Command-line tool

a52dec

brew/a52dec

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Library for decoding ATSC A/52 streams (AKA 'AC-3')

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install a52dec

Linux

brew install a52dec

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