# Install autotrace with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Convert bitmap to vector graphics. Version 0.31.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:autotrace ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install autotrace ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install autotrace ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/autotrace/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install autotrace ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: autotrace 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#autotrace ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/au/autotrace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install autotrace ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: autotrace from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:autotrace - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.31.10 - **Source summary:** Convert bitmap to vector graphics - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-06T11:06:08Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - autotrace (cli) - autotrace (alias) ## Dependencies - fontconfig - freetype - gettext - glib - imagemagick - liblqr - libomp - libpng - libtiff - libtool - little-cms2 - pstoedit ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - gettext - intltool - libtool - pkgconf ## 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: 0.31.10 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-06 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/autotrace/autotrace - Upstream latest detected: 0.31.10 (current) ## Project history and usage AutoTrace is a bitmap-to-vector converter and library. It sits in the same practical family as potrace and vectorization tools, turning raster images into formats such as SVG, EPS, PDF, DXF, and related vector outputs. ### Project history The official README says AutoTrace was originally developed by Martin Weber and that some code was derived from GNU fontutils' `limn`, although most was rewritten. That origin explains both the traditional Unix graphics-tool feel and the split between command-line utility and embeddable library. The modern GitHub repository was created in 2013 and carries the project forward with build automation, cross-platform CI, translation infrastructure, and package-manager installation notes. The README also identifies `libautotrace` as a library interface, with the program under GPL and the library under LGPL. ### Adoption history AutoTrace has survived mostly as a packaging and interoperability tool rather than as a glossy end-user application. The official README lists Homebrew, MacPorts, Fedora/RHEL, Arch, FreeBSD, and Windows release installers; the input additionally records Nix and zypper packages. Its adoption is helped by broad input and output format support, especially when built with ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick. That makes it a convenient package for scripts, conversion pipelines, and graphics experiments where a CLI vectorizer is easier to depend on than a desktop drawing program. ### How it is used The basic CLI pattern is `autotrace input.png -output-file output.svg`, with options for centerline tracing and color reduction. The README points users to `autotrace --help` and the man page for the full option set. Developers can also call `libautotrace` through C headers and pkg-config, reading a bitmap and writing splines through output handlers. This dual CLI/library shape is why it appears in both user-facing package managers and build-time dependency lists. ### Why package nerds care AutoTrace is package-nerd relevant because image vectorization has many optional format dependencies and old graphics-library edges. Maintainers have to care about ImageMagick versus GraphicsMagick support, GLib, gettext translations, platform build systems, and whether users expect both the `autotrace` binary and `libautotrace` development files. ### Timeline - Pre-2013: Original AutoTrace development by Martin Weber, with lineage from GNU fontutils' `limn`. - 2013: GitHub repository created for the continuing autotrace project. - 2018-2020: CI-era tags in the GitHub repository show renewed automation activity. - 2020s: README documents package-manager installation and Windows installers from GitHub releases. ### Related projects - GNU fontutils limn: upstream notes code lineage. - frontline: upstream README lists it as an inactive GUI frontend. - ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick: optional format providers for additional input support. - potrace: a related bitmap tracing tool in the same packaging niche. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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:** autotrace - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - autotrace: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/au/autotrace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - autotrace - 0.31.9-17.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: autotrace from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Utility for converting bitmaps to vector graphics | http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ - dnf - autotrace-devel - 0.31.9-17.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: autotrace-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Header files for autotrace | http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/ - zypper - autotrace - 0.31.10-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: autotrace from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Program for Converting Bitmaps to Vector Graphics | https://github.com/autotrace/autotrace - zypper - autotrace-devel - 0.31.10-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: autotrace-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Library for converting bitmaps to vector graphics | https://github.com/autotrace/autotrace - zypper - autotrace-lang - 0.31.10-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: autotrace-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package autotrace | https://github.com/autotrace/autotrace - zypper - libautotrace3 - 0.31.10-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libautotrace3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Library for converting bitmaps to vector graphics | https://github.com/autotrace/autotrace - MacPorts - autotrace: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/autotrace/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [fontconfig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fontconfig/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [imagemagick](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imagemagick/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [intltool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/intltool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [babl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/babl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [batik](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/batik/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [dicebear](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dicebear/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [efl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/efl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [epstool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epstool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [exact-image](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exact-image/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [fig2dev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fig2dev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [synfig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/synfig/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cms2, fontconfig, freetype, gettext. - [zbar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zbar/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cms2, fontconfig, freetype, gettext. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/autotrace.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/autotrace.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph