macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install abcm2pslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install abcm2psMacPorts ports tree · print/abcm2ps/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install abcm2ps with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
ABC music notation software. Version 8.14.18 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-26.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install abcm2psDebian stable package indexes · abcm2ps · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install abcm2psFedora Rawhide package metadata · abcm2ps · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#abcm2psnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ab/abcm2ps/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install abcm2psopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · abcm2ps · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
ABC music notation software
Project links
Commands and aliases
- abcm2ps
history
Project history and usage
abcm2ps is a C command-line program that converts ABC music notation into PostScript or SVG sheet music. The official README describes it as an extension of Michael Methfessel's abc2ps with support for many voices per staff.
Project history
The official repository README says abcm2ps was first developed to print Baroque organ scores with independent voices played on one or many keyboards and a pedal-board, with the m standing for many or multi staves/voices. It later evolved to render more music types.
Adoption history
abcm2ps is part of the ABC notation tool ecosystem and is packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and zypper according to the supplied package-manager metadata. The official README now marks it end-of-life and points users toward abc2svg as its successor.
How it is used
Official documentation shows usage as abcm2ps [options] file1 [file1_options] file2 [file2_options] ..., producing PostScript by default and SVG through documented options. Formatting can be controlled through command-line options, format files, and ABC source directives.
Why package nerds care
abcm2ps is package-nerd significant because it represents a durable niche Unix converter: small C source, ABC notation input, PostScript/SVG output, optional Pango support, manual-page documentation, and a successor project that affects long-term maintenance expectations.
Timeline
- 2013: Official docs state the feature set is based on ABC draft 2.2 from February 2013.
- 2025: Official Chisel timeline shows v8.14.15 through v8.14.17 releases.
- 2026: Official Chisel timeline shows v8.14.18 release.
Related projects
- abcm2ps is based on abc2ps and is succeeded by abc2svg. It belongs to the wider ABC notation ecosystem documented by abcnotation.com.
Sources
- Official author page, documentation index, Chisel README, Chisel timeline/tag list, and source_facts.package-manager.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
abcm2ps | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version8.14.18
manager updated2026-05-26
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://moinejf.free.frnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:abcm2ps |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.14.18 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/abcm2ps |
| Homepage | http://moinejf.free.fr |
| Repository | https://chiselapp.com/user/moinejf/repository/abcm2ps |
| Upstream docs | http://moinejf.free.fr/abcm2ps-doc |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://chiselapp.com/user/moinejf/repository/abcm2ps/tarball/v8.14.18/download.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-26T23:37:45-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | coreutils, gnu-sed, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | abcm2ps |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
abcm2ps 8.14.17-2
Translates ABC music description files to PostScript
sudo apt install abcm2ps- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Abcm2ps
Nix95%
abcm2ps
nix profile install nixpkgs#abcm2ps- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Abcm2ps
Ubuntu apt95%
abcm2ps 8.14.14-1build2
Translates ABC music description files to PostScript
sudo apt install abcm2ps- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Abcm2ps
dnf95%
abcm2ps 8.14.15-9.fc44
A program to typeset ABC tunes into Postscript
sudo dnf install abcm2ps- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: abcm2ps
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Abcm2ps
dnf95%
abcm2ps-doc 8.14.15-9.fc44
Example ABC files with output
sudo dnf install abcm2ps-doc- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: abcm2ps
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Abcm2ps
zypper95%
abcm2ps 8.14.18-1.2
A program to typeset abc tunes into Postscript
https://github.com/leesavide/abcm2ps/
sudo zypper install abcm2ps- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Publishing/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: abcm2ps
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Abcm2ps
MacPorts95%
abcm2ps
sudo port install abcm2ps- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Abcm2ps
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment