# Install itstool

Make XML documents translatable through PO files. Version 2.0.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-31.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:itstool
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install itstool
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install itstool
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add itstool
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install itstool
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install itstool
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S itstool
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install itstool
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:itstool
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/itstool>
- **Version:** 2.0.7
- **Source summary:** Make XML documents translatable through PO files
- **Homepage:** <https://itstool.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/itstool/itstool>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://itstool.org/documentation>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://files.itstool.org/itstool/itstool-2.0.7.tar.bz2>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-31T13:10:17-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- itstool (cli)
- itstool (alias)

## Dependencies

- libxml2
- python@3.14

## Build Dependencies

- doxygen
- pkgconf
- python-setuptools

## 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: 2.0.7
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-31
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://itstool.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Notes de sécurité

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:** itstool
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 2
- **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 - itstool - 2.0.6-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: itstool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tool for translating XML documents with PO files | http://itstool.org/
- Nix - itstool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/it/itstool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - itstool - 2.0.6-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: itstool from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tool for translating XML documents with PO files | http://itstool.org/
- apk - itstool - 2.0.7-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: itstool from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | ITS-based XML translation tool | https://itstool.org/
- apk - itstool-doc - 2.0.7-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: itstool-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | ITS-based XML translation tool (documentation) | https://itstool.org/
- dnf - itstool - 2.0.7-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: itstool from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | ITS-based XML translation tool | http://itstool.org/
- pacman - itstool - 1:2.0.7-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: itstool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Translate XML with PO files using W3C Internationalization Tag Set rules | https://itstool.org/
- zypper - itstool - 2.0.7-4.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: itstool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Tool to translate XML documents using PO files | http://itstool.org
- MacPorts - itstool: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/itstool/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
