macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libquicktimelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libquicktimeMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/libquicktime/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libquicktime with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, zypper
Library for reading and writing quicktime files. Version 1.2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libquicktime-devDebian stable package indexes · libquicktime-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libquicktimeFedora Rawhide package metadata · libquicktime · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libquicktimeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libquicktime · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Library for reading and writing quicktime files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- lqt_transcode
- lqtremux
- qt2text
- qtdechunk
- qtdump
- qtinfo
- qtrechunk
- qtstreamize
- qtyuv4toyuv
history
Project history and usage
libquicktime is a C library and tool suite for reading and writing QuickTime-family media files on Unix-like systems, descended from the quicktime4linux codebase.
Project history
The SourceForge project was registered on 2002-02-08 and its news page records the 0.9.0 release on 2002-05-21. The README describes libquicktime as based on quicktime4linux, but with autoconf, automake, libtool, system codec-library detection, dynamically loadable codecs, and source compatibility goals for quicktime4linux applications such as Cinelerra and xmovie.
The project sits in the early-2000s Linux multimedia lineage, when QuickTime, AVI, MP4, and codec support were fragmented across libraries, plugins, and external codec packages. Its design reflects that era: split codecs from the core library, depend on system JPEG, Ogg Vorbis, libpng, libdv, and similar libraries, and expose command-line utilities for transcoding, remuxing, dumping, and stream preparation.
Adoption history
libquicktime was packaged by Unix distributions because older video applications needed a LGPL library for QuickTime containers without bundling every codec. The input package-manager metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Ubuntu, and openSUSE packages, and the SourceForge file page records the 1.2.4 tarball as the downloadable source release.
How it is used
Package users typically use libquicktime indirectly through applications or directly through tools such as lqt_transcode, lqtremux, qtdump, qtinfo, and qtstreamize for inspecting or converting old QuickTime-family media.
Why package nerds care
libquicktime is a fossil from the pre-FFmpeg-everywhere multimedia stack. It is significant because it shows how distributions used modular codec libraries and LGPL container code to make proprietary-era media formats usable on free Unix desktops.
Timeline
- 2002: SourceForge project registered on 2002-02-08.
- 2002: libquicktime 0.9.0 released on 2002-05-21.
- 2006: libquicktime 0.9.9 announced with improved codec and file-format support.
- 2012: SourceForge file browser listed the libquicktime package tree dated 2012-03-29.
- 2024: SourceForge project metadata recorded an activity update on 2024-02-03.
Related projects
- libquicktime is directly related to quicktime4linux, Cinelerra, xmovie, FFmpeg plugin code, libdv, libpng, libjpeg, and Ogg Vorbis libraries. It also belongs to the same historical multimedia packaging neighborhood as other SourceForge-era video libraries.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lqt_transcode | cli | global executable | |
lqtremux | cli | global executable | |
qt2text | cli | global executable | |
qtdechunk | cli | global executable | |
qtdump | cli | global executable | |
qtinfo | cli | global executable | |
qtrechunk | cli | global executable | |
qtstreamize | cli | global executable | |
qtyuv4toyuv | 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 version1.2.4
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libquicktime |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libquicktime |
| Homepage | https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/libquicktime/git/ci/master/tree |
| Upstream docs | https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/libquicktime/libquicktime/1.2.4/libquicktime-1.2.4.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T08:00:45-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext |
| 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 | libquicktime |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 5 |
| 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%
libquicktime-dev 2:1.2.4-16+b1
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (development)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libquicktime-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Debian apt95%
libquicktime-doc 2:1.2.4-16
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (documentation)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libquicktime-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Debian apt95%
libquicktime2 2:1.2.4-16+b1
library for reading and writing Quicktime files
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libquicktime2- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Debian apt95%
quicktime-utils 2:1.2.4-16+b1
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (utilities)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install quicktime-utils- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Debian apt95%
quicktime-x11utils 2:1.2.4-16+b1
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (x11 utilities)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install quicktime-x11utils- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Ubuntu apt95%
libquicktime-dev 2:1.2.4-16
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (development)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libquicktime-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Ubuntu apt95%
libquicktime-doc 2:1.2.4-16
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (documentation)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libquicktime-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Ubuntu apt95%
libquicktime2 2:1.2.4-16
library for reading and writing Quicktime files
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libquicktime2- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Ubuntu apt95%
quicktime-utils 2:1.2.4-16
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (utilities)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install quicktime-utils- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
Ubuntu apt95%
quicktime-x11utils 2:1.2.4-16
library for reading and writing Quicktime files (x11 utilities)
https://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install quicktime-x11utils- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
dnf95%
libquicktime 1.2.4^20240202git2213b76-3.fc44
Library for reading and writing Quicktime files
http://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install libquicktime- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 14 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
dnf95%
libquicktime-devel 1.2.4^20240202git2213b76-3.fc44
Development files for libquicktime
http://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install libquicktime-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
dnf95%
libquicktime-utils 1.2.4^20240202git2213b76-3.fc44
Utilities for working with Quicktime files
http://libquicktime.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install libquicktime-utils- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 14 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
zypper95%
libquicktime 1.2.4+git20180804.fff99cd-9.4
Library for Reading and Writing Quicktime Movie Files
sudo zypper install libquicktime- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
zypper95%
libquicktime-32bit 1.2.4+git20180804.fff99cd-9.4
Library for Reading and Writing Quicktime Movie Files
sudo zypper install libquicktime-32bit- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 12 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
zypper95%
libquicktime-devel 1.2.4+git20180804.fff99cd-9.4
Library for reading/writing quicktime movie files
sudo zypper install libquicktime-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libquicktime
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libquicktime
source trail
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- package-page enrichment