# Install convertlit

Convert Microsoft Reader format eBooks into open format. Version 1.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-23.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:convertlit
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install convertlit
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install convertlit
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/convertlit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#convertlit
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/convertlit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S convertlit
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: convertlit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:convertlit
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/convertlit>
- **Version:** 1.8
- **Source summary:** Convert Microsoft Reader format eBooks into open format
- **Homepage:** <http://www.convertlit.com/>
- **Upstream docs:** <http://www.convertlit.com/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <http://www.convertlit.com/clit18src.zip>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-23T15:04:36-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- clit (cli)
- clit (alias)

## Dependencies

- libtommath

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.8
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-23
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: http://www.convertlit.com/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** convertlit
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** yes
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - convertlit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/convertlit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - convertlit - 1.8-13: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: convertlit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An extractor/converter for .LIT eBooks | http://www.convertlit.com/
- MacPorts - convertlit: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/convertlit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph