opusfile ☆

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Description:
API for decoding and seeking in .opus files

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio opus decoding multimedia library

Install: brew install opusfile

About:
Opusfile provides a high-level, easy-to-use API for decoding and seeking within .opus files. It handles the complexities of the container format, allowing developers to easily integrate Opus audio playback into their applications. This library is designed to be lightweight and portable, making it ideal for embedded systems and mobile apps.

Key Features:

Simple seeking API for interactive playback
Handles both Ogg and OggOpus streams
Lightweight and portable C library
Provides access to metadata and gain tags

Use Cases:

Integrating Opus audio playback into custom media players
Building audio applications for mobile or embedded devices
Processing and analyzing Opus audio files programmatically

Alternatives:

libopusenc – Focuses on encoding Opus streams, whereas Opusfile is specialized for decoding.
FFmpeg – A much larger multimedia framework that can decode Opus, but Opusfile is a lightweight, dedicated solution.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 26, 2024 9:51pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	fa61d756