wavpack ☆
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Description:
Hybrid lossless audio compression
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: audio compression lossless multimedia audio-encoding
Install: brew install wavpack
About:
Wavpack is a completely open-source hybrid lossless audio compression format and toolset. It allows users to compress audio files either as 'lossless' (perfect reconstruction) or 'hybrid' mode, which creates a small, high-quality lossy file alongside a 'correction' file for full restoration. This flexibility provides an excellent balance between file size, audio quality, and compatibility.
Key Features:
  • Hybrid lossless mode (lossy + correction file)
  • Fast decoding and encoding speeds
  • High compression ratios comparable to other lossless formats
  • Support for multi-channel (surround) and high-resolution audio
  • Embedded tagging and error handling
Use Cases:
  • Archiving high-fidelity music collections without quality loss
  • Distributing audio where both high quality and smaller file size are desired
  • Professional audio production workflows requiring lossless source files
Alternatives:
  • FLAC – FLAC is purely lossless and more widely supported in hardware players, but lacks Wavpack's hybrid mode flexibility.
  • Monkey's Audio (APE) – APE offers slightly better compression on some files but is proprietary and generally slower to decode.
Version History
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Sep 10, 2025 9:09am 0 VERSION_BUMP 4b72cde5
Sep 10, 2024 11:18am 0 VERSION_BUMP c6f16226
Jan 2, 2023 9:05am 0 VERSION_BUMP 90b405a7
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