# Install mecab Yet another part-of-speech and morphological analyzer. Version 0.996 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mecab ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mecab ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mecab ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/mecab/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libmecab-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libmecab-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mecab ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mecab 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#mecab ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mecab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:mecab - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 0.996 - **Source summary:** Yet another part-of-speech and morphological analyzer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only OR LGPL-2.1-only OR BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T16:11:56Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - mecab (cli) - mecab-config (cli) - mecab (alias) - mecab-config (alias) ## 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: 0.996 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-01 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## セキュリティノート 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:** mecab - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** mecab-ko - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libmecab-dev - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmecab-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Header files of Mecab | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - libmecab-java - 0.996-15.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmecab-java from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | mecab binding for Java - java classes | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - libmecab-jni - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmecab-jni from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | mecab binding for Java - native interface | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - libmecab-perl - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmecab-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Mecab binding for Perl | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - libmecab2 - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmecab2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Libraries of Mecab | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - mecab - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mecab from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Japanese morphological analysis system | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - mecab-utils - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mecab-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Support programs of Mecab | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - python3-mecab - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-mecab from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Mecab binding for Python3 | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Debian apt - ruby-mecab - 0.996-15.1+b6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ruby-mecab from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Mecab binding for Ruby language | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Nix - mecab: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mecab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libmecab-dev - 0.996-14ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmecab-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Header files of Mecab | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Ubuntu apt - libmecab-java - 0.996-14ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmecab-java from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | mecab binding for Java - java classes | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Ubuntu apt - libmecab-jni - 0.996-14ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmecab-jni from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | mecab binding for Java - native interface | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Ubuntu apt - libmecab-perl - 0.996-14ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmecab-perl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Mecab binding for Perl | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Ubuntu apt - libmecab2 - 0.996-14ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmecab2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Libraries of Mecab | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ - Ubuntu apt - mecab - 0.996-14ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mecab from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Japanese morphological analysis system | https://taku910.github.io/mecab/ ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [groonga](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/groonga/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cabocha](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/cabocha/) - 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