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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 commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ltc-tools

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ltc-tools

MacPorts ports tree · multimedia/ltc-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ltc-tools

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lt/ltc-tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Tools to deal with linear-timecode (LTC)

Commands and aliases

  • jltc2mtc
  • jltcdump
  • jltcgen
  • jltcntp
  • jltctrigger
  • ltcdump
  • ltcgen

history

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.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

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
jltc2mtcexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
jltcdumpexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
jltcgenexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
jltcntpexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
jltctriggerexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
ltcdumpexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
ltcgenexecutableindexed 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 version0.7.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ltc-tools
Version0.7.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/x42/ltc-tools
Repositoryhttps://github.com/x42/ltc-tools
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.

Nix95%

ltc-tools

nix profile install nixpkgs#ltc-tools
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ltc Tools
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lt/ltc-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

ltc-tools

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation