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Audio Visualization tool and library. Version 0.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libvisual

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libvisual

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · libvisual · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0

Debian stable package indexes · libvisual-0.4-0 · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libvisual-0_4-0

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libvisual-0_4-0 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Audio Visualization tool and library

Commands and aliases

  • lv-tool-0.4

history

Project history and usage

libvisual is an audio-visualization framework that lets applications feed audio streams into visualization plugins and display the resulting graphics through supported output paths.

Project history

The project presents itself as Libvisual, with a homepage tagline of making music visual and a GitHub repository that distinguishes the maintained 0.4.x branch from master development toward 0.5.x and later. The repository tag list preserves older libvisual, plugin, and XMMS-era release tags, reflecting its roots in classic desktop music-visualization plugin stacks.

Adoption history

Its adoption is narrower than core multimedia codecs, but it filled a recognizable packaging niche for applications that wanted visualization effects without each player inventing its own plugin API. Distribution packages often keep the 0.4 line available for older consumers.

How it is used

Applications link the library to host visual plugins, and the package also includes lv-tool-0.4 for command-line interaction with the 0.4 stack.

Why package nerds care

libvisual is interesting as old-school Linux desktop media plumbing: a shared ABI and plugin model for visualizers, with separate historical tags for core, plugins, and XMMS integration.

Timeline

  • 2005-2013: Project homepage copyright range covers the original public project era.
  • 0.1.x and 0.2.x: Early public tags for libvisual, plugins, and XMMS integration appear in the repository.
  • 0.4.x: Long-lived maintenance branch using C99, C++11, and Autotools.
  • 0.5.x: Master branch development moved toward C11, C++20, and CMake.

Related projects

  • libvisual-plugins provided visualization plugins for the core library.
  • libvisual-xmms connected the stack to the XMMS player ecosystem.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
lv-tool-0.4executableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version0.4.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:libvisual
Version0.4.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Debian apt95%

libvisual-0.4-0 0.4.2-2+b2

audio visualization framework

http://libvisual.org

sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libvisual-0.4-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libvisual-0.4-dev 0.4.2-2+b2

audio visualization framework (development files)

http://libvisual.org

sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libvisual-0.4-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

lv-tool-0.4 0.4.2-2+b2

tool from Libvisual to visualize a music from audio players

http://libvisual.org

sudo apt install lv-tool-0.4
  • Section: sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: lv-tool-0.4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

libvisual-0.4-0 0.4.2-2build1

audio visualization framework

http://libvisual.org

sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisual-0.4-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libvisual-0.4-dev 0.4.2-2build1

audio visualization framework (development files)

http://libvisual.org

sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libvisual-0.4-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

lv-tool-0.4 0.4.2-2build1

tool from Libvisual to visualize a music from audio players

http://libvisual.org

sudo apt install lv-tool-0.4
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lv-tool-0.4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

libvisual 0.4.2-4.fc44

Abstraction library for audio visualisation plugins

https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual

sudo dnf install libvisual
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisual from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libvisual-devel 0.4.2-4.fc44

Development files for libvisual

https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual

sudo dnf install libvisual-devel
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisual-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libvisual-tools 0.4.2-4.fc44

Command-line tools for libvisual

https://github.com/Libvisual/libvisual

sudo dnf install libvisual-tools
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libvisual-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libvisual-0_4-0 0.4.0-207.7

Sound Visualization library

http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page

sudo zypper install libvisual-0_4-0
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvisual-0_4-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libvisual-0_4-0-32bit 0.4.0-207.7

Sound Visualization library

http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page

sudo zypper install libvisual-0_4-0-32bit
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvisual-0_4-0-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libvisual-devel 0.4.0-207.7

Headers for the libvisual sound visualization library

http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki/index.php/Main_Page

sudo zypper install libvisual-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Visualization
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libvisual
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libvisual
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libvisual-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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