cava

karlstav·karlstav.cava

Cross-platform Audio Visualizer

winget install --id karlstav.cava --exact --source winget

Latest 1.0.0·June 13, 2026

Release Notes

CAVA-1.0.0 is out! This is not really a major update from 0.10.7, but new development on this project has slowed down lately so I feel it is finally time to move to "stable" version. This project have been in development for over 10 years now and I could probably have moved to version 1.0.0 long ago, but I just never felt that it was a need for it. The only API to speak of is the cavacore api and I am not sure if anyone else is using it. Either way it has not changed for years. Thanks a lot to all contributors!

What's Changed

  • output/shaders: add Orion circle shaders (static + rotating) by @oxyzenQ in #729
  • SDL_GLSL: add gain option, reduce overhead, and harden long-run timing by @oxyzenQ in #730
  • feat(build): add WiX installer support for Windows by @amnweb in #742
  • windows build: vcpkg migration by @rohanb1216 in #744
  • windows build: use static linking
  • core: tie smoothing to elapsed sample count by @mechakotik in #752
  • windows: allow defining input device by @rohanb1216 in #754
  • native Coreaudio support for macOS by @karlstav in #767
  • Additional pipewire error handling by @pallaswept in #772

Installer type: wix

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Details

Homepage
https://github.com/karlstav/cava
License
MIT
Publisher
karlstav
Support
https://github.com/karlstav/cava/issues
Copyright
© 2015-2026 Karl Stavestrand
Moniker
cava

Tags

alsaaudio-visualizeraudiovisualizerglsl-shadersncursesnorwaypipewireportaudiopulseaudiosdl2sndio

Older versions (3)

0.10.7
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