# Install volk with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Vector Optimized Library of Kernels. Version 3.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-02. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:volk ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install volk ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install volk ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: science/volk/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add volk ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: volk from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libvolk-bin ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libvolk-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install volk ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: volk 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#volk ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vo/volk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S volk ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: volk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libvolk3_3 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvolk3_3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:volk - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.3.0 - **Source summary:** Vector Optimized Library of Kernels - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-02T18:42:40+01:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - volk-config-info (cli) - volk_modtool (cli) - volk_profile (cli) - volk-config-info (alias) - volk_modtool (alias) - volk_profile (alias) ## Dependencies - cpu_features - fmt - orc - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/gnuradio/volk - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage VOLK, the Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels, is a GNU Radio sub-project that packages hand-written SIMD kernels behind portable C/C++ APIs. Its niche is digital signal processing code that wants architecture-specific speedups without scattering SSE, AVX, NEON, or generic fallback implementations across application code. ### Project history GNU Radio developer Tom Rondeau announced VOLK in December 2010 as a new library pushed into the GNU Radio tree. The motivation was practical: GNU Radio had used hand optimization in places such as FIR filters, but lacked a convenient way to use SIMD routinely in everyday signal-processing blocks. VOLK's design separated a public kernel call from multiple architecture-specific proto-kernels. At runtime, VOLK can select the best implementation for the processor, while users call an architecture-agnostic function. The project later became a separately usable GNU Radio sub-project with its own website, documentation, GitHub repository, and release stream. ### Adoption history VOLK's adoption followed GNU Radio's ecosystem: it became part of the performance toolbox for software-defined radio and DSP applications that need portable vector math. The official README still frames VOLK as a GNU Radio sub-project and directs users to GNU Radio for broader project context. Stewardship moved with GNU Radio's modern open-source workflow. The contributing documentation notes that copyright was historically owned by the Free Software Foundation and that the project now uses the Developer Certificate of Origin process, with pull requests tested across Linux, macOS, Windows, x86_64, armv7, and aarch64. ### How it is used Typical users link against VOLK kernels for vector math operations and run `volk_profile` after installation so VOLK can benchmark and select the fastest implementation for the local CPU. Developers add new proto-kernels when a platform or instruction set needs a tuned implementation, while keeping a generic version for portability. ### Why package nerds care VOLK matters to package maintainers because it is small but hardware-sensitive: the same source package exposes optional acceleration paths across CPU families, and runtime profiling means the installed package can adapt to the machine rather than baking in one best answer at build time. ### Timeline - 2010-12-11: Tom Rondeau announced VOLK as a new library in the GNU Radio tree. - 2020: The libvolk.org website identified VOLK as a GNU Radio sub-project with GitHub-based source, documentation, issues, and contributing workflow. - 2026-02-08: The project website listed VOLK v3.3.0 as a recent release. ### Related projects - GNU Radio is the parent ecosystem and original integration point for VOLK. - FFTW is a common comparison point in VOLK's early explanation because it demonstrated how much SIMD can matter for numerical signal processing. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.volk/volk_config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** volk - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Conflicts With:** vulkan-volk - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libvolk-bin - 3.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvolk-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | vector optimized runtime tools | https://libvolk.org - Debian apt - libvolk-dev - 3.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvolk-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | vector optimized function headers | https://libvolk.org - Debian apt - libvolk-doc - 3.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvolk-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | vector optimized library documentation | https://libvolk.org - Debian apt - libvolk3.2 - 3.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libvolk3.2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | vector optimized functions | https://libvolk.org - Nix - volk: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vo/volk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libvolk-bin - 3.1.2-1.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvolk-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | vector optimized runtime tools | https://libvolk.org - Ubuntu apt - libvolk-dev - 3.1.2-1.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvolk-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | vector optimized function headers | https://libvolk.org - Ubuntu apt - libvolk-doc - 3.1.2-1.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvolk-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | vector optimized library documentation | https://libvolk.org - Ubuntu apt - libvolk3.1t64 - 3.1.2-1.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvolk3.1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | vector optimized functions | https://libvolk.org - apk - volk - 1.4.341.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: volk from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Meta loader for Vulkan API | https://github.com/zeux/volk - apk - volk-doc - 1.4.341.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: volk-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Meta loader for Vulkan API (documentation) | https://github.com/zeux/volk - dnf - volk - 3.3.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: volk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | The Vector Optimized Library of Kernels | https://github.com/gnuradio/volk - dnf - volk-devel - 3.3.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: volk-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for VOLK | https://github.com/gnuradio/volk - dnf - volk-doc - 3.3.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: volk-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation files for VOLK | https://github.com/gnuradio/volk - pacman - volk - 1.4.350.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: volk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Meta loader for Vulkan API | https://github.com/zeux/volk - zypper - libvolk3_3 - 3.3.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvolk3_3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels | https://libvolk.org/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - 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