macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install liblouislocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install liblouisMacPorts ports tree · textproc/liblouis/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add liblouisAlpine Linux edge package indexes · liblouis · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install liblouisFedora Rawhide package metadata · liblouis · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#liblouisnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/liblouis/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S liblouisArch Linux sync databases · liblouis · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install liblouis-binDebian stable package indexes · liblouis-bin · 来源: deb.debian.org
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install liblouis-dataopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · liblouis-data · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Open-source braille translator and back-translator
历史
项目历史与用法
Liblouis is an open source braille translator and back-translator named for Louis Braille. It provides a C library, translation tables for many languages and braille codes, and command-line tools for checking, debugging, and testing braille translation tables.
项目历史
The Liblouis README says the project began in 2002 through ViewPlus, which wanted high-quality braille support as an open source effort and supported John Boyer with a monthly stipend so he could work with sighted assistants. The project was based on translation routines from the BRLTTY Linux screen reader but grew beyond those routines into a standalone shared library and Windows DLL.
Liblouis supports computer and literary braille, contracted and uncontracted translation, hyphenation, math braille, and a rule- or dictionary-based table system. Its manual is aimed both at people writing translation tables and programmers embedding the library.
采用历史
The README documents use in the NVDA and Orca open source screen readers and in commercial assistive technology from ViewPlus. Software Freedom Conservancy's March 17, 2025 announcement described liblouis as embedded in assistive technologies including screen readers, braille displays, Android devices, and iPhone devices.
A May 6, 2014 maintainership-succession announcement says John Boyer and ViewPlus initiated the Liblouis project twelve years earlier, and that Boyer built a community around it before passing maintainership to younger volunteers.
使用方式
Users commonly interact with Liblouis through programs such as lou_checktable, lou_debug, lou_translate, lou_trace, and lou_allround, or by linking the library from screen readers, embossing software, document converters, and mobile accessibility stacks. Table authors write text files with opcodes, includes, display rules, hyphenation support, and metadata.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
Liblouis is significant because it turns braille translation into portable, inspectable data files plus a C ABI. For packagers, the table data, CLI validation tools, and library are inseparable: shipping the package means shipping both accessibility infrastructure and the tools to keep language-specific braille rules correct.
时间线
- 2002: ViewPlus and John Boyer began Liblouis.
- 2012: GitHub repository created on July 21, 2012.
- 2014: Maintainership succession announced on May 6, 2014.
- 2025: Liblouis joined Software Freedom Conservancy on March 17, 2025.
- 2026: Repository metadata recorded active development on July 1, 2026.
Related projects
- BRLTTY provided the translation-routine foundation for Liblouis.
- NVDA and Orca are documented downstream screen-reader users.
- liblouisutdml and BrailleBlaster are adjacent braille formatting and transcription projects associated with the broader Liblouis ecosystem.
来源
- https://api.github.com/repos/liblouis/liblouis
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis
- https://liblouis.io/2014/05/06/maintainership-succession.html
- https://liblouis.io/documentation/liblouis
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liblouis/liblouis/master/README
- https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/mar/17/liblouis-joins-software-freedom-conservancy/
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:library-like
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
lou_allround | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
lou_checkhyphens | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
lou_checktable | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
lou_debug | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
lou_tableinfo | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
lou_trace | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
lou_translate | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本3.38.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据未知
上游不可用
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:liblouis |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 3.38.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://liblouis.io |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
liblouis-bin 3.33.0-1
Braille translation library - utilities
sudo apt install liblouis-bin- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Debian apt95%
liblouis-data 3.33.0-1
Braille translation library - data
sudo apt install liblouis-data- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: liblouis
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Debian apt95%
liblouis-dev 3.33.0-1
Braille translation library - static libs and headers
sudo apt install liblouis-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Debian apt95%
liblouis20 3.33.0-1
Braille translation library - shared libs
sudo apt install liblouis20- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Debian apt95%
python3-louis 3.33.0-1
Python bindings for liblouis
sudo apt install python3-louis- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: liblouis
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Nix95%
liblouis
nix profile install nixpkgs#liblouis- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Ubuntu apt95%
liblouis-bin 3.29.0-1build1
Braille translation library - utilities
sudo apt install liblouis-bin- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Ubuntu apt95%
liblouis-data 3.29.0-1build1
Braille translation library - data
sudo apt install liblouis-data- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: liblouis
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Ubuntu apt95%
liblouis-dev 3.29.0-1build1
Braille translation library - static libs and headers
sudo apt install liblouis-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Ubuntu apt95%
liblouis20 3.29.0-1build1
Braille translation library - shared libs
sudo apt install liblouis20- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-louis 3.29.0-1build1
Python bindings for liblouis
sudo apt install python3-louis- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: liblouis
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
apk95%
liblouis 3.38.0-r0
Braille translator and back-translator
sudo apk add liblouis- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
apk95%
liblouis-bin 3.38.0-r0
Braille translator and back-translator (tools)
sudo apk add liblouis-bin- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
apk95%
liblouis-dev 3.38.0-r0
Braille translator and back-translator (development files)
sudo apk add liblouis-dev- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
apk95%
liblouis-doc 3.38.0-r0
Braille translator and back-translator (documentation)
sudo apk add liblouis-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: liblouis
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
apk95%
liblouis-static 3.38.0-r0
Braille translator and back-translator (static library)
sudo apk add liblouis-static- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: liblouis
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Liblouis
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- pkg.so package database
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