# Install svt-vp9 with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman Scalable Video Technology for VP9 Encoder. Version 0.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:svt-vp9 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install svt-vp9 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add svt-vp9 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svt-vp9 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gstreamer1-svt-vp9 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gstreamer1-svt-vp9 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#svt-vp9 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svt-vp9/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S svt-vp9 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: svt-vp9 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:svt-vp9 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.1 - **Source summary:** Scalable Video Technology for VP9 Encoder - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause-Patent - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - SvtVp9EncApp (cli) - SvtVp9EncApp (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake - nasm ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9 - Upstream latest detected: v0.3.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage SVT-VP9 is the Scalable Video Technology encoder for VP9, distributed as a library and sample command-line encoder. It represents an earlier VP9 member of Intel's SVT codec family and is packaged for users who need a system encoder binary or library rather than a full source build. ### Project history The official README describes SVT-VP9 as a VP9-compliant encoder library core and says development targeted performance for both VOD and live encoding or transcoding. GitHub repository metadata records OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9 as created on 2019-01-25, and the GitHub releases API lists v0.1.0 published on 2019-10-15. ### Adoption history SVT-VP9 was presented as part of the OpenVisualCloud/SVT family and included documentation for Windows and Linux builds, a standalone `SvtVp9EncApp`, and performance-oriented Xeon guidance. The input package-manager facts show packaging for Alpine, Homebrew, Fedora-related GStreamer packaging, Nix, and Arch, giving it reach beyond manual codec builds. ### How it is used Common use is through the standalone `SvtVp9EncApp` sample application, which accepts raw YUV input, width and height parameters, and an output bitstream file. Official docs also include a GStreamer plugin that provides an `svtvp9enc` element and uses pkg-config to find the installed SVT-VP9 library. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about SVT-VP9 because codec packages often need to expose both libraries and command-line examples while respecting CPU requirements, build systems, and downstream multimedia integrations. The GStreamer plugin documentation makes the library discovery and pkg-config side especially relevant for distro packaging. ### Timeline - 2019: GitHub repository created for OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9. - 2019: v0.1.0 release published. - 2025: v0.3.1 release published. ### Related projects - SVT-VP9 is related to the broader Scalable Video Technology encoder family and to its bundled GStreamer and FFmpeg integration material. ### Sources - - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** svt-vp9 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** arch, linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - svt-vp9: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svt-vp9/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - svt-vp9 - 0.3.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svt-vp9 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable Vector Technology for VP9 encoder (SVT-VP9 Encoder) | https://01.org/svt - apk - svt-vp9-dev - 0.3.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svt-vp9-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable Vector Technology for VP9 encoder (SVT-VP9 Encoder) (development files) | https://01.org/svt - apk - svt-vp9-doc - 0.3.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svt-vp9-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable Vector Technology for VP9 encoder (SVT-VP9 Encoder) (documentation) | https://01.org/svt - apk - svt-vp9-libs - 0.3.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: svt-vp9-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scalable Vector Technology for VP9 encoder (SVT-VP9 Encoder) (libraries) | https://01.org/svt - dnf - gstreamer1-svt-vp9 - 0.3.0-17.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gstreamer1-svt-vp9 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | GStreamer 1.0 svt-vp9-based plug-in | https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9 - dnf - svt-vp9 - 0.3.0-17.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: svt-vp9 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Scalable Video Technology for VP9 Encoder | https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9 - dnf - svt-vp9-devel - 0.3.0-17.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: svt-vp9-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Include files and mandatory libraries for development svt-vp9 | https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9 - dnf - svt-vp9-libs - 0.3.0-17.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: svt-vp9-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for svt-hevc | https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9 - pacman - svt-vp9 - 0.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: svt-vp9 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Scalable Video Technology VP9 encoder | https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-VP9 ## Related links - 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