Comparison of audio libraries
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a variety of cross-platform, open-source, audio libraries.
General information
| Audio library | Language | DSP functionality | graph-based | latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder | C++ | Yes | Yes | May 18, 2022 |
| GStreamer | C | Yes | Yes | Oct 7, 2022 |
| LabSound | C++ | Yes | Yes | Sep 21, 2021 |
| miniaudio | C | Yes | Yes | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Qt Multimedia | C++ | No | No | Sep 29, 2022 |
| SoLoud | C++ | Yes | No | Nov 24, 2021 |
Codec support
| Audio library | WAV | MP3 | AAC | Vorbis | Opus | FLAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
| GStreamer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LabSound | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| miniaudio | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Qt Multimedia | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SoLoud | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Backend support
| Audio library | WASAPI | DirectSound | Core Audio (Apple) | ALSA | PulseAudio | JACK | PipeWire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| GStreamer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LabSound | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| miniaudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Qt Multimedia | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SoLoud | Partial | No | Partial | Yes | No | Partial | No |
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