macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install vorbis-toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install vorbis-toolsMacPorts ports tree · audio/vorbis-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install vorbis-tools with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Ogg Vorbis CODEC tools. Version 1.4.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add vorbis-toolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · vorbis-tools · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install vorbis-toolsDebian stable package indexes · vorbis-tools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install vorbis-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · vorbis-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#vorbis-toolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vo/vorbis-tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S vorbis-toolsArch Linux sync databases · vorbis-tools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install vorbis-toolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · vorbis-tools · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Ogg Vorbis CODEC tools
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ogg123
- oggdec
- oggenc
- ogginfo
- vcut
- vorbiscomment
history
Project history and usage
Vorbis Tools is the Xiph.Org command-line toolkit around Ogg Vorbis: encoding with `oggenc`, playback with `ogg123`, decoding with `oggdec`, inspection with `ogginfo`, stream cutting with `vcut`, and comment editing with `vorbiscomment`. It is the user-facing utility layer around the Vorbis codec and Ogg container.
Project history
Vorbis itself was developed by Xiph.Org as an open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free compressed audio format. Xiph's Vorbis page records that the Vorbis I bitstream format was frozen on May 8, 2000, with a compatibility promise for all bitstreams encoded after that date.
The tools grew alongside the codec libraries as the practical Unix-style interface to Ogg Vorbis files. Xiph's GitLab description is explicit that the source distribution includes the vorbis-tools and not the codec libraries, which live in other modules; this separation made the tools a packaging unit distinct from libvorbis and libao.
A notable maintenance point came in March 2010, when Xiph.Org released libao 1.0.0, libVorbis 1.3.1, and vorbis-tools 1.4.0 together as a coordinated toolchain update for improved surround-sound support. Xiph described 1.4.0 as the first official vorbis-tools release since 1.2.x, noting that 1.3.x had existed mostly as distribution patch sets rather than official snapshots.
In January 2021, Xiph.Org released vorbis-tools 1.4.2 with documentation updates, build-system cleanup, Debian patch incorporation, security fixes, Ogg/Opus support in `ogg123`, broader `ogginfo` support for Ogg/Opus, Ogg/FLAC, Ogg/Speex, and Ogg/Skeleton, and tag-removal support in `vorbiscomment`.
Adoption history
Vorbis Tools became a standard package in free-software audio stacks because it gave scripts, distributions, and users a direct CLI for the open Vorbis format. Package managers across Linux and BSD ecosystems commonly split this utility set as `vorbis-tools`, while libraries such as libvorbis and libao remain separate packages.
The 2010 release notes show how downstream distributions influenced the tools: Xiph noted that unofficial 1.3.x patch sets had been widely deployed by distributions, and later 1.4.2 incorporated Debian patches and closed Debian- and Ubuntu-tracked issues. That is classic codec-tool packaging history: distro maintenance kept the utilities useful between upstream releases.
How it is used
`oggenc` converts WAV, AIFF, FLAC, and related inputs into Ogg Vorbis streams; `ogg123` plays Ogg audio from files, directories, or URLs; `ogginfo` inspects stream metadata and validity; `vorbiscomment` edits Vorbis comment tags; `oggdec` decodes to PCM; and `vcut` cuts Vorbis streams without a full transcode.
The tools are typically used in shell pipelines, archival/ripping workflows, codec regression checks, and distribution test environments. Their importance is less about a graphical application and more about having scriptable, reference-adjacent utilities for a royalty-free audio format.
Why package nerds care
Vorbis Tools is one of those packages whose name hides a historical layer cake: Ogg as container, Vorbis as codec, libvorbis as reference implementation, libao as output abstraction, and the command-line tools as the package users actually type. It remains useful because it gives maintainers and audio nerds small, inspectable programs for each step of the Vorbis workflow.
The package also marks an era when open audio formats competed directly with MP3, AAC, and WMA on both legal and technical grounds. For package repositories, shipping Vorbis Tools meant shipping a complete free-software path to encode, play, inspect, tag, and edit compressed audio.
Timeline
- 2000-05-08: Xiph.Org froze the Vorbis I bitstream format.
- 2010-03-26: Xiph.Org released vorbis-tools 1.4.0 with libao 1.0.0 and libVorbis 1.3.1.
- 2021-01-21: Xiph.Org released vorbis-tools 1.4.2 with documentation, build, format-support, Debian patch, and security-fix updates.
Related projects
- libvorbis provides the Vorbis encoder and decoder libraries used by the ecosystem.
- libao supplies audio output support used by playback tooling.
- Opus, FLAC, Speex, Theora, and Icecast are adjacent Xiph.Org media projects.
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 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ogg123 | cli | global executable | |
oggdec | cli | global executable | |
oggenc | cli | global executable | |
ogginfo | cli | global executable | |
vcut | cli | global executable | |
vorbiscomment | 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 version1.4.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/xiph/vorbis-tools
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/xiph/vorbis-toolsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:vorbis-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vorbis-tools |
| Homepage | https://github.com/xiph/vorbis-tools |
| Repository | https://github.com/xiph/vorbis-tools |
| Upstream docs | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis-tools |
| License | LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/xiph/releases/vorbis/vorbis-tools-1.4.3.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | flac, libao, libogg, libvorbis |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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 | vorbis-tools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
vorbis-tools 1.4.3-1
several Ogg Vorbis tools
sudo apt install vorbis-tools- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
Nix95%
vorbis-tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#vorbis-tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
vorbis-tools 1.4.2-2
several Ogg Vorbis tools
sudo apt install vorbis-tools- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
apk95%
vorbis-tools 1.4.3-r2
Extra tools for Ogg-Vorbis
sudo apk add vorbis-tools- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbis-tools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
apk95%
vorbis-tools-doc 1.4.3-r2
Extra tools for Ogg-Vorbis (documentation)
sudo apk add vorbis-tools-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbis-tools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
apk95%
vorbis-tools-lang 1.4.3-r2
Languages for package vorbis-tools
sudo apk add vorbis-tools-lang- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbis-tools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
dnf95%
vorbis-tools 1.4.3-5.fc45
The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec tools
sudo dnf install vorbis-tools- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbis-tools
- 13 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
pacman95%
vorbis-tools 1.4.3-1
Extra tools for Ogg-Vorbis
sudo pacman -S vorbis-tools- License: GPL2
- Architecture: x86_64
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
zypper95%
vorbis-tools 1.4.3-2.1
Ogg Vorbis Tools
sudo zypper install vorbis-tools- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbis-tools
- 13 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
zypper95%
vorbis-tools-lang 1.4.3-2.1
Translations for package vorbis-tools
sudo zypper install vorbis-tools-lang- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: vorbis-tools
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
MacPorts95%
vorbis-tools
sudo port install vorbis-tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbis Tools
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Used sources
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- 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