fluid-synth
brew install fluid-synthAlso known as: fluidsynth
Real-time software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specs
License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/fluid-synth.json
Formula code: fluid-synth.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2.6.2 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| libsndfile | 1.2.2 | C library for files containing sampled sound |
| readline | 8.3.6 | Library for command-line editing |
| gettext | 1.0 | GNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) library |
| portaudio | 19.7.0 | Cross-platform library for audio I/O |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
| gcem | 1.18.0 | C++ compile-time math library |
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Binaries:
fluidsynth
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 75,729 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 1,884,362 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 3,620 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 20.9× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-12T00:53:39Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-13 to 2026-11-12. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 3,614 | 7,936 | 35,925 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| Installs on Request | 2,008 | 4,257 | 13,468 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| Build Errors | 15 |