macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ddcutillocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install ddcutil with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Control monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB. Version 2.2.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-11.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ddcutilAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ddcutil · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ddcutilDebian stable package indexes · ddcutil · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ddcutilFedora Rawhide package metadata · ddcutil · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ddcutilnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dd/ddcutil/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ddcutilArch Linux sync databases · ddcutil · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ddcutilopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ddcutil · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Control monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ddcutil
history
Project history and usage
ddcutil is a Linux command-line utility and C library for reading and changing external monitor settings through DDC/CI over I2C, with USB support for some monitor classes. In package-manager culture it fills the practical gap between desktop display settings panels and scriptable monitor control.
Project history
The project was created and maintained by Sanford Rockowitz, and its official documentation says the use case that inspired development was color profile management: saving monitor color settings during calibration and restoring them when the profile is applied. The public GitHub release history goes back to 0.5.0 in 2016 and the project has continued through the 2.x series with both the ddcutil CLI and libddcutil shared library.
Adoption history
ddcutil became a distribution-facing tool because Linux desktops and automation scripts needed a standard way to address monitor controls exposed through /dev/i2c devices. Its documentation maintains package-status material and maintainer notes, and recent release notes call out KDE PowerDevil integration work around display connection handling and transient I2C permission loss.
How it is used
Typical package usage is small but powerful: detect attached displays, query VCP capabilities, get and set values such as brightness or input source, and integrate those commands into desktop power, color-management, or hotkey workflows. The same project also exposes libddcutil for applications that need monitor control without shelling out.
Why package nerds care
ddcutil matters to package nerds because it wraps a hardware-adjacent protocol in a scriptable Unix tool while still needing udev, kernel module, I2C permission, and monitor quirk handling. It is the sort of package where a formula is only half the story; post-install configuration and distro integration determine whether it works.
Timeline
- 2015: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2016: Release 0.5.0 published.
- 2025: Release 2.2.0 published in the modern libddcutil series.
- 2026: Release 2.2.7 published with fixes relevant to KDE PowerDevil and display connection handling.
Related projects
- ddcui provides a Qt graphical interface built around ddcutil.
- KDE PowerDevil is a desktop power-management consumer called out by the ddcutil release notes.
- The Monitor Control Command Set and DDC/CI standards define much of the monitor-control surface ddcutil exposes.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ddcutil. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
- Installs with 12 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ddcutil/ddcutilrc~/.config/ddcutil/ddcutilrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ddcutil | 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 version2.2.7
manager updated2026-05-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.ddcutil.comnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ddcutil |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ddcutil |
| Homepage | https://www.ddcutil.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil |
| Upstream docs | https://www.ddcutil.com/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.ddcutil.com/tarballs/ddcutil-2.2.7.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-11T19:19:42Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | acl, dbus, glib, i2c-tools, jansson, kmod, libdrm, libusb, libx11, libxext, libxrandr, systemd |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, 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 | ddcutil |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Requirements |
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| 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%
ddcutil 2.2.0-2
Control monitor settings - Standalone command line application
sudo apt install ddcutil- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
Debian apt95%
libddcutil-dev 2.2.0-2
Control monitor settings - development files
sudo apt install libddcutil-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
Debian apt95%
libddcutil5 2.2.0-2
Control monitor settings - shared library
sudo apt install libddcutil5- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
Nix95%
ddcutil
nix profile install nixpkgs#ddcutil- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
Ubuntu apt95%
ddcutil 1.4.1-1build2
Control monitor settings - Standalone command line application
sudo apt install ddcutil- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
Ubuntu apt95%
libddcutil-dev 1.4.1-1build2
Control monitor settings - development files
sudo apt install libddcutil-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
Ubuntu apt95%
libddcutil4 1.4.1-1build2
Control monitor settings - shared library
sudo apt install libddcutil4- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
apk95%
ddcutil 2.2.7-r1
Query and change Linux monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB
https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil
sudo apk add ddcutil- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
apk95%
ddcutil-dev 2.2.7-r1
Query and change Linux monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB (development files)
https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil
sudo apk add ddcutil-dev- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
apk95%
ddcutil-doc 2.2.7-r1
Query and change Linux monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB (documentation)
https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil
sudo apk add ddcutil-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
apk95%
ddcutil-udev 2.2.7-r1
Query and change Linux monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB (udev rules)
https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil
sudo apk add ddcutil-udev- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
dnf95%
ddcutil 2.2.1-3.fc44
Query and update monitor settings
sudo dnf install ddcutil- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 12 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
dnf95%
libddcutil 2.2.1-3.fc44
Shared library to query and update monitor settings
sudo dnf install libddcutil- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 13 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
dnf95%
libddcutil-devel 2.2.1-3.fc44
Development files for libddcutil
sudo dnf install libddcutil-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
pacman95%
ddcutil 2.2.7-1
Query and change Linux monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB.
sudo pacman -S ddcutil- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 13 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
zypper95%
ddcutil 2.2.5-2.2
Utility to query and update monitor settings
https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil
sudo zypper install ddcutil- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/GUI/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ddcutil
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ddcutil
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment