# Install libvisual with Homebrew, apt, dnf, zypper Audio Visualization tool and library. Version 0.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libvisual ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libvisual ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libvisual-0.4-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libvisual ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisual from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libvisual-0_4-0 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvisual-0_4-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libvisual - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.2 - **Source summary:** Audio Visualization tool and library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T11:51:09-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - lv-tool-0.4 (cli) - lv-tool-0.4 (alias) ## Dependencies - sdl12-compat ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - 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 ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.4.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 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:** libvisual - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libvisual-0.4-0 - 0.4.2-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvisual-0.4-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | audio visualization framework | http://libvisual.org - Debian apt - libvisual-0.4-dev - 0.4.2-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvisual-0.4-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | audio visualization framework (development files) | http://libvisual.org - Debian apt - lv-tool-0.4 - 0.4.2-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lv-tool-0.4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tool from Libvisual to visualize a music from audio players | http://libvisual.org - Ubuntu apt - libvisual-0.4-0 - 0.4.2-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisual-0.4-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | audio visualization framework | http://libvisual.org - Ubuntu apt - libvisual-0.4-dev - 0.4.2-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisual-0.4-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | audio visualization framework (development files) | http://libvisual.org - Ubuntu apt - lv-tool-0.4 - 0.4.2-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lv-tool-0.4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tool from Libvisual to visualize a music from audio players | http://libvisual.org - dnf - libvisual - 0.4.2-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisual from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Abstraction library for audio visualisation plugins | https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual - dnf - libvisual-devel - 0.4.2-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisual-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libvisual | https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual - dnf - libvisual-tools - 0.4.2-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisual-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Command-line tools for libvisual | https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual - zypper - libvisual-0_4-0 - 0.4.0-207.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvisual-0_4-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Sound Visualization library | http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page - zypper - libvisual-0_4-0-32bit - 0.4.0-207.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvisual-0_4-0-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Sound Visualization library | http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page - zypper - libvisual-devel - 0.4.0-207.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvisual-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Headers for the libvisual sound visualization library | http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [sdl12-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl12-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cava](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cava/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, visualization. - [adplug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, library, media. - [alsa-lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alsa-lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, library, media. - [chromaprint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chromaprint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, library, media. - [fluid-synth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fluid-synth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, library, media. - [freealut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freealut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, library, media. - [id3lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, library, media. - [ladspa-sdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ladspa-sdk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, plugins. - [mdxmini](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mdxmini/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, compat, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libvisual.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libvisual.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph