# Install oggz with Homebrew Command-line tool for manipulating Ogg files. Version 1.1.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:oggz ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install oggz ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:oggz - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.3 - **Source summary:** Command-line tool for manipulating Ogg files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T12:32:40-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - oggz (cli) - oggz-chop (cli) - oggz-codecs (cli) - oggz-comment (cli) - oggz-diff (cli) - oggz-dump (cli) - oggz-info (cli) - oggz-known-codecs (cli) - oggz-merge (cli) - oggz-rip (cli) - oggz-scan (cli) - oggz-sort (cli) - oggz-validate (cli) - oggz (alias) - oggz-chop (alias) - oggz-codecs (alias) - oggz-comment (alias) - oggz-diff (alias) - oggz-dump (alias) - oggz-info (alias) - oggz-known-codecs (alias) - oggz-merge (alias) - oggz-rip (alias) - oggz-scan (alias) - oggz-sort (alias) - oggz-validate (alias) ## Dependencies - libogg ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.xiph.org/oggz/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Oggz packages liboggz plus the oggz command-line toolset for inspecting, editing, extracting, chopping, sorting, merging, and validating Ogg files. It is part of the Xiph.Org ecosystem around the Ogg container and codecs such as Vorbis, Theora, Speex, FLAC, CELT, CMML, Kate, and PCM. ### Project history Xiph.Org documents Oggz as both a C API and a command-line suite. The API documentation identifies liboggz 1.1.3 and carries a 2003 CSIRO Australia copyright notice, placing the library in the early period of Ogg tooling around Xiph media formats. The GitLab project description calls liboggz 'a library and tools for working with Ogg encapsulation' with support for seeking, chopping, and validation. Homebrew packages the same stable 1.1.3 tarball from the Xiph release archive. ### Adoption history Oggz adoption is specialized rather than broad: it appears in Homebrew under the oggz formula and the input metadata records the upstream GitLab repository. Homebrew reported 60 installs in its 365-day analytics window when fetched on 2026-07-01, which is consistent with a format-maintenance utility rather than a mainstream daily CLI. ### How it is used Developers and media maintainers use oggz to inspect bitstreams, list codecs, dump packets, compare Ogg files, validate framing, rip logical bitstreams, edit comments, chop time ranges, and merge or sort pages by presentation time. The oggz-chop tool has a particularly package-nerdy role: Xiph documents it as usable for serving time ranges of Ogg media over HTTP through CGI. The liboggz API exists for programs that need callback-style reading and writing of Ogg streams, custom seek behavior for multitrack Ogg data, controlled generation of valid bitstreams, and pluggable I/O integration. ### Why package nerds care Oggz matters because it is a compact, format-native toolkit for a container that many package databases otherwise only expose through codecs or playback libraries. It gives packagers a way to validate and manipulate Ogg structure itself, not only decode media payloads. ### Timeline - 2003: liboggz licensing text records CSIRO Australia copyright for the library. - 1.1.3: the stable version packaged by Homebrew and documented by Xiph.Org. - 2018-08-08: the xiph/liboggz GitLab project was created in GitLab metadata. ### Related projects - Oggz sits above the Ogg container format and alongside other Xiph.Org projects such as Vorbis, Theora, Speex, FLAC, Opus, and Icecast. It complements lower-level libogg by adding higher-level conveniences such as seeking, validation, and timestamp interpretation. ### Sources - - - - - - ## 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:** oggz - **Aliases:** liboggz - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ogmtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ogmtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio-video, cli, media, ogg. - [libkate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libkate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio-video, cli, media, ogg. - [mkvdts2ac3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mkvdts2ac3/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio-video, cli, media. - [mlt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mlt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio-video, cli, media. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, ogg. - [ccextractor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccextractor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [ebook2cw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ebook2cw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, ogg. - [ffmpeg2theora](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg2theora/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, ogg. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/oggz.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/oggz.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph