# Install assimp with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Portable library for importing many well-known 3D model formats. Version 6.0.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-02. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:assimp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install assimp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install assimp ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/assimp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add assimp ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: assimp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install assimp-testmodels ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: assimp-testmodels from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install assimp ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: assimp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#assimp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/as/assimp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S assimp ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: assimp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install assimp-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: assimp-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:assimp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.0.5 - **Source summary:** Portable library for importing many well-known 3D model formats - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause AND CC-PDDC AND MIT AND BSL-1.0 AND Unlicense AND Zlib - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-02T00:54:19-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - assimp (cli) - assimp (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake - ninja ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.0.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/assimp/assimp - Upstream latest detected: v6.0.5 (current) ## Project history and usage Open Asset Import Library, better known as assimp, is a C/C++ library and command-line tool for loading many 3D asset formats into a common in-memory scene representation. It matters in package indexes because it is one of the standard native dependencies behind model viewers, game tooling, conversion utilities, bindings, and asset-processing pipelines. ### Project history The official repository describes assimp as the Open-Asset-Importer-Library repository and says it loads more than 40 3D file formats into a unified data structure. The project license and source headers carry a 2006-present project copyright, while the GitHub repository metadata dates the current public repository to 2010. Over time assimp accumulated not only importers and exporters but also post-processing steps such as normal and tangent generation, triangulation, vertex-cache optimization, degenerate primitive removal, duplicate-vertex handling, primitive sorting, and material cleanup. That broad post-processing layer is why packages often expose both a library and an assimp command-line executable rather than treating it as a format decoder only. The current README documents C and C++ APIs, bindings or ports for C#, Java, Python, Delphi, D, Android, iOS, Pascal, JavaScript/Node.js, JVM, Haxe, Rust, Unity, and Unreal-related integrations. The official documentation is Sphinx-based and covers installation, data structures, importer/exporter APIs, post-processing, importer notes, and developer guidance. ### Adoption history assimp's adoption pattern is unusually broad for a native graphics library. The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style packages, while the README points to vcpkg, prebuilt binaries, bindings, ports, and community support channels. The package is common because it standardizes a messy area of build systems: importing OBJ, Collada, FBX, glTF, STL, IFC, 3MF, and other model data through one C/C++ ABI. Downstream projects can choose assimp as a single dependency instead of maintaining a matrix of format-specific parsers. ### How it is used Developers use assimp either as a library linked into applications or through the assimp CLI for inspecting, converting, and validating assets. The official README's quickstart is a CMake/Ninja source build, and its repository layout separates core import/export code, public headers, post-processing utilities, ports, samples, tools, scripts, and regression test models. ### Why package nerds care assimp is package-nerd significant because it is both leaf-tool and infrastructure dependency: a user may install the assimp binary directly, but many graphics, CAD, game, robotics, and visualization stacks pull the library indirectly. The many bundled importers, test models, and third-party contributions also make licensing and ABI stability more visible than in smaller media tools. ### Timeline - 2006: Project copyright period begins in official assimp license/source headers. - 2010: assimp/assimp repository created on GitHub. - 2022: Official Read the Docs documentation carried a March 2022 v6.0.2 documentation title. - 2026: The official repository metadata and tags showed continued v6 maintenance. ### Related projects - vcpkg, Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE packaging make assimp available across common developer platforms. - assimp-mdb is the official model database for testing. - PyAssimp, AssimpNetter, assimpjs, russimp, and engine integrations demonstrate the binding and wrapper ecosystem documented by the upstream README. ### Sources - - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** assimp - **Aliases:** assimp@6 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - assimp-testmodels - 5.4.3+ds-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: assimp-testmodels from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | assimp 3D model import library (testdata) | https://assimp.org - Debian apt - assimp-utils - 5.4.3+ds-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: assimp-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 3D model import library (utilities) | https://assimp.org - Debian apt - libassimp-dev - 5.4.3+ds-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libassimp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 3D model import library (development) | https://assimp.org - Debian apt - libassimp-doc - 5.4.3+ds-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libassimp-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 3D model import library (documentation) | https://assimp.org - Debian apt - libassimp5 - 5.4.3+ds-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libassimp5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 3D model import library | https://assimp.org - Debian apt - python3-pyassimp - 5.4.3+ds-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-pyassimp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 3D model import library (Python3 bindings) | https://assimp.org - Nix - assimp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/as/assimp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - assimp-testmodels - 5.3.1+ds-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: assimp-testmodels from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | assimp 3D model import library (testdata) | https://assimp.org - Ubuntu apt - assimp-utils - 5.3.1+ds-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: assimp-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | 3D model import library (utilities) | https://assimp.org - Ubuntu apt - libassimp-dev - 5.3.1+ds-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libassimp-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | 3D model import library (development) | https://assimp.org - Ubuntu apt - libassimp-doc - 5.3.1+ds-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libassimp-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | 3D model import library (documentation) | https://assimp.org - Ubuntu apt - libassimp5 - 5.3.1+ds-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libassimp5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | 3D model import library | https://assimp.org - Ubuntu apt - python3-pyassimp - 5.3.1+ds-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-pyassimp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | 3D model import library (Python3 bindings) | https://assimp.org - apk - assimp - 6.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: assimp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open Asset Import Library imports and exports 3D model formats | https://www.assimp.org/ - apk - assimp-dev - 6.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: assimp-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open Asset Import Library imports and exports 3D model formats (development files) | https://www.assimp.org/ - apk - assimp-libs - 6.0.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: assimp-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open Asset Import Library imports and exports 3D model formats (libraries) | https://www.assimp.org/ ## Related links - 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