# Install luaradio with Homebrew, MacPorts Lightweight, embeddable flow graph signal processing framework for SDR. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:luaradio ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install luaradio ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install luaradio ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: science/luaradio/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:luaradio - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.11.0 - **Source summary:** Lightweight, embeddable flow graph signal processing framework for SDR - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - luaradio (cli) - luaradio (alias) ## Dependencies - fftw - liquid-dsp - luajit ## 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, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.11.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vsergeev/luaradio - Upstream latest detected: v0.11.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage LuaRadio is a lightweight flow-graph signal-processing framework for software-defined radio, written for LuaJIT and usable both as a command-line runner and as an embeddable scripting engine. ### Project history LuaRadio presents itself as a framework for building signal-processing flow graphs. Its official README emphasizes a small binary footprint, no hard external dependencies, and LuaJIT FFI as the bridge to accelerated libraries and SDR hardware. ### Adoption history LuaRadio is niche compared with GNU Radio, but it is packaged by Homebrew and MacPorts and has an official comparison path for GNU Radio users. Its adoption is mainly among SDR users who want scriptable flow graphs without the larger GNU Radio stack. ### How it is used A typical LuaRadio program requires the radio package, builds blocks such as sources, mixers, filters, throttles, and sinks, connects them through a CompositeBlock, and runs the graph with the luaradio runner. Common use cases include rapid prototyping of software radios, modulation and demodulation utilities, signal-processing experiments, and embedding Lua-defined processing in an existing radio application. ### Why package nerds care LuaRadio is interesting in package history because it shows LuaJIT's FFI-centered niche outside web stacks: a small scripting runtime used for native-adjacent signal-processing workflows. For package maintainers, the dependencies on LuaJIT, FFTW, and liquid-dsp matter more than the command-line executable itself. The package gives SDR users a compact alternative to installing a larger radio framework. ### Timeline - 2010s: LuaRadio develops as a LuaJIT-based SDR flow-graph framework. - 2020s: Homebrew ships LuaRadio with LuaJIT, FFTW, and liquid-dsp dependencies. - 2026: The upstream repository continues to present LuaRadio as lightweight and embeddable. ### Related projects - LuaJIT provides the runtime and FFI layer. - GNU Radio is the larger flow-graph SDR framework LuaRadio users often compare against. - liquid-dsp and FFTW are common native DSP dependencies in packaged builds. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** luaradio - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - luaradio: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: science/luaradio/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [fftw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fftw/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [luajit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/luajit/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnuradio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnuradio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, radio, science, signal-processing. - [limesuite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/limesuite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, radio, science, sdr, signal-processing. - [itpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/itpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, signal-processing. - [inspectrum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/inspectrum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, radio, science, sdr. - [librtlsdr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/librtlsdr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, radio, science, sdr. - [biosig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/biosig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, signal-processing. - [aamath](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aamath/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/luaradio.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/luaradio.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