# Install vmdktool

Converts raw filesystems to VMDK files and vice versa. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:vmdktool
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install vmdktool
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install vmdktool
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:vmdktool
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vmdktool>
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Source summary:** Converts raw filesystems to VMDK files and vice versa
- **Homepage:** <https://manned.org/vmdktool>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vmdktool&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+Ports+15.0>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://people.freebsd.org/~brian/vmdktool/vmdktool-1.4.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- vmdktool (cli)
- vmdktool (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- groff

## 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: 1.4
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://manned.org/vmdktool
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- 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:** vmdktool
- **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

- MacPorts - vmdktool: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/vmdktool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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