# Install c10t with Homebrew Minecraft cartography tool. Version 1.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:c10t ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install c10t ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:c10t - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7 - **Source summary:** Minecraft cartography tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - c10t (cli) - c10t (alias) ## Dependencies - boost - freetype - libpng ## Build dependencies - cmake ## 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: 1.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/udoprog/c10t - Upstream latest detected: 1.7 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage c10t is a Minecraft cartography tool for rendering world data into maps. It belongs to the early wave of external Minecraft world tools, built for command-line rendering, memory-aware processing, and cross-platform builds. ### Project history The README says c10t was written because the author liked ZomBuster's Cartograph but wanted different rendering behavior. Upstream Git history starts on 6 September 2010, close to Minecraft's early modding/tooling boom, and the repository tagged 1.0 later that month. The tool's design centered on a pipelined multithreaded rendering process, memory limits with file-backed caching, proper command-line options, and a CMake build that could target Windows and macOS as well as Linux. ### Adoption history c10t's adoption was mostly within the Minecraft tooling community rather than broad system administration. The README points users to GitHub issues, a debug mode, and a separate Java/SWT GUI wrapper, showing a small ecosystem around a command-line renderer. Homebrew packaging made it easy for macOS users to install a native Minecraft map renderer without building Boost, libpng, zlib, and FreeType manually. ### How it is used Users run c10t against Minecraft world data to render map images. Supporting tools in the build include nbt-inspect and region-inspect for inspecting Minecraft NBT and region files. The README emphasizes debug output, version reporting in bug reports, platform/architecture details, and memory-friendly rendering options, all pointing to usage on large or fragile world saves. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, c10t is a snapshot of early Minecraft-native tooling in C++: external renderers, NBT parsing, region file inspection, Boost-era dependency stacks, and optional GUI wrappers. It also illustrates why game-adjacent CLIs appear in Unix package managers: a game creates a data format and a community quickly wants command-line batch tools for rendering, inspection, and automation. ### Timeline - 2010-09-06: Initial upstream Git commit. - 2010-09-18: 1.0 tag appears. - 2010-10-10: 1.1 tag appears. - 2011-03-11: 1.7 tag appears. - 2020-12-13: Palette overhaul updates old numeric ID handling toward modern namespaced palette data. - 2024-07-11: Upstream commit fixes deprecated Boost usage. ### Related projects - Cartograph by ZomBuster: the Minecraft mapper the README names as inspiration. - Firemark: Linux port of Cartograph credited by the README. - c10t-swt: Java/SWT GUI wrapper linked from the README. - Minecraft NBT and region-file tools: adjacent utilities represented by c10t's nbt-inspect and region-inspect targets. ### 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:** c10t - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 13 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mapcrafter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mapcrafter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, map-rendering, minecraft. - [fabric-installer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fabric-installer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [ferium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ferium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [pacmc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pacmc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [quilt-installer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/quilt-installer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [advancescan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/advancescan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [angband](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angband/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/c10t.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/c10t.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph