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Audio Visualization tool and library. Version 0.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0Debian stable package indexes · libvisual-0.4-0 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libvisualFedora Rawhide package metadata · libvisual · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libvisual-0_4-0openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libvisual-0_4-0 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Audio Visualization tool and library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- lv-tool-0.4
history
Project history and usage
libvisual is an audio-visualization framework that lets applications feed audio streams into visualization plugins and display the resulting graphics through supported output paths.
Project history
The project presents itself as Libvisual, with a homepage tagline of making music visual and a GitHub repository that distinguishes the maintained 0.4.x branch from master development toward 0.5.x and later. The repository tag list preserves older libvisual, plugin, and XMMS-era release tags, reflecting its roots in classic desktop music-visualization plugin stacks.
Adoption history
Its adoption is narrower than core multimedia codecs, but it filled a recognizable packaging niche for applications that wanted visualization effects without each player inventing its own plugin API. Distribution packages often keep the 0.4 line available for older consumers.
How it is used
Applications link the library to host visual plugins, and the package also includes lv-tool-0.4 for command-line interaction with the 0.4 stack.
Why package nerds care
libvisual is interesting as old-school Linux desktop media plumbing: a shared ABI and plugin model for visualizers, with separate historical tags for core, plugins, and XMMS integration.
Timeline
- 2005-2013: Project homepage copyright range covers the original public project era.
- 0.1.x and 0.2.x: Early public tags for libvisual, plugins, and XMMS integration appear in the repository.
- 0.4.x: Long-lived maintenance branch using C99, C++11, and Autotools.
- 0.5.x: Master branch development moved toward C11, C++20, and CMake.
Related projects
- libvisual-plugins provided visualization plugins for the core library.
- libvisual-xmms connected the stack to the XMMS player ecosystem.
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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lv-tool-0.4 | 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 version0.4.2
manager updated2026-06-01
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisualnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libvisual |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libvisual |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual |
| Repository | https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual/releases/download/libvisual-0.4.2/libvisual-0.4.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-01T11:51:09-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | sdl12-compat |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, 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 | libvisual |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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%
libvisual-0.4-0 0.4.2-2+b2
audio visualization framework
sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
Debian apt95%
libvisual-0.4-dev 0.4.2-2+b2
audio visualization framework (development files)
sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
Debian apt95%
lv-tool-0.4 0.4.2-2+b2
tool from Libvisual to visualize a music from audio players
sudo apt install lv-tool-0.4- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
Ubuntu apt95%
libvisual-0.4-0 0.4.2-2build1
audio visualization framework
sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
Ubuntu apt95%
libvisual-0.4-dev 0.4.2-2build1
audio visualization framework (development files)
sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
Ubuntu apt95%
lv-tool-0.4 0.4.2-2build1
tool from Libvisual to visualize a music from audio players
sudo apt install lv-tool-0.4- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
dnf95%
libvisual 0.4.2-4.fc44
Abstraction library for audio visualisation plugins
https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual
sudo dnf install libvisual- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libvisual
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
dnf95%
libvisual-devel 0.4.2-4.fc44
Development files for libvisual
https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual
sudo dnf install libvisual-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libvisual
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
dnf95%
libvisual-tools 0.4.2-4.fc44
Command-line tools for libvisual
https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual
sudo dnf install libvisual-tools- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
zypper95%
libvisual-0_4-0 0.4.0-207.5
Sound Visualization library
http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page
sudo zypper install libvisual-0_4-0- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
zypper95%
libvisual-0_4-0-32bit 0.4.0-207.5
Sound Visualization library
http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page
sudo zypper install libvisual-0_4-0-32bit- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
zypper95%
libvisual-devel 0.4.0-207.5
Headers for the libvisual sound visualization library
http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page
sudo zypper install libvisual-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Visualization
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libvisual
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libvisual
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