libwebsockets
Install command:
brew install libwebsocketsC websockets server library
https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets
License: MIT
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/libwebsockets.json
Formula code: libwebsockets.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 | ✅ | 5.1.0 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| libevent | 2.1.13 | Asynchronous event library |
| libuv | 1.53.0 | Multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O |
| openssl@4 | 4.1.0 | Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 54,832 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 927,802 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 4,659 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 11.8× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-03T00:40:26Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-03. 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 | 4,658 | 9,014 | 34,536 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| Installs on Request | 600 | 1,135 | 5,180 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Build Errors | 12 |