macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sofia-siplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sofia-sipMacPorts ports tree · comms/sofia-sip/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install sofia-sip with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
SIP User-Agent library. Version 1.13.17 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sofia-sipAlpine Linux edge package indexes · sofia-sip · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua-devDebian stable package indexes · libsofia-sip-ua-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sofia-sipFedora Rawhide package metadata · sofia-sip · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sofia_sipnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/so/sofia_sip/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sofia-sipArch Linux sync databases · sofia-sip · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
SIP User-Agent library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- addrinfo
- localinfo
- sip-date
- sip-dig
- sip-options
- stunc
history
Project history and usage
Sofia-SIP is an LGPL SIP user-agent library and companion utility suite rooted in Nokia Research Center SIP stack work and now maintained from the FreeSWITCH GitHub organization.
Project history
The Sofia-SIP project site describes the library as an open-source SIP User-Agent implementation compliant with IETF RFC3261 and based on a SIP stack developed at the Nokia Research Center. Its original documentation centered on GNU/Linux, SIP client building blocks, VoIP, instant messaging, and person-to-person communication services.
The SourceForge-era site lists 1.12.11, dated 2011-03-11, as the latest release from that project page and now warns that the old repository is not currently maintained. The same page directs users to the FreeSWITCH-hosted GitHub repository as the maintained version.
The current FreeSWITCH README keeps the same core identity: Sofia-SIP is a C library built with GNU autotools, with libsofia-sip-ua as the main user-agent library and small utilities such as sip-options, sip-date, addrinfo, and localinfo.
Adoption history
Sofia-SIP's adoption came through VoIP and real-time communications software rather than through an end-user command alone. The official site listed Telepathy and FreeSWITCH among projects using it, and the maintained repository now lives under FreeSWITCH.
Its package-manager footprint is broad for a C networking library: the input records packages for Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style zypper ecosystems.
How it is used
Developers use Sofia-SIP as a SIP stack for clients, servers, and protocol utilities. The installed command-line tools are useful for package smoke tests and protocol diagnostics: sip-options queries with the OPTIONS method, sip-date handles SIP date parsing and printing, and addrinfo/localinfo expose supporting network information.
The library supports SIP transports over IPv4 and IPv6, UDP and TCP, SSL/TLS signaling, SIMPLE presence and instant messaging, STUN-related NAT traversal, and SDP offer-answer functionality, according to the official project page.
Why package nerds care
Sofia-SIP is package-nerd-significant because it is the kind of small C library that keeps telephony stacks portable across distributions. The package is less about a flashy CLI and more about headers, shared libraries, pkg-config-style build integration, and a few protocol inspection tools.
Its history also shows a common open-source lifecycle: an older SourceForge project with reference documentation, a long-lived packaged ABI, and later maintenance through a larger downstream user, FreeSWITCH.
Timeline
- 2000s: SIP stack work from Nokia Research Center becomes the basis for Sofia-SIP.
- 2011-03: SourceForge project page lists Sofia-SIP 1.12.11 as the latest release.
- 2020: FreeSWITCH GitHub repository for the maintained Sofia-SIP source is created.
- 2020s: Sofia-SIP remains packaged across common Unix-like package managers.
Related projects
- FreeSWITCH: current maintainer namespace and major Sofia-SIP user.
- Telepathy: listed by the Sofia-SIP project site as a project using Sofia-SIP.
- SIP and RFC3261: the protocol target that defines the library's main role.
- STUN and SDP offer-answer: protocol areas covered by Sofia-SIP modules.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/freeswitch/sofia-sip
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freeswitch/sofia-sip/master/README
- https://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
addrinfo | cli | global executable | |
localinfo | cli | global executable | |
sip-date | cli | global executable | |
sip-dig | cli | global executable | |
sip-options | cli | global executable | |
stunc | 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 version1.13.17
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.13.17
https://github.com/freeswitch/sofia-sip
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sofia-sip |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.13.17 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sofia-sip |
| Homepage | https://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/freeswitch/sofia-sip |
| Upstream docs | https://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/refdocs |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/freeswitch/sofia-sip/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.17.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib, openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | sofia-sip |
| 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%
libsofia-sip-ua-dev 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1+b1
Sofia-SIP library development files
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Debian apt95%
libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1+b1
Sofia-SIP library glib/gobject interface development files
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Debian apt95%
libsofia-sip-ua-glib3t64 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1+b1
Sofia-SIP library glib/gobject interfaces runtime
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Debian apt95%
libsofia-sip-ua0t64 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1+b1
Sofia-SIP library runtime
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Debian apt95%
sofia-sip-bin 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1+b1
Sofia-SIP library utilities
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install sofia-sip-bin- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Debian apt95%
sofia-sip-doc 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1
Sofia-SIP library documentation
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install sofia-sip-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Nix95%
sofia_sip
nix profile install nixpkgs#sofia_sip- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Ubuntu apt95%
libsofia-sip-ua-dev 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1build2
Sofia-SIP library development files
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua-dev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Ubuntu apt95%
libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1build2
Sofia-SIP library glib/gobject interface development files
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua-glib-dev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Ubuntu apt95%
libsofia-sip-ua-glib3t64 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1build2
Sofia-SIP library glib/gobject interfaces runtime
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua-glib3t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Ubuntu apt95%
libsofia-sip-ua0t64 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1build2
Sofia-SIP library runtime
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libsofia-sip-ua0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Ubuntu apt95%
sofia-sip-bin 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1build2
Sofia-SIP library utilities
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install sofia-sip-bin- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
Ubuntu apt95%
sofia-sip-doc 1.12.11+20110422.1+1e14eea~dfsg-6.1build2
Sofia-SIP library documentation
http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install sofia-sip-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
apk95%
sofia-sip 1.13.17-r1
RFC3261 compliant SIP User-Agent library
https://github.com/freeswitch/sofia-sip
sudo apk add sofia-sip- License: LGPL-2.1-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
apk95%
sofia-sip-dbg 1.13.17-r1
RFC3261 compliant SIP User-Agent library (debug symbols)
https://github.com/freeswitch/sofia-sip
sudo apk add sofia-sip-dbg- License: LGPL-2.1-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
apk95%
sofia-sip-dev 1.13.17-r1
RFC3261 compliant SIP User-Agent library (development files)
https://github.com/freeswitch/sofia-sip
sudo apk add sofia-sip-dev- License: LGPL-2.1-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sofia-sip
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sofia Sip
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