# Install speex with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Audio codec designed for speech. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:speex ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install speex ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install speex ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/speex/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add speex ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speex from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libspeex-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libspeex-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install speex ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: speex from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#speex ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: speex from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S speex ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: speex from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libspeex1 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libspeex1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:speex - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.1 - **Source summary:** Audio codec designed for speech - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - speexdec (cli) - speexenc (cli) - speexdec (alias) - speexenc (alias) ## Dependencies - libogg ## 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: 1.2.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://speex.org/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Speex is Xiph.Org's free, patent-free speech codec and accompanying command-line encoder and decoder. Although the codec has been superseded by Opus, it remains important in package collections because old voice software, audio files, and speech-processing stacks still need a maintained codec library and conversion tools. ### Project history The official Speex site describes the project as an Open Source/Free Software audio compression format designed for speech, intended to lower the barrier for voice applications by offering a free alternative to proprietary speech codecs. The manual credits Jean-Marc Valin and Xiph.org Foundation and covers the 2002-2007 Speex codec documentation period. ### Adoption history Speex was distributed as source through the Xiph ecosystem and packaged broadly across Unix-like systems. The official downloads page says development versions are available through Git and identifies Speex 1.2.1 and SpeexDSP 1.2.1 as the current stable releases; the input package facts show it in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE-style package sets. ### How it is used CLI users mostly encounter Speex through speexenc and speexdec for encoding and decoding speech audio, while developers link the codec library. The official site highlights speech-specific features such as narrowband, wideband, and ultra-wideband modes, VBR, VAD, DTX, packet-loss concealment, echo cancellation, and noise suppression. ### Why package nerds care Speex is a package-manager preservation case: no longer the recommended modern codec, but still part of the free audio stack and still needed for compatibility. Packagers care about the split between the deprecated codec and the still-useful SpeexDSP code, the Xiph GitLab migration, and keeping old voice applications buildable while steering new software toward Opus. ### Timeline - 2002-2007: Speex manual copyright period documented for Jean-Marc Valin and Xiph.org Foundation. - 2009: XiphWiki says the source was split into Speex Codec and Speex DSP. - 2013: XiphWiki says the codec part has been deprecated since 2013. - 2016: Speex 1.2.0 tag created in the official GitLab repository. - 2022: Speex 1.2.1 and SpeexDSP 1.2.1 identified by the official downloads page as current stable releases. ### Related projects - Opus is the Xiph-recommended successor for new lossy audio and speech codec use. - SpeexDSP remains a related signal-processing library with resampling and other DSP code. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** speex - **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 - Debian apt - libspeex-dev - 1.2.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspeex-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Speex codec library (development files) | https://www.speex.org/ - Debian apt - libspeex1 - 1.2.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspeex1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Speex codec library (runtime library) | https://www.speex.org/ - Debian apt - speex - 1.2.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: speex from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Command-line tools for Speex codec | https://www.speex.org/ - Debian apt - speex-doc - 1.2.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: speex-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation for speex | https://www.speex.org/ - Nix - speex: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: speex from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - libspeex-dev - 1.2.1-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspeex-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | The Speex codec library development files | https://www.speex.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libspeex1 - 1.2.1-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspeex1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | The Speex codec runtime library | https://www.speex.org/ - Ubuntu apt - speex - 1.2.1-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: speex from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | The Speex codec command line tools | https://www.speex.org/ - Ubuntu apt - speex-doc - 1.2.1-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: speex-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation for speex | https://www.speex.org/ - apk - speex - 1.2.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speex from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | an audio compression format designed for speech | https://www.speex.org/ - apk - speex-dev - 1.2.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speex-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | an audio compression format designed for speech (development files) | https://www.speex.org/ - apk - speex-doc - 1.2.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speex-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | an audio compression format designed for speech (documentation) | https://www.speex.org/ - apk - speex-tools - 1.2.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speex-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | an audio compression format designed for speech - command line tools | https://www.speex.org/ - dnf - speex - 1.2.0-21.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: speex from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A voice compression format (codec) | https://www.speex.org/ - dnf - speex-devel - 1.2.0-21.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: speex-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development package for speex | https://www.speex.org/ - dnf - speex-tools - 1.2.0-21.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: speex-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | The tools package for speex | https://www.speex.org/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - 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