libmonome ☆

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Description:
Library for easy interaction with monome devices

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @monome | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: hardware osc serial midi controllers

Install: brew install libmonome

About:
Libmonome is a C library designed to simplify communication with monome grid and arc controllers. It provides a clean, low-level API for handling LED updates, button events, and device discovery over serial or network connections. This library serves as the foundational layer for building custom interactive applications and performance software for monome hardware.

Key Features:

Cross-platform C library for serial and network protocols
Asynchronous event handling for button presses and state changes
Simple API for controlling LEDs and querying device topology
Supports both classic serial and modern OSC-based communication

Use Cases:

Developing custom software interfaces for monome grid controllers
Integrating monome hardware into digital audio workstations or live coding environments
Creating generative visual or audio installations using grid/arc input

Alternatives:

Oscpack – Generic OSC library; libmonome provides monome-specific protocol and hardware abstraction
Pylibmonome – Python bindings for libmonome; C library offers lower latency and direct hardware access

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 11:27am		0	VERSION_BUMP	53771777
Oct 3, 2024 5:19am		0	VERSION_BUMP	4c65112d