macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libshoutlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libshoutMacPorts ports tree · audio/libshout/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libshout with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Data and connectivity library for the Icecast server. Version 2.4.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libshoutAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libshout · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libshout-devDebian stable package indexes · libshout-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libshoutFedora Rawhide package metadata · libshout · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libshoutnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libshout/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libshoutArch Linux sync databases · libshout · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libshout-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libshout-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Data and connectivity library for the Icecast server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- shout
history
Project history and usage
libshout is Xiph.Org's C library for writing Icecast source clients. It hides the connection, timing, metadata, and protocol details needed to send a live stream to an Icecast server.
Project history
Icecast.org describes the Icecast project as a collection of programs and libraries for streaming audio over the Internet, with Icecast as the server, IceS as a source client, and libshout as the library for communicating with Icecast servers. The Icecast download page describes libshout as the library used to write a source client like ices.
The libshout 2 documentation describes the library as a way to stream audio to Icecast or Shoutcast-compatible servers. By the 2015 libshout 2.4.0 release, the project had added TLS support, audio-only WebM, improved metadata APIs, HTTP protocol improvements, and basic RoarAudio protocol support.
Adoption history
libshout spread through the ecosystem because source clients, encoders, automation scripts, and language bindings could reuse the same stream-to-server plumbing instead of reimplementing Icecast protocol behavior. Icecast's download page lists libshout alongside bindings for Java, Python, Perl, Ruby, OCaml, and other wrapper projects.
The library is packaged by Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and other package systems, which reflects its role as a build dependency for audio streaming tools rather than a standalone end-user app.
How it is used
A program using libshout opens a connection to an Icecast server, identifies a mountpoint, sends encoded audio data, and updates metadata through the library APIs. The library handles socket connection behavior, stream timing, and data validation before the stream reaches the server.
The Homebrew package also installs the `shout` command, but libshout's main value is as a library for applications that need to become Icecast source clients.
Why package nerds care
libshout is a small but culturally important streaming library: it belongs to the Xiph/Icecast world of open Internet audio, where servers, codecs, source clients, and metadata conventions are separate packages that distros wire together.
It is also a classic package-manager dependency: easy to overlook until a streaming app needs Icecast output, at which point libshout is the boring C ABI that keeps the app from owning protocol edge cases.
Timeline
- 2003: The libshout 2 DocBook documentation records Brendan Cully and Xiph.Org copyright metadata.
- 2015-11-17: Icecast announced libshout 2.4.0 with TLS, audio-only WebM, metadata, and HTTP protocol improvements.
- 2019-04-28: Icecast announced libshout 2.4.2 with updated documentation.
- 2022-04-10: Icecast announced libshout 2.4.6 with pkg-config fixes, optional Vorbis support, documentation cleanup, metadata API updates, plain-text streaming support, and tool build controls.
Related projects
- Icecast is the server that receives streams, IceS is a source client, ezstream is another source-client tool in the Icecast ecosystem, and Xiph.Org codec projects such as Ogg Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, Speex, and Theora often appear in the same streaming stack.
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 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
shout | 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 version2.4.6
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://icecast.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libshout |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libshout |
| Homepage | https://icecast.org/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/icecast-libshout |
| Upstream docs | https://icecast.org/docs/libshout |
| License | LGPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/xiph/releases/libshout/libshout-2.4.6.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:32:38-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libogg, libvorbis, openssl@3, speex, theora |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | libshout |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| 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%
libshout-dev 2.4.6-1+b3
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library (development)
sudo apt install libshout-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Debian apt95%
libshout-tools 2.4.6-1+b3
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library - commandline tools
sudo apt install libshout-tools- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Debian apt95%
libshout3 2.4.6-1+b3
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library
sudo apt install libshout3- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Debian apt95%
libshout3-dev 2.4.6-1+b3
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library (transitional package)
sudo apt install libshout3-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Nix95%
libshout
nix profile install nixpkgs#libshout- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Ubuntu apt95%
libshout-dev 2.4.6-1build2
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library (development)
sudo apt install libshout-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Ubuntu apt95%
libshout-tools 2.4.6-1build2
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library - commandline tools
sudo apt install libshout-tools- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Ubuntu apt95%
libshout3 2.4.6-1build2
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library
sudo apt install libshout3- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
Ubuntu apt95%
libshout3-dev 2.4.6-1build2
MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library (transitional package)
sudo apt install libshout3-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libshout
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
apk95%
libshout 2.4.6-r4
Library for accessing a shoutcast/icecast server
sudo apk add libshout- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libshout
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
apk95%
libshout-dev 2.4.6-r4
Library for accessing a shoutcast/icecast server (development files)
sudo apk add libshout-dev- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libshout
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
apk95%
libshout-doc 2.4.6-r4
Library for accessing a shoutcast/icecast server (documentation)
sudo apk add libshout-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libshout
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
apk95%
libshout-static 2.4.6-r4
Library for accessing a shoutcast/icecast server (static library)
sudo apk add libshout-static- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libshout
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
dnf95%
libshout 2.4.6-10.fc44
Icecast source streaming library
sudo dnf install libshout- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libshout
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
dnf95%
libshout-devel 2.4.6-10.fc44
Header files for libshout development
sudo dnf install libshout-devel- License: LGPLv2+
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libshout
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
pacman95%
libshout 1:2.4.6-5
Library for accessing a shoutcast/icecast server
sudo pacman -S libshout- License: LGPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libshout
source trail
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