# Install tta with Homebrew, scoop Lossless audio codec. Version 2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tta ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tta ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/tta ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tta.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tta - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.2 - **Source summary:** Lossless audio codec - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - tta (cli) - tta (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tta/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage TTA, or True Audio, is a lossless audio codec distributed in package-manager form mainly as a small command-line encoder/decoder. ### Project history The official SourceForge project describes TTA as a lossless compressor for multichannel 8-, 16-, and 24-bit audio data, with decompressed output identical to the original input. The SourceForge file tree shows a mid-2000s ecosystem around the codec: command-line encoders for macOS, Linux, and Windows; codec libraries; and plugins for audio players and tools. ### Adoption history TTA's adoption appears to have been strongest in the classic audio-codec and player-plugin niche. SourceForge files include plugins for Winamp, XMMS, foobar2000, GStreamer, dBpoweramp, Apollo, and other players or codec hosts. The supplied package facts show modern package-manager presence in Homebrew and Scoop. That places the Homebrew formula in the preservation-and-convenience role: making an older niche codec available from a current CLI package manager. ### How it is used Package users install TTA to encode or decode `.tta` lossless audio from scripts or terminals. The associated files and libraries also show use by plugin authors and audio-player integrations. Because no configuration or credentials are part of the documented tool surface, it behaves like a format utility: input files in, converted or decoded audio out. ### Why package nerds care TTA matters in package indexes because it represents the long tail of audio codecs that package managers keep reachable after their peak desktop-player era. Its package-nerd value is mostly archival and interoperability-focused: preserving a command-line path for a format with existing encoded files and legacy plugin support. ### Timeline - 2005: SourceForge file dates show TTA player plugins and codec packages across multiple hosts. - 2007: SourceForge lists Linux encoder files under `ttaenc-linux`. - 2011: SourceForge lists source encoder material under `ttaenc-src`. - 2015: SourceForge RSS lists TTA 2.3 Windows encoder and libtta releases. ### Related projects - Related official distribution artifacts include `libtta`, `libtta++`, `ttaenc-*`, and player plugin packages such as `ttaplugin-foobar`, `ttaplugin-winamp`, and `ttaplugin-xmms`. - Package-manager peers in the same niche include other lossless audio codecs and command-line transcoders. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew and Scoop packages. ## 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:** tta - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Scoop - main/tta: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tta.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [flac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, codec, media. - [two-lame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/two-lame/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, codec, media. - [vorbis-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vorbis-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, codec, media. - [wavpack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wavpack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, codec, media. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [adplay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [adplug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [aften](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aften/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [dirac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dirac/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, codec, media. - [fdk-aac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fdk-aac/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, codec, media. - [ebook-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ebook-tools/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tta.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tta.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph