# Install exiv2

EXIF and IPTC metadata manipulation library and tools. Version 0.28.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-20.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:exiv2
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install exiv2
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install exiv2
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/exiv2/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add exiv2
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exiv2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install exiv2
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: exiv2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install exiv2
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: exiv2 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#exiv2
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ex/exiv2/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S exiv2
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: exiv2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install exiv2
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: exiv2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Exiv2.Exiv2 -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Exiv2.Exiv2 from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:exiv2
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/exiv2>
- **Version:** 0.28.8
- **Source summary:** EXIF and IPTC metadata manipulation library and tools
- **Homepage:** <https://exiv2.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://exiv2.org/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/archive/refs/tags/v0.28.8.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20T18:48:58Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- exiv2 (cli)
- exiv2 (alias)

## Dependencies

- brotli
- gettext
- inih
- libssh

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- gettext

## macOS Provided Libraries

- curl
- expat

## 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: 0.28.8
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2
- Upstream latest detected: v0.28.8 (current)

## Notes de sécurité

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:** exiv2
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - exiv2 - 0.28.5+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: exiv2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Debian apt - libexiv2-28 - 0.28.5+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libexiv2-28 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Debian apt - libexiv2-data - 0.28.5+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libexiv2-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library - shared data | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Debian apt - libexiv2-dev - 0.28.5+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libexiv2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library - development files | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Debian apt - libexiv2-doc - 0.28.5+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libexiv2-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library - HTML documentation | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Nix - exiv2: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ex/exiv2/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - exiv2 - 0.27.6-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: exiv2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Ubuntu apt - libexiv2-27 - 0.27.6-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libexiv2-27 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Ubuntu apt - libexiv2-dev - 0.27.6-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libexiv2-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library - development files | https://www.exiv2.org/
- Ubuntu apt - libexiv2-doc - 0.27.6-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libexiv2-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation library - HTML documentation | https://www.exiv2.org/
- apk - exiv2 - 0.28.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exiv2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library and tools. | https://exiv2.org/
- apk - exiv2-dev - 0.28.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exiv2-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library and tools. (development files) | https://exiv2.org/
- apk - exiv2-doc - 0.28.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exiv2-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library and tools. (documentation) | https://exiv2.org/
- apk - exiv2-libs - 0.28.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exiv2-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library and tools. (libraries) | https://exiv2.org/
- dnf - exiv2 - 0.28.6-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: exiv2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata manipulation library | http://www.exiv2.org/
- dnf - exiv2-devel - 0.28.6-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: exiv2-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Header files, libraries and development documentation for exiv2 | http://www.exiv2.org/


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