install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ta-lib

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ta-lib

MacPorts ports tree · finance/ta-lib/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ta-lib

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ta/ta-lib/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install libta-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libta-devel · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Tools for market analysis

Project links

Commands and aliases

ta_regtest

history

Project history and usage

TA-Lib is a technical-analysis library for financial-market data, centered on a C/C++ core and used from multiple language ecosystems through wrappers.

Project history

The official site says TA-Lib was released in 2001 and that its algorithms remained widely used more than 20 years later. The GitHub README says the GitHub repository is now the official home for the C/C++ TA-Lib library, replacing SourceForge as the primary project home.

Adoption history

The official site presents TA-Lib as open source under a BSD license and usable in open-source or commercial applications. It lists a C/C++ core with APIs or wrappers for Python and R on the current site, while older official positioning and bindings have made TA-Lib a common dependency in trading and data-analysis stacks.

How it is used

TA-Lib provides indicators such as ADX, MACD, RSI, Stochastic, and Bollinger Bands, plus candlestick-pattern recognition. Package-manager users mostly encounter the Homebrew formula as the native C library needed by higher-level Python, R, and other bindings.

Why package nerds care

It matters to package maintainers because many language packages expect the native TA-Lib library to be installed first. The upstream FAQ explicitly notes long-lived C/C++ code, stable functions, a stale-release period from 2014 to 2024, and recent packaging automation work.

Timeline

2001: TA-Lib was released.
2014-2024: The official FAQ says releases went stale during this period.
2016: The TA-Lib/ta-lib GitHub repository was created.
2024: The official FAQ says work started to automate packaging with GitHub Actions.
2025: GitHub releases show v0.6.4 published on 2025-01-11.

Related projects

Official documentation points to the C/C++ core, Python and R wrappers, ta-lib-python, pandas-ta, and a proposal-drafts repository for new TA functions.

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.
Build metadata lists 3 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
`ta_regtest`	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 version0.7.1

manager updated2026-07-03

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-libnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ta-lib
Version	0.7.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ta-lib
Homepage	https://ta-lib.org/
Repository	https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib
Upstream docs	https://ta-lib.org/
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib/releases/download/v0.7.1/ta-lib-0.7.1-src.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-03T18:16:41Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, libtool
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	ta-lib
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

ta-lib

nix profile install nixpkgs#ta-lib

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ta Lib

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/ta-lib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

zypper95%

libta-devel 0.4.0-1.17

Technical Analysis Library

https://ta-lib.org/

sudo zypper install libta-devel

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ta-lib
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ta Lib

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libta-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

libta_lib0 0.4.0-1.17

Technical Analysis Library

https://ta-lib.org/

sudo zypper install libta_lib0

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ta-lib
2 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ta Lib

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libta_lib0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

ta-lib

sudo port install ta-lib

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ta Lib

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: finance/ta-lib/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ta-lib.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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