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Install bibtexconv with Homebrew, apt

BibTeX file converter. Version 2.2.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bibtexconv

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install bibtexconv

Debian stable package indexes · bibtexconv · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

BibTeX file converter

Commands and aliases

  • bibtexconv
  • bibtexconv-odt
  • ietf2bibtex

history

Project history and usage

BibTeXConv is Thomas Dreibholz's BibTeX file converter for exporting BibTeX entries to custom text, HTML, YAML, Markdown, OpenDocument, BibTeX, and XML-oriented outputs.

Project history

The Git history traces BibTeXConv back to an imported Subversion-era commit in July 2010, and the current CMake metadata carries copyright years 2010-2026.

The upstream README describes a converter centered on export scripts, mappings, URL checking, MD5/size/MIME computations, ISBN and ISSN verification, and separate helper commands such as bibtexconv-odt and ietf2bibtex.

Adoption history

BibTeXConv is packaged in Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu, and the upstream README documents additional binary-package routes for Ubuntu PPAs, Fedora COPR, and FreeBSD ports.

Its adoption is narrower than Biber or BibTeX2HTML, but it serves users who maintain publication lists and want programmable exports into web pages, text files, ODT documents, or IETF XML references.

How it is used

Users feed a BibTeX file plus an export script or option set to bibtexconv, producing updated BibTeX, HTML, plain text, YAML, Markdown, separate XML references, or downloaded/verified publication assets.

The README warns that script-based mappings can be slow and can introduce security risk when export scripts come from untrusted sources, recommending mapping files for safer author-to-URL lookups.

Why package nerds care

BibTeXConv is a small but very package-manager-shaped bibliography utility: a C/C++ CLI with man pages, examples, Debian/RPM/FreeBSD packaging metadata, and a stable upstream tarball flow.

It is most interesting as a BibTeX-to-everything bridge for publication-list maintenance rather than as a LaTeX build dependency.

Timeline

  • 2010-07-11: Earliest public GitHub commit imports the project from an SVN repository.
  • 2026-05-28: Upstream announces bibtexconv 2.2.2 with manpage improvements and updated examples.
  • 2026-06-12: Upstream announces bibtexconv 2.2.3 with build improvements for NetBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS.

Related projects

  • BibTeX is the source data format BibTeXConv reads and writes.
  • LibreOffice and OpenOffice are relevant to the bibtexconv-odt workflow documented upstream.
  • IETF XML reference tooling is a target output area through BibTeXConv's XML reference generation.

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.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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

CommandKindExposureNote
bibtexconvcliglobal executable
bibtexconv-odtcliglobal executable
ietf2bibtexcliglobal 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 version2.2.3
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedbibtexconv-2.2.3

https://github.com/dreibh/bibtexconv

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:bibtexconv
Version2.2.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bibtexconv
Homepagehttps://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/bibtexconv/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/dreibh/bibtexconv
Upstream docshttps://github.com/dreibh/bibtexconv#readme
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/dreibh/bibtexconv/archive/refs/tags/bibtexconv-2.2.3.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:02:52-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenssl@3
Build dependenciesbison, cmake
Uses from macOScurl
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namebibtexconv
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

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%

bibtexconv 2.0.2-1

BibTeX Converter

https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/bibtexconv/

sudo apt install bibtexconv
  • Section: tex
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bibtexconv
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bibtexconv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

ietf2bibtex 2.0.2-1

Create BibTeX entry for IETF document (RFC or Internet Draft)

https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/bibtexconv/

sudo apt install ietf2bibtex
  • Section: tex
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: bibtexconv
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bibtexconv
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ietf2bibtex from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

bibtexconv 1.3.6-1build3

BibTeX Converter

https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/bibtexconv/

sudo apt install bibtexconv
  • Section: universe/tex
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bibtexconv
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bibtexconv from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

ietf2bibtex 1.3.6-1build3

Create BibTeX entry for IETF document (RFC or Internet Draft)

https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/bibtexconv/

sudo apt install ietf2bibtex
  • Section: universe/tex
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: bibtexconv
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bibtexconv
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ietf2bibtex from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • bisonBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • bibtex2htmlShares av.db curated category or tags: bibtex, cli, converter, productivity.
  • bibutilsShares av.db curated category or tags: bibtex, cli, converter, productivity.
  • bib-toolShares av.db curated category or tags: bibtex, cli, productivity.
  • bibcleanShares av.db curated category or tags: bibtex, cli, productivity.
  • mhonarcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, productivity.
  • papisShares av.db curated category or tags: bibtex, cli, productivity.

source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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