# Install shapelib Library for reading and writing ArcView Shapefiles. Version 1.6.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:shapelib ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install shapelib ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install shapelib ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/shapelib/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add shapelib ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shapelib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libshp-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libshp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mingw32-shapelib ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-shapelib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#shapelib ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sh/shapelib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S shapelib ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: shapelib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libshp-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libshp-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:shapelib - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.6.3 - **Source summary:** Library for reading and writing ArcView Shapefiles - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.0-or-later OR MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-03-18T19:13:50Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - Shape_PointInPoly (cli) - csv2shp (cli) - dbfadd (cli) - dbfcat (cli) - dbfcreate (cli) - dbfdump (cli) - dbfinfo (cli) - shpadd (cli) - shpcat (cli) - shpcentrd (cli) - shpcreate (cli) - shpdata (cli) - shpdump (cli) - shpdxf (cli) - shpfix (cli) - shpinfo (cli) - shprewind (cli) - shpsort (cli) - shptreedump (cli) - shpwkb (cli) - Shape_PointInPoly (alias) - csv2shp (alias) - dbfadd (alias) - dbfcat (alias) - dbfcreate (alias) - dbfdump (alias) - dbfinfo (alias) - shpadd (alias) - shpcat (alias) - shpcentrd (alias) - shpcreate (alias) - shpdata (alias) - shpdump (alias) - shpdxf (alias) - shpfix (alias) - shpinfo (alias) - shprewind (alias) - shpsort (alias) - shptreedump (alias) - shpwkb (alias) ## Build Dependencies - cmake ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.6.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-03-18 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Sicherheitshinweise library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** shapelib - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libshp-dev - 1.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libshp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - development files | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - Debian apt - libshp4 - 1.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libshp4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - Debian apt - shapelib - 1.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: shapelib from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - tools | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - Nix - shapelib: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sh/shapelib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libshp-dev - 1.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libshp-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - development files | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libshp4 - 1.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libshp4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - Ubuntu apt - shapelib - 1.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: shapelib from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - tools | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - apk - shapelib - 1.6.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shapelib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C library for reading, writing and updating ESRI Shapefiles, and the associated attribute file | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - apk - shapelib-dev - 1.6.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shapelib-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C library for reading, writing and updating ESRI Shapefiles, and the associated attribute file (development files) | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - apk - shapelib-tools - 1.6.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shapelib-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C library for reading, writing and updating ESRI Shapefiles, and the associated attribute file (utilities) | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - dnf - mingw32-shapelib - 1.6.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-shapelib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | MinGW Windows shapelib library | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - dnf - mingw32-shapelib-tools - 1.6.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-shapelib-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Tools for the MinGW Windows shapelib library | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - dnf - mingw64-shapelib - 1.6.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw64-shapelib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | MinGW Windows shapelib library | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - dnf - mingw64-shapelib-tools - 1.6.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw64-shapelib-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Tools for the MinGW Windows shapelib library | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - dnf - shapelib - 1.6.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: shapelib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | C library for handling ESRI Shapefiles | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - dnf - shapelib-devel - 1.6.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: shapelib-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for shapelib | http://shapelib.maptools.org/ ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/cmake/) - 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