# Install libdca with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, apt, zypper, apk, Nix Library for decoding DTS Coherent Acoustics streams. Version 0.0.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libdca-dev. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libdca ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libdca ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libdca ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/libdca/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libdca ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdca from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libdca ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libdca from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libdca-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libdca-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dcatools ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dcatools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dcadec ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dcadec from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dcadec ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dc/dcadec/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libdca - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.0.7 - **Source summary:** Library for decoding DTS Coherent Acoustics streams - **Homepage:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - dcadec (alias) - dtsdec (alias) - extract_dca (alias) - extract_dts (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.0.7 ## Project history and usage libdca is VideoLAN's free C library for decoding DTS Coherent Acoustics streams. It began as libdts/dcadec, was based on a52dec, and became a small but recognizable codec package in Unix multimedia stacks. ### Project history VideoLAN's project page says the code was written by Gildas Bazin, based on a52dec, and released under the GPL. The repository README preserves the older libdts naming, describes goals of portability, reusability, precision, and speed, and notes that VLC was the primary project using it in the early README text. The NEWS file records dcadec 0.0.1 on 8 February 2004 as the first public release, followed by libdca/libdts releases through 0.0.7. Version 0.0.3 in April 2007 changed the library name to libdca from libdts, and later 2018 and 2020 releases were mostly build-system and maintenance fixes. ### Adoption history libdca's adoption came through DVD and media-player ecosystems that needed DTS Coherent Acoustics decoding. VideoLAN documents the standard's use in DVD, DTS audio CD, and radio broadcasting, and the library naturally fit VLC and other package-manager multimedia dependency sets. ### How it is used The library is linked by media software for DTS/DCA decoding, while dcadec acts as a test and proof-of-concept decoder. The README documents decoding raw DTS Coherent Acoustics streams and multiplexed MPEG program streams, plus output options for downmixing, performance testing, and conformance testing. ### Why package nerds care libdca is a compact codec-library package with a naming story, standards tie-in, GPL licensing, VideoLAN ownership, and command-line tools. It is the sort of package that reveals how codec support historically entered Unix distributions as small libraries around bigger media players. ### Timeline - 2004: dcadec 0.0.1 was released as the first public release of libdca, then known as libdts. - 2004: libdca 0.0.2 added high-frequency vector-quantization support and packaging work. - 2007: libdca 0.0.3 changed the library name from libdts to libdca. - 2007: libdca 0.0.5 fixed a header typo after shared-library and build-system fixes. - 2018: libdca 0.0.6 shipped mostly build-system bug fixes. - 2020: libdca 0.0.7 shipped build-system fixes and a potential out-of-bound access fix. ### Related projects - a52dec is the direct codebase ancestor named by VideoLAN. VLC media player is the early user named by upstream, and DTS Coherent Acoustics / ETSI TS 102 114 is the codec standard behind the package. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libdca-dev - 0.0.7-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdca-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | decoding library for DTS Coherent Acoustics streams (development) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - Debian apt - libdca-utils - 0.0.7-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdca-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | decoding library for DTS Coherent Acoustics streams (utilities) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - Debian apt - libdca0 - 0.0.7-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdca0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | decoding library for DTS Coherent Acoustics streams | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - Ubuntu apt - libdca-dev - 0.0.7-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdca-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | decoding library for DTS Coherent Acoustics streams (development) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - Ubuntu apt - libdca-utils - 0.0.7-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdca-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | decoding library for DTS Coherent Acoustics streams (utilities) | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - Ubuntu apt - libdca0 - 0.0.7-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdca0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | decoding library for DTS Coherent Acoustics streams | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - dnf - libdca - 0.0.7-16.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdca from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | DTS Coherent Acoustics decoder library | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdca - dnf - libdca-devel - 0.0.7-16.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdca-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libdca | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdca - dnf - libdca-tools - 0.0.7-16.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdca-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Various tools for use with libdca | https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdca - pacman - libdca - 0.0.7-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libdca from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Library for decoding DTS Coherent Acoustics streams | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - zypper - dcatools - 0.0.7+2-1.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dcatools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Free DTS Coherent Acoustics decoder tools | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - zypper - libdca-devel - 0.0.7+2-1.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdca-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Header files for the libdca library | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - zypper - libdca0 - 0.0.7+2-1.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdca0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | DTS Coherent Acoustics decoder library | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - zypper - libdca0-32bit - 0.0.7+2-1.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdca0-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | DTS Coherent Acoustics decoder library | https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html - MacPorts - libdca: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: audio/libdca/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - dcadec: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dc/dcadec/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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