# Install codec2

Open source speech codec. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:codec2
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install codec2
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install codec2
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/codec2/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add codec2
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: codec2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install codec2
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: codec2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install codec2
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: codec2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#codec2
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/codec2/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S codec2
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: codec2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install codec2
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: codec2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:codec2
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/codec2>
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Source summary:** Open source speech codec
- **Homepage:** <https://www.rowetel.com/?page_id=452>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/drowe67/codec2>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/drowe67/codec2#readme>
- **License:** LGPL-2.1-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/drowe67/codec2/archive/refs/tags/1.2.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- c2dec (cli)
- c2demo (cli)
- c2enc (cli)
- c2sim (cli)
- c2dec (alias)
- c2demo (alias)
- c2enc (alias)
- c2sim (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- cmake

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.2.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
- Upstream latest detected: 1.2.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** codec2
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - codec2 - 1.2.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: codec2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command line tools for handling Codec2 data | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- Debian apt - libcodec2-1.2 - 1.2.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcodec2-1.2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Codec2 runtime library | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- Debian apt - libcodec2-dev - 1.2.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcodec2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Codec2 library development files | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- Nix - codec2: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/codec2/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - codec2 - 1.2.0-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: codec2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command line tools for handling Codec2 data | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- Ubuntu apt - libcodec2-1.2 - 1.2.0-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcodec2-1.2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Codec2 runtime library | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- Ubuntu apt - libcodec2-dev - 1.2.0-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcodec2-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Codec2 library development files | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- apk - codec2 - 1.2.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: codec2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source speech codec designed for communications quality speech between 700 and 3200 bps | https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
- apk - codec2-dev - 1.2.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: codec2-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source speech codec designed for communications quality speech between 700 and 3200 bps (development files) | https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
- dnf - codec2 - 1.2.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: codec2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Next-Generation Digital Voice for Two-Way Radio | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- dnf - codec2-devel - 1.2.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: codec2-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for Codec 2 | http://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- pacman - codec2 - 1:1.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: codec2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Open source speech codec designed for communications quality speech between 450 and 3200 bit/s | https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
- zypper - codec2 - 1.2.0-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: codec2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Low bit rate speech codec | https://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- zypper - codec2-devel - 1.2.0-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: codec2-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Development library for codec2 | https://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- zypper - codec2-examples - 1.2.0-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: codec2-examples from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Example code for Codec 2 | https://rowetel.com/codec2.html
- zypper - libcodec2-1_2 - 1.2.0-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libcodec2-1_2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Low bit rate speech codec | https://rowetel.com/codec2.html


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