install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dita-ot

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dita-ot

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/dita-ot/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install dita-ot

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · dita-ot · source: archive.ubuntu.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install dita

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dita · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

DITA Open Toolkit is an implementation of the OASIS DITA specification

Project links

Commands and aliases

dita

history

Project history and usage

DITA Open Toolkit, usually shortened to DITA-OT, is an open-source publishing engine for content authored in the Darwin Information Typing Architecture. In package-manager terms it is the command-line engine behind many XML documentation build pipelines.

Project history

The project maintains a long release history back to the 1.0 era and now publishes current documentation through dita-ot.org. Its README describes a Java-based toolkit distributed as installable packages and built from source with Gradle.

Adoption history

DITA-OT is tied to the DITA authoring standard and the OASIS DITA community rather than to a single vendor product. Its website links source code, issue tracking, documentation source, community discussions, user groups, Stack Overflow tags, and recurring DITA-OT Day events, all signs of a specialized but durable documentation-tool ecosystem.

How it is used

Users run the included dita command with an input DITA map or topic and an output format, often inside documentation build scripts or CI jobs. The toolkit supports plug-ins, transformations, project files, and multiple output formats, so it functions as both a CLI and an extension point for publishing systems.

Why package nerds care

DITA-OT is package-nerdy because it packages a fairly complex Java/XML publishing stack behind one command. For documentation teams, installing dita-ot from a package manager is the boring, reproducible way to put DITA builds on developer laptops and CI runners.

Timeline

2000s: DITA-OT 1.x line establishes the toolkit for DITA publishing.
2013: DITA-OT 1.8 release appears in the modern GitHub release history.
2015: DITA-OT 2.x documentation era introduces the newer site structure.
2025: DITA-OT 4.3 release notes document continued Java 17-based releases.

Related projects

OASIS DITA is the standard around which DITA-OT is built.
Apache FOP and XML graphics tooling appear in DITA-OT's release notes as part of the PDF publishing stack.

Sources

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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dita`	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 version4.4

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/dita-ot/dita-ot

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/dita-ot/dita-otnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dita-ot
Version	4.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dita-ot
Homepage	https://www.dita-ot.org/
Repository	https://github.com/dita-ot/dita-ot
Upstream docs	https://www.dita-ot.org/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/dita-ot/dita-ot/releases/download/4.4/dita-ot-4.4.zip
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:10-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dita-ot
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Nix95%

dita-ot

nix profile install nixpkgs#dita-ot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dita Ot

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dita-ot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

dita-ot 1.5.3+dfsg-1

transforms DITA content (maps and topics) into deliverable formats

http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install dita-ot

Section: universe/java
Architecture: all
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dita Ot

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dita-ot from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

dita-ot-doc 1.5.3+dfsg-1

DITA Open Toolkit (documentation)

http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install dita-ot-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: dita-ot
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dita Ot

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dita-ot-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

zypper92%

dita 1.1-85.3

OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/dita/

sudo zypper install dita

License: SUSE-Oasis-Specification-Notice
Category: Productivity/Publishing/XML
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: dita
9 dependencies
2 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dita

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dita from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

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

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.

combined/dita-ot.yml

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

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