macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install admeshlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install admeshMacPorts ports tree · math/admesh/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install admesh with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts
Processes triangulated solid meshes. Version 0.98.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-26.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add admeshAlpine Linux edge package indexes · admesh · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install admeshDebian stable package indexes · admesh · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install admeshFedora Rawhide package metadata · admesh · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Processes triangulated solid meshes
Project links
Commands and aliases
- admesh
history
Project history and usage
ADMesh is an old-school command-line and C-library tool for reading, checking, repairing, transforming, and writing STL-based triangulated solid meshes. It is especially associated with rapid prototyping and 3D-printing-era STL repair workflows.
Project history
The official README says ADMesh was released as an application in 1995/96 and that not much happened for a long time afterward. The modern GitHub repository was created in October 2013 as a fork to provide a shared library and collect bug fixes from downstream users.
The project documentation describes ADMesh as ANSI C software, GPLv2+, and focused on STL input with output support for STL, VRML, OFF, and DXF. The README states that no further feature development is planned, but bugs may be resolved and pull requests are welcome if they keep the code warning-clean.
Adoption history
ADMesh predates the current 3D-printing boom, but its feature set maps cleanly onto package-manager utility expectations: one CLI, a C library, documented examples, and repair operations for flawed STL files. The supplied package metadata shows availability through Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, and Ubuntu.
The historical README also records portability testing on Linux, SunOS, IRIX, DOS/Windows via DJGPP, and Windows NT-era systems. That cross-platform C heritage helps explain why the tool survived as a small packageable mesh utility.
How it is used
Users run admesh on STL files to inspect mesh statistics, repair disconnected facets, fill holes, fix normals, remove degenerate facets, merge files, transform coordinates, scale parts, and export to other mesh formats.
The docs expose both a command-line interface and C API, plus Python bindings documentation. That makes ADMesh useful as a shell utility, a library dependency, or a backend for simple mesh-repair workflows.
Why package nerds care
ADMesh is the kind of package that keeps old CAD and rapid-prototyping workflows reproducible: compact ANSI C, GPL, no service component, and behavior centered on file transformations. For package maintainers, it is a practical example of preserving a niche engineering tool by moving it into a shared upstream repository.
Timeline
- 1995/96: README says ADMesh was released as an application.
- 2013-10: GitHub repository created for the modern shared-library fork.
- v0.98.x: Modern releases document the CLI, C API, and packageable tarballs.
Related projects
- Anthony Martin's master's thesis is cited by the official docs for the underlying algorithms.
- Python bindings are documented by the project.
Sources
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 13 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
admesh | 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 version0.98.5
manager updated2026-05-26
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/admesh/admeshnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:admesh |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.98.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/admesh |
| Homepage | https://github.com/admesh/admesh |
| Repository | https://github.com/admesh/admesh |
| Upstream docs | https://admesh.readthedocs.io/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/admesh/admesh/releases/download/v0.98.5/admesh-0.98.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-26T23:37:49-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | admesh |
| 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%
admesh 0.98.5-1+b2
Tool for processing triangulated solid meshes.
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apt install admesh- Section: math
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: admesh
- 2 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
Debian apt95%
libadmesh-dev 0.98.5-1+b2
Tool for processing triangulated solid meshes.
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apt install libadmesh-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: admesh
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
Debian apt95%
libadmesh1 0.98.5-1+b2
Tool for processing triangulated solid meshes.
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apt install libadmesh1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: admesh
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
Ubuntu apt95%
admesh 0.98.5-1build1
Tool for processing triangulated solid meshes.
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apt install admesh- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
Ubuntu apt95%
libadmesh-dev 0.98.5-1build1
Tool for processing triangulated solid meshes.
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apt install libadmesh-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: admesh
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
Ubuntu apt95%
libadmesh1 0.98.5-1build1
Tool for processing triangulated solid meshes.
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apt install libadmesh1- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: admesh
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
apk95%
admesh 0.98.5-r0
A program for processing triangulated solid meshes
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apk add admesh- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: admesh
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
apk95%
admesh-dev 0.98.5-r0
A program for processing triangulated solid meshes (development files)
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apk add admesh-dev- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: admesh
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
apk95%
admesh-doc 0.98.5-r0
A program for processing triangulated solid meshes (documentation)
https://github.com/admesh/admesh
sudo apk add admesh-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: admesh
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
dnf95%
admesh 0.98.5-14.fc44
Diagnose and/or repair problems with STereo Lithography files
http://github.com/admesh/admesh/
sudo dnf install admesh- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: admesh
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
dnf95%
admesh-devel 0.98.5-14.fc44
Development files for the admesh library
http://github.com/admesh/admesh/
sudo dnf install admesh-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: admesh
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
dnf95%
admesh-libs 0.98.5-14.fc44
Runtime library for the admesh application
http://github.com/admesh/admesh/
sudo dnf install admesh-libs- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: admesh
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
MacPorts95%
admesh
sudo port install admesh- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Admesh
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