# Install gpsbabel

Converts/uploads GPS waypoints, tracks, and routes. Version 1.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-29.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gpsbabel
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gpsbabel
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install gpsbabel
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add gpsbabel
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install gpsbabel
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install gpsbabel
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S gpsbabel
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install gpsbabel
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:gpsbabel
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gpsbabel>
- **Version:** 1.10.0
- **Source summary:** Converts/uploads GPS waypoints, tracks, and routes
- **Homepage:** <https://www.gpsbabel.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/GPSBabel/gpsbabel>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-1.10.0/index.html>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/GPSBabel/gpsbabel/archive/refs/tags/gpsbabel_1_10_0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-29T19:47:58-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- gpsbabel (cli)
- gpsbabel (alias)

## Dependencies

- libusb
- qt5compat
- qtbase
- shapelib

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- pkgconf
- qtserialport

## 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: 1.10.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-29
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/GPSBabel/gpsbabel
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - gpsbabel - 1.10.0+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gpsbabel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- Debian apt - gpsbabel-doc - 1.10.0+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gpsbabel-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units - documentation | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- Debian apt - gpsbabel-gui - 1.10.0+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gpsbabel-gui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units - GUI | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- Nix - gpsbabel: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gp/gpsbabel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - gpsbabel - 1.9.0+ds-2build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gpsbabel from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- Ubuntu apt - gpsbabel-doc - 1.9.0+ds-2build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gpsbabel-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units - documentation | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- Ubuntu apt - gpsbabel-gui - 1.9.0+ds-2build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gpsbabel-gui from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units - GUI | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- apk - gpsbabel - 1.10.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gpsbabel from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Convert, manipulate, and transfer data from GPS programs or GPS receivers | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- apk - gpsbabel-lang - 1.10.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gpsbabel-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | translations for gpsbabel | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- dnf - gpsbabel - 1.10.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gpsbabel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A tool to convert between various formats used by GPS devices | http://www.gpsbabel.org
- dnf - gpsbabel-gui - 1.10.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gpsbabel-gui from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Qt GUI interface for GPSBabel | http://www.gpsbabel.org
- pacman - gpsbabel - 1.10.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gpsbabel from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Read, write and manipulate GPS waypoints in a variety of formats | https://www.gpsbabel.org/
- zypper - gpsbabel - 1.10.0-2.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gpsbabel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Converts GPS waypoint, route and track data from one format type to another | http://www.gpsbabel.org/
- MacPorts - gpsbabel: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/gpsbabel/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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