# Install libmonome with Homebrew Library for easy interaction with monome devices. Version 1.4.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libmonome ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libmonome ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libmonome - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4.10 - **Source summary:** Library for easy interaction with monome devices - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** ISC - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-08T09:04:45Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - monomeserial (cli) - monomeserial (alias) ## Dependencies - liblo ## 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: 1.4.10 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/monome/libmonome - Upstream latest detected: v1.4.10 (current) ## Project history and usage libmonome is the C library for interacting with monome grid controllers. It sits between monome's minimalist music hardware and applications written in C, Python, or other languages that can wrap a C API. ### Project history The libmonome README says the library was written by William Light and developed to make monome devices easy to use from languages such as C and Python. It supports 40h and series devices through a unified API and can communicate with a physical device or with a running monomeserial instance through OSC. The broader monome software stack moved toward serialosc, a daemon that converts USB serial communication into OSC and lets applications discover and connect to grid and arc devices. libmonome remains part of that low-level stack for programs that need direct or native-library interaction. ### Adoption history libmonome's adoption is intentionally small and hardware-centered. It is packaged by Homebrew for users building monome-related tools on macOS or Linux, and monome's documentation points users toward libraries for different creative-coding environments rather than a single application stack. The project is important inside the monome community because grid and arc hardware are used by musicians, live coders, Max/MSP users, SuperCollider users, norns users, and experimental instrument builders who often bridge hardware events into their own software. ### How it is used Applications use libmonome to open monome devices, receive key events, and send LED updates through a C API. The related monomeserial and serialosc tools bridge device serial communication into OSC so creative applications can interact over local UDP ports. Package users usually encounter libmonome as a prerequisite for monome utilities or language bindings, not as a standalone user-facing application. ### Why package nerds care libmonome is a wonderfully specific package: a small C library for a family of boutique grid controllers. It shows how package managers carry not just servers and compilers but the driver glue for creative hardware communities. For maintainers, it is a reminder that niche hardware packages need stable build recipes because musicians and artists often depend on old tools continuing to compile years after the hardware first shipped. ### Timeline - 2010s: libmonome is developed as C-library glue for monome 40h and series devices. - 2010s: serialosc becomes the documented background service that converts monome USB serial communication into OSC for grid and arc applications. - 2024: libmonome 1.4.9 adds arc intensity support. - 2026: libmonome 1.4.10 is released with a soname version fix. ### Related projects - serialosc is the companion daemon that routes monome hardware communication over OSC. - monome grid and arc are the hardware families libmonome targets. - monomeSC, Max objects, norns, and grid studies are higher-level creative-coding layers in the monome ecosystem. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for libmonome. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libmonome - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [liblo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/liblo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [serialosc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/serialosc/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [libmikmod](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libmikmod/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, libraries, library, media. - [fdk-aac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fdk-aac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, library, media. - [freealut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freealut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, library, media. - [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, library, media. - [gdk-pixbuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdk-pixbuf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, libraries, media. - [h264bitstream](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/h264bitstream/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, libraries, media. - [id3lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, library, media. - [jasper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jasper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, library, media. - [csound](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/csound/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, liblo, media, music. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libmonome.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libmonome.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph