macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install srtlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install srtMacPorts ports tree · net/srt/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install srt with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Secure Reliable Transport. Version 1.5.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-28.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libsrt-docDebian stable package indexes · libsrt-doc · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install srtFedora Rawhide package metadata · srt · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#srtnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sr/srt/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S srtArch Linux sync databases · srt · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsrt1_5openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsrt1_5 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Secure Reliable Transport
Project links
Commands and aliases
- srt-ffplay
- srt-file-transmit
- srt-live-transmit
- srt-tunnel
history
Project history and usage
SRT, short for Secure Reliable Transport, is an open-source transport protocol and CLI/tooling ecosystem for low-latency video, audio, and bulk-data transmission over unreliable networks.
Project history
Haivision made SRT publicly available as open source at NAB Show 2017, positioning it as a way to deliver secure, reliable, low-latency video over the public Internet. The GitHub repository was created in April 2017, and the project published early 1.2.x releases later that year.
The project documentation frames SRT as a UDP-based transport with AES encryption, ARQ loss recovery, optional FEC, rendezvous/firewall traversal, and later socket-group bonding features. The repository includes sample command-line tools such as srt-live-transmit and srt-file-transmit, which helped make the protocol practical for engineers testing live contribution workflows.
Adoption history
SRT grew through the SRT Alliance and through packaging across Unix-like package managers. The upstream README advertises package availability for Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, Homebrew, vcpkg, and ConanCenter, while the input package facts also list Brew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE package names.
How it is used
CLI users commonly encounter SRT through its sample tools, especially srt-live-transmit for relaying streams, srt-file-transmit for file-style transfer tests, srt-tunnel for tunneling, and srt-ffplay for playback-oriented workflows.
Why package nerds care
SRT matters to package managers because it is both a C/C++ networking library and a set of useful command-line tools, with optional crypto and media-adjacent integrations that stress build systems across Linux, macOS, Windows, and embedded/video environments.
For package nerds, it is also a good example of a protocol whose adoption is visible through formulae, distro packages, badges, and vendor-neutral interoperability work rather than through a single monolithic application.
Timeline
- 2017-04: GitHub repository created.
- 2017: Haivision announced open-source availability of SRT at NAB Show.
- 2017-07: v1.2.0 release published.
- 2020: SRT 1.4 introduced packet-filter/FEC work documented in the upstream README.
- 2022: SRT 1.5 introduced socket groups used for connection bonding, as documented by upstream.
Related projects
- Related tools and surfaces include FFmpeg integrations, srt-live-transmit, srt-file-transmit, srt-tunnel, the SRT Alliance, and the SRT Internet-Draft/RFC work.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
srt-ffplay | cli | global executable | |
srt-file-transmit | cli | global executable | |
srt-live-transmit | cli | global executable | |
srt-tunnel | 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 version1.5.5
manager updated2026-04-28
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5.5
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:srt |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/srt |
| Homepage | https://www.srtalliance.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Haivision/srt |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Haivision/srt#readme |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Haivision/srt/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-28T14:42:00Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | cmake, 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 | srt |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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%
libsrt-doc 1.5.4-1
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (documentation)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: srt
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Debian apt95%
libsrt-gnutls-dev 1.5.4-1
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (GnuTLS flavour development)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt-gnutls-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Debian apt95%
libsrt-openssl-dev 1.5.4-1
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (OpenSSL flavour development)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt-openssl-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Debian apt95%
libsrt1.5-gnutls 1.5.4-1
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (GnuTLS flavour)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt1.5-gnutls- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Debian apt95%
libsrt1.5-openssl 1.5.4-1
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (OpenSSL flavour)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt1.5-openssl- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Debian apt95%
srt-tools 1.5.4-1
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (CLI tools)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install srt-tools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Nix95%
srt
nix profile install nixpkgs#srt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Ubuntu apt95%
libsrt-doc 1.5.3-1build2
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (documentation)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: srt
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Ubuntu apt95%
libsrt-gnutls-dev 1.5.3-1build2
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (GnuTLS flavour development)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt-gnutls-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Ubuntu apt95%
libsrt-openssl-dev 1.5.3-1build2
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (OpenSSL flavour development)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt-openssl-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Ubuntu apt95%
libsrt1.5-gnutls 1.5.3-1build2
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (GnuTLS flavour)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt1.5-gnutls- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Ubuntu apt95%
libsrt1.5-openssl 1.5.3-1build2
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (OpenSSL flavour)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install libsrt1.5-openssl- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
Ubuntu apt95%
srt-tools 1.5.3-1build2
Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library (CLI tools)
https://github.com/Haivision/srt
sudo apt install srt-tools- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: srt
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
dnf95%
srt 1.5.5-1.fc45
Secure Reliable Transport protocol tools
sudo dnf install srt- License: MPL-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: srt
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
dnf95%
srt-devel 1.5.5-1.fc45
Secure Reliable Transport protocol development libraries and headers
sudo dnf install srt-devel- License: MPL-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: srt
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
dnf95%
srt-libs 1.5.5-1.fc45
Secure Reliable Transport protocol libraries
sudo dnf install srt-libs- License: MPL-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: srt
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Srt
source trail
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- package-page enrichment