Control implementation. Version 0.36 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:liblo ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install liblo ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install liblo ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/liblo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add liblo ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install liblo-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: liblo-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install liblo ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblo 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#liblo ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/liblo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S liblo ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: liblo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install liblo-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblo-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:liblo - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.36 - **Source summary:** Lightweight Open Sound Control implementation - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-20T00:28:02Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - oscdump (cli) - oscsend (cli) - oscsendfile (cli) - oscdump (alias) - oscsend (alias) - oscsendfile (alias) ## Build dependencies - doxygen ## 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: 0.36 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://liblo.sourceforge.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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. ### 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:** liblo - **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 - liblo-dev - 0.32-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblo-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight OSC library -- development files | https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo - Debian apt - liblo-tools - 0.32-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblo-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight OSC library (command-line tools) | https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo - Debian apt - liblo7 - 0.32-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblo7 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight OSC library | https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo - Nix - liblo: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/liblo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - liblo-dev - 0.31-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblo-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight OSC library -- development files | https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo - Ubuntu apt - liblo-tools - 0.31-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblo-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight OSC library (command-line tools) | https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo - Ubuntu apt - liblo7 - 0.31-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblo7 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight OSC library | https://github.com/radarsat1/liblo - apk - liblo - 0.31-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open Sound Control protocol implementation for POSIX systems | https://liblo.sourceforge.net/ - apk - liblo-dev - 0.31-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblo-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open Sound Control protocol implementation for POSIX systems (development files) | https://liblo.sourceforge.net/ - dnf - liblo - 0.34-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblo from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Open Sound Control library | https://liblo.sourceforge.net - dnf - liblo-devel - 0.34-3.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Libraries, includes, etc to develop liblo applications | https://liblo.sourceforge.net - pacman - liblo - 1:0.35-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: liblo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A lightweight OSC (Open Sound Control) implementation | http://liblo.sourceforge.net/ - zypper - liblo-devel - 0.35-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblo-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Header files for the liblo OSC implementation | https://liblo.sourceforge.net - zypper - liblo7 - 0.35-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblo7 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Open Sound Control implementation | https://liblo.sourceforge.net - 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