End-User Downloads

The Xiph.Org Foundation does not primarily create software for the end-user. Usually, we create specifications, reference implementations, libraries, and documentation for all of the above. We try to make it easy for developers to include support for the Xiph family of codecs. The following end-user download links are provided for convenience:

Also see the Third-Party Downloads below.

Developer Downloads

Library	Stable Version	Download Link	Size	SHA-256 checksum
libogg	1.3.4	libogg-1.3.4.tar.gz libogg-1.3.4.tar.xz libogg-1.3.4.zip	576K 419K 652K	fe5670640bd49e828d64d2879c31cb4dde9758681bb664f9bdbf159a01b0c76e c163bc12bc300c401b6aa35907ac682671ea376f13ae0969a220f7ddf71893fe dd74e3ae52beab6c894d4b721db786961e64f073f28ef823c5d2a3558d4fab2d
libvorbis	1.3.6	libvorbis-1.3.6.tar.xz libvorbis-1.3.6.tar.gz libvorbis-1.3.6.zip	1.2M 1.6M 1.9M	af00bb5a784e7c9e69f56823de4637c350643deedaf333d0fa86ecdba6fcb415 6ed40e0241089a42c48604dc00e362beee00036af2d8b3f46338031c9e0351cb 3c16117a6d9fba78b905e4159e632f484700938d3f0c32f0c16caf932f5d0b5b
vorbis-tools	1.4.0	vorbis-tools-1.4.0.tar.gz vorbis-tools-1.4.0.zip	1.3M 1.5K	a389395baa43f8e5a796c99daf62397e435a7e73531c9f44d9084055a05d22bc 61f60f889fdd78dadc1cb57b9ee1912c58dc3ba8de7569c2d2f69a3f431ac884
libtheora	1.1.1	libtheora-1.1.1.tar.bz2 libtheora-1.1.1.zip	1.7M 2.2M	b6ae1ee2fa3d42ac489287d3ec34c5885730b1296f0801ae577a35193d3affbc f644fef154f7a80e7258c8baec5c510f594d720835855cddce322b924934ba36
libspeex	1.2.0	speex-1.2.0	1.0M	eaae8af0ac742dc7d542c9439ac72f1f385ce838392dc849cae4536af9210094
libflac	1.3.2	flac-1.3.2.tar.xz	758K	91cfc3ed61dc40f47f050a109b08610667d73477af6ef36dcad31c31a4a8d53f
libao	1.2.0	libao-1.2.0.tar.gz libao-1.2.0.zip	454K 558K	03ad231ad1f9d64b52474392d63c31197b0bc7bd416e58b1c10a329a5ed89caf 6e9388a35bd0542970099456c1685059f323c38c465327b9cb80a5533ee1037f
libxspf	1.2.0	libxspf-1.2.0.tar.bz2 libxspf-1.2.0.tar.gz libxspf-1.2.0.tar.lzma libxspf-1.2.0.zip	364K 516K 256K 667K	ba9e93a0066469b074b4022b480004651ad3aa5b4313187fd407d833f79b43a5 672e6e0ecc22ca9ad3315d5d9695d22f2f1d540c7ad5c1a950f4658f80f9a1d1 17d011a2972babe40c9d0cbce3609fde76d119896654e6f7e550081ed62b2869 02be7ad21e912b783d3324f1332e6e2b0de5c4e555b21e6078870b477efc88a6
vorbis-java	1.0.0-beta	vorbis-java-1.0.0-beta.tar.gz vorbis-java-1.0.0-beta.zip	876K 1.0M	0f2703843f2062027c1d9a3084e5ab85afc41f2be554091e59fc067bd53419d9 dd89c3782b4d97cb89af3caef6050d9c7997e520db4972107e0a4eb7b5af273d
liboggz	1.0.2, 1.1.1	liboggz-1.0.2.tar.gz liboggz-1.1.1.tar.gz	685K 686K	be7deb35ecc25b5d1e6b8dd4dd21194e2bc93ca9c9e055e4289c1dc98f480f08 6bafadb1e0a9ae4ac83304f38621a5621b8e8e32927889e65a98706d213d415a
libfishsound	1.0.0	libfishsound-1.0.0.tar.gz	435K	2e0b57ce2fecc9375eef72938ed08ac8c8f6c5238e1cae24458f0b0e8dade7c7

You may also browse the download directory if you are looking for another library or for a specific version.

See the git repositories and the SVN page if you would like to access the source repositories.

Third-Party Downloads

DirectShow filters - play back ogg files in Media Player

If you are a Windows user who wants to be able to listen to .ogg files in Windows Media Player, then this is what you want. The Xiph.org DirectShow filters support playing of files encoded with Vorbis, Speex, Theora, and/or FLAC.

Make sure to uninstall any previous versions (remove "oggcodecs" from Add/Remove Programs), and make sure Windows Media Player (or any other DirectShow application) is closed before installing.

Ogg Codecs for Windows, version 0.83.17220, 2010-05-16
project page - for other versions, source code, or more information

Xiph QuickTime components - play back ogg files in QuickTime

Xiph QuickTime Components (XiphQT) is, in short, the solution for Mac and Windows users who want to use Xiph formats in any QuickTime-based application, e.g. playing Ogg Vorbis in iTunes or producing Ogg Theora with iMovie.

oggdropXPd - easily create Ogg Vorbis files in Windows

If you are a Windows user looking to easily create your own Ogg Vorbis files from a .WAV file or losslessly compressed file using an easy drag-and-drop GUI, rarewares' oggdrop is for you.

oggdropXPd, version 1.9.0 using libVorbis v1.2.0, 2008-03-16
rarewares : Ogg Vorbis project page - for source code, a version optimized for a particular processor family, or more information

VLC - play back multimedia files

"VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, Ogg Vorbis, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network."

VLC project page - download precompiled binaries for Windows, Mac OS X, and various Linux distros, or get source code or other information

Helix Player - play back streaming multimedia in Linux

Helix Player is a multimedia player designed for streaming audio and video, and available for Linux and cell phones running the Symbian OS.

Helix Player project page - download precompiled binaries for Linux, Solaris, or Symbian, or get source code or other information