libfishsound ☆

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Description:
Decode and encode audio data using the Xiph.org codecs

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio codec multimedia xiph library

Install: brew install libfishsound

About:
Libfishsound is a library designed to provide a simple programming interface for decoding and encoding audio data using the Xiph.org codecs, including Speex, Vorbis, and Opus. It abstracts the complexity of the underlying codec libraries, allowing developers to easily integrate audio processing capabilities into their applications. This makes it a valuable tool for software that needs to handle open-source audio formats without managing low-level codec details directly.

Key Features:

Supports multiple Xiph.org codecs (Speex, Vorbis, Opus)
Provides a unified, high-level API for encoding and decoding
Abstracts low-level codec library complexity
Designed for easy integration into C-based applications

Use Cases:

Adding audio codec support to custom media players
Developing applications that require real-time voice or music processing
Creating cross-platform software that handles open audio formats

Alternatives:

libvorbis / libopus – Libfishsound acts as a wrapper, simplifying interaction with these specific codec libraries instead of calling them directly.
FFmpeg – A much larger, comprehensive multimedia framework that supports many more formats, whereas libfishsound is lightweight and focused solely on Xiph codecs.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 3:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	62c8597e
Sep 13, 2024 2:56pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e058ad45