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brew install two-lame

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overview

Package summary

Optimized MPEG Audio Layer 2 (MP2) encoder

Project links

Commands and aliases

stwolame

history

Project history and usage

TwoLAME is a Unix-friendly MP2 encoder: a small command-line frontend and library for producing MPEG Audio Layer II audio. Its own documentation presents it as an optimized MP2 encoder derived from earlier free encoder work rather than as a general multimedia suite.

Project history

The project descends from tooLAME by Michael Cheng, with roots in the ISO dist10 reference code and algorithmic improvements associated with LAME. The TwoLAME README and homepage emphasize compatibility with LAME-style command-line options and a library API similar to LAME's, which made it easy for users and downstream software to swap in an MP2-focused encoder.

TwoLAME's distinctive work was packaging that lineage into a thread-safe, LGPL-licensed encoder with libtwolame, pkg-config integration, libtool/automake builds, and broader input handling through libsndfile. The official site lists version 0.4.0 as the latest release, while the GitHub release metadata records 0.4.0 in 2019.

Adoption history

TwoLAME occupies the practical niche left by MP2: not fashionable for general Internet audio, but still useful in broadcast and MPEG workflows. The README notes MP2's continuing use in DAB digital radio, DVB digital television, and radio-industry distribution contexts, which explains why package managers keep a compact MP2 encoder available.

The official homepage links Debian packaging directly, and the Homebrew input record shows it packaged as `two-lame`. That combination points to a mature command-line codec tool kept around for compatibility, reproducible build recipes, and old-but-real media pipelines.

How it is used

Package users install TwoLAME when they need an MP2 encoder with a familiar LAME-like frontend or when build systems need libtwolame. Its common role is batch conversion or codec support in larger media workflows rather than interactive editing.

Why package nerds care

TwoLAME matters to package maintainers because it is a codec-library fossil with ongoing utility: old MPEG Layer II requirements, LGPL licensing, standard Unix build machinery, and a stable C library surface make it easy to package and hard to replace casually.

Timeline

2017: GitHub release metadata records TwoLAME 0.3.13.
2019: GitHub release metadata records TwoLAME 0.4.0, also listed on the official homepage as the latest release.

Related projects

tooLAME: the predecessor named by the TwoLAME README and homepage.
LAME: the MP3 encoder whose command-line style and API influenced TwoLAME.
ISO dist10: the reference MPEG audio codebase named by the project as part of its ancestry.
libsndfile: used by the frontend for broader input-file support.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/njh/twolame/releases?per_page=10
https://github.com/njh/twolame#readme
https://www.twolame.org/
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security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:audio

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`stwolame`	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 version0.4.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.twolame.org/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.twolame.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:two-lame
Version	0.4.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/two-lame
Homepage	https://www.twolame.org/
Repository	https://github.com/njh/twolame
Upstream docs	https://github.com/njh/twolame#readme
License	LGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/twolame/twolame/0.4.0/twolame-0.4.0.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	two-lame
Aliases	twolame
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

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Combined YAML source

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combined/two-lame.yml

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