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Install libcddb with Homebrew
CDDB server access library. Version 1.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
CDDB server access library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cddb_query
history
Project history and usage
libcddb is a small C library for applications that need to query, read, cache, and submit Compact Disc metadata through CDDB-compatible services. It belongs to the older Unix audio-CD stack: the layer that let rippers, players, and media utilities discover album and track names before embedded metadata and streaming catalogs became normal.
Project history
The project was registered on SourceForge on 2002-10-20 and describes itself as a cross-platform C API for CDDBP and HTTP access to CDDB servers. Its own project site documents support for searching for possible CD matches, retrieving detailed entries, submitting new entries, HTTP tunneling, proxy use, and a built-in cache.
The visible project news shows a mature maintenance phase by the late 2000s: version 1.2.2 was announced on 2006-09-29, version 1.3.0 on 2006-10-15, a maintainer handoff was announced on 2007-07-14, and version 1.3.2 was announced on 2009-04-06.
Adoption history
libcddb became useful because many Unix audio tools wanted CDDB lookups without embedding network protocol code. The libcdio manual explicitly points to libcddb as the CDDB library used by libcdio applications such as cd-info when album metadata is needed.
Package-manager adoption kept the library available long after the original CDDB/freedb era: the batch input lists packages for Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu as libcddb2, Fedora and openSUSE, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and others.
How it is used
Typical use is as a link-time library behind a media player, CD ripper, or diagnostic tool. The package also ships cddb_query, a small command-line client useful for testing a disc ID query path without writing an application.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, libcddb is a fossil from a specific layer of the desktop media stack: online audio-CD metadata before MusicBrainz, before ubiquitous tags, and before streaming catalogs. It also explains why old multimedia packages often have optional CDDB support toggles and why libcdio, cdparanoia, and CD ripping tools tended to accrete small companion libraries.
Timeline
- 2002-10-20: libcddb project registered on SourceForge.
- 2006-09-29: libcddb 1.2.2 announced with a submission character-set fix.
- 2006-10-15: libcddb 1.3.0 announced with freedb2 album-command support.
- 2007-07-14: Project site announced Justin C. as new day-to-day maintainer.
- 2009-04-06: libcddb 1.3.2 announced with Haiku build support fixes.
Related projects
- Related projects include libcdio, which can use libcddb for CDDB lookups in cd-info, freedb/GnuDB-style CD metadata services, older CD rippers and players, and libcdaudio-style libraries from the same audio-CD era.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cddb_query | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.3.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libcddb |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://libcddb.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation