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Install libxspf with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, zypper

C++ library for XSPF playlist reading and writing. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add libxspf.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libxspf

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libxspf

MacPorts ports tree · devel/libxspf/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

C++ library for XSPF playlist reading and writing

Commands and aliases

  • xspf_check
  • xspf_strip

history

Project history and usage

libxspf is a small Xiph.Org C++ library for reading and writing XSPF playlists, the XML Shareable Playlist Format pronounced spiff.

Project history

XSPF was standardized as an open XML playlist format under the Xiph.Org umbrella. The specification describes a format intended to avoid every music player inventing its own XML playlist vocabulary.

The library was first developed as libSpiff and reached 1.0.0 on September 21, 2008. On February 21, 2009, the 1.1.0 release renamed libSpiff to libxspf, added a pkg-config file, and reorganized the Autotools build.

Adoption history

libxspf served the practical side of XSPF adoption: it gave media applications a parser, writer, C bindings, examples, and validation-oriented command-line tools for XSPF versions 0 and 1. Its releases mostly track ABI, build-system, compiler, and documentation polish rather than a broad application platform.

How it is used

The project README presents libxspf as an integration library for applications that need to read or write XSPF playlist files. The generated documentation walks through reading playlists and receiving playlist and track callbacks, while the Homebrew package exposes xspf_check and xspf_strip for validation and cleanup workflows.

Why package nerds care

libxspf is niche, but it is a classic package-manager fossil from the XML media-format era: a small C++ library built around Expat, uriparser, pkg-config, Doxygen docs, and a named open format from Xiph rather than a player-specific playlist file.

Timeline

  • 2005-01: XSPF Version 1 was published by the Playlist Ad-Hoc Group under the Xiph.Org XSPF site.
  • 2008-09-21: libSpiff 1.0.0 was released.
  • 2009-02-21: Version 1.1.0 renamed libSpiff to libxspf.
  • 2009-03-07: Version 1.2.0 added xspf_parse_memory to the C bindings.
  • 2021-05-29: Version 1.2.1 refreshed build-system compatibility and fixed compiler issues.

Related projects

  • XSPF is the format that libxspf implements. Xiph.Org hosts the project. Expat and uriparser are important dependencies in the library history, and libcpptest appears in its test-suite history.

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.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
xspf_checkexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
xspf_stripexecutableindexed 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 version1.2.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:libxspf
Version1.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://libspiff.sourceforge.net/
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

apk95%

libxspf 1.2.1-r3

Brings XSPF playlist reading and writing support to C++ application

https://libspiff.sourceforge.net/

sudo apk add libxspf
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxspf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libxspf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxspf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libxspf-dev 1.2.1-r3

Brings XSPF playlist reading and writing support to C++ application (development files)

https://libspiff.sourceforge.net/

sudo apk add libxspf-dev
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxspf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libxspf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxspf-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

libxspf-devel 1.2.1-2.4

Brings XSPF playlist read and write support to C++ apps

http://libspiff.sourceforge.net/

sudo zypper install libxspf-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxspf
  • 8 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libxspf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxspf-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libxspf4 1.2.1-2.4

Provides XSPF playlist reading and writing support

http://libspiff.sourceforge.net/

sudo zypper install libxspf4
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxspf
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libxspf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxspf4 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

libxspf

sudo port install libxspf
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libxspf
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/libxspf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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