# Install ltc-tools with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Tools to deal with linear-timecode (LTC). Version 0.7.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ltc-tools. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ltc-tools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ltc-tools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ltc-tools ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/ltc-tools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ltc-tools ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lt/ltc-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ltc-tools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.0 - **Source summary:** Tools to deal with linear-timecode (LTC) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - jltc2mtc (cli) - jltcdump (cli) - jltcgen (cli) - jltcntp (cli) - jltctrigger (cli) - ltcdump (cli) - ltcgen (cli) - jltc2mtc (alias) - jltcdump (alias) - jltcgen (alias) - jltcntp (alias) - jltctrigger (alias) - ltcdump (alias) - ltcgen (alias) ## Dependencies - jack - libltc - libsndfile ## Build dependencies - help2man - pkgconf ## 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, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.7.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/x42/ltc-tools - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ltc-tools is a small collection of command-line programs for generating, dumping, converting, and triggering against linear timecode. ### Project history The official README is deliberately short: it identifies the project as command-line tools for linear timecode and notes that it requires x42/libltc. The repository contents show C sources and roff man pages for tools such as `ltcgen`, `ltcdump`, `jltcgen`, `jltcdump`, `jltc2mtc`, `jltcntp`, and `jltctrigger`. ### Adoption history Adoption evidence is niche but real: the supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packages, and GitHub shows about 91 stars, 23 forks, 200 commits, and a v0.7.0 release. This is consistent with a specialist audio/video utility rather than a general-purpose media application. ### How it is used Users install the package to get focused CLI tools for LTC workflows. The executable names map directly to package-nerd use cases: generate LTC, dump or inspect LTC, bridge JACK-oriented LTC to MIDI timecode, and perform trigger or NTP-related timecode tasks. ### Why package nerds care ltc-tools matters in package histories because it exposes pro-audio synchronization primitives as simple Unix commands. It is the sort of package that rarely appears in broad developer tooling discussions but is important in audio, broadcast, and measurement setups where linear timecode must be inspected or synthesized without a large DAW. ### Timeline - 2019: GitHub lists v0.7.0 as the latest release, with statically linked `ltcdump` binaries included. - 2020s: Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix package the toolset for command-line LTC workflows. ### Related projects - x42/libltc is the required LTC library named by the README. - MIDI timecode is related through the `jltc2mtc` executable. - JACK-oriented tooling is implied by the `jltc*` executable family. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.executables - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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:** ltc-tools - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - ltc-tools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lt/ltc-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - ltc-tools: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: multimedia/ltc-tools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://pkg.so/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [libsndfile](https://pkg.so/brew/libsndfile/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jack](https://pkg.so/brew/jack/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [help2man](https://pkg.so/brew/help2man/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [flac](https://pkg.so/brew/flac/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [alsa-lib](https://pkg.so/brew/alsa-lib/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [rubberband](https://pkg.so/brew/rubberband/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [pulseaudio](https://pkg.so/brew/pulseaudio/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [sox](https://pkg.so/brew/sox/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [ladspa-sdk](https://pkg.so/brew/ladspa-sdk/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [mpd](https://pkg.so/brew/mpd/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [julius](https://pkg.so/brew/julius/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, libsndfile, media. - [asak](https://pkg.so/brew/asak/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, media. - [cmusfm](https://pkg.so/brew/cmusfm/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ltc-tools.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/ltc-tools.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph