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DjVu viewer. Version 3.5.30 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install djvulibre

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install djvulibre

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/djvulibre/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add djvulibre

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · djvulibre · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install djview

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install djvulibre

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · djvulibre · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#djvulibre

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dj/djvulibre/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S djvulibre

Arch Linux sync databases · djvulibre · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install djvulibre

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/djvulibre

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/djvulibre.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

DjVu viewer

Commands and aliases

  • any2djvu
  • bzz
  • c44
  • cjb2
  • cpaldjvu
  • csepdjvu
  • ddjvu
  • djvm
  • djvmcvt
  • djvudigital
  • djvudump
  • djvuextract
  • djvumake
  • djvups
  • djvused
  • djvuserve
  • djvutoxml
  • djvutxt
  • djvuxmlparser

history

Project history and usage

DjVuLibre is the open source implementation of DjVu, a document-image format and software platform aimed at fast distribution of scanned documents, digital documents, and high-resolution images.

Project history

DjVu was originally developed at AT&T Labs-Research and was sold to LizardTech in March 2000. LizardTech released the reference implementation under the GNU GPL in October 2000, after which DjVuLibre continued as an enhanced open source version maintained by original DjVu inventors.

Adoption history

The official DjVuLibre site describes DjVu as being used by hundreds of academic, commercial, governmental, and non-commercial sites, and lists distribution availability through Fedora, openSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, Windows, and Mac OS packages.

How it is used

Package users get a broad command-line toolkit for creating, inspecting, assembling, extracting, decoding, and converting DjVu documents, plus the C++ DjVu reference library. The source README also notes that most users on macOS can install the Homebrew package directly.

Why package nerds care

DjVuLibre matters in package collections because it is both an archival-document utility suite and the reusable library behind many DjVu workflows. It is the package that turns a historically web-centric scanned-document format into normal Unix command-line plumbing.

Timeline

  • 2000-03: AT&T sold DjVu to LizardTech.
  • 2000-10: LizardTech released the reference implementation under the GNU GPL.
  • 2026-05: DjVuLibre 3.5.30 was released.

Related projects

  • The official site lists DjView4, JavaDjVu, and DjvuDigital as related DjVu projects.

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 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 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
any2djvucliglobal executable
bzzcliglobal executable
c44cliglobal executable
cjb2cliglobal executable
cpaldjvucliglobal executable
csepdjvucliglobal executable
ddjvucliglobal executable
djvmcliglobal executable
djvmcvtcliglobal executable
djvudigitalcliglobal executable
djvudumpcliglobal executable
djvuextractcliglobal executable
djvumakecliglobal executable
djvupscliglobal executable
djvusedcliglobal executable
djvuservecliglobal executable
djvutoxmlcliglobal executable
djvutxtcliglobal executable
djvuxmlparsercliglobal 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 version3.5.30
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://djvu.sourceforge.net/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:djvulibre
Version3.5.30
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/djvulibre
Homepagehttps://djvu.sourceforge.net/
Repositoryhttps://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/djvulibre-git/ci/master/tree
Upstream docshttps://djvu.sourceforge.net/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/djvu/DjVuLibre/3.5.30/djvulibre-3.5.30.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-04T13:13:40+09:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesjpeg-turbo, libtiff
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool
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 Namedjvulibre
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

djview 3.5.28-2.2

Transition package, djview3 to djview4

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djview
  • Section: graphics
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: djview from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

djview3 3.5.28-2.2

Transition package, djview3 to djview4

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djview3
  • Section: graphics
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: djview3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

djvulibre-bin 3.5.28-2.2

Utilities for the DjVu image format

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djvulibre-bin
  • Section: graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 6 dependencies
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: djvulibre-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

djvulibre-desktop 3.5.28-2.2

Desktop support for the DjVu image format

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djvulibre-desktop
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: djvulibre-desktop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

djvuserve 3.5.28-2.2

CGI program for unbundling DjVu files on the fly

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djvuserve
  • Section: web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 4 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: djvuserve from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libdjvulibre-dev 3.5.28-2.2

Development files for the DjVu image format

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libdjvulibre-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdjvulibre-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libdjvulibre-text 3.5.28-2.2

Linguistic support files for libdjvulibre

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libdjvulibre-text
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdjvulibre-text from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libdjvulibre21 3.5.28-2.2

Runtime support for the DjVu image format

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libdjvulibre21
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdjvulibre21 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

djvulibre

nix profile install nixpkgs#djvulibre
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dj/djvulibre/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

djview 3.5.28-2build4

Transition package, djview3 to djview4

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djview
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djview from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

djview3 3.5.28-2build4

Transition package, djview3 to djview4

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djview3
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djview3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

djvulibre-bin 3.5.28-2build4

Utilities for the DjVu image format

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djvulibre-bin
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 6 dependencies
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djvulibre-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

djvulibre-desktop 3.5.28-2build4

Desktop support for the DjVu image format

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djvulibre-desktop
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djvulibre-desktop from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

djvuserve 3.5.28-2build4

CGI program for unbundling DjVu files on the fly

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install djvuserve
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 4 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djvuserve from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libdjvulibre-dev 3.5.28-2build4

Development files for the DjVu image format

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libdjvulibre-dev
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdjvulibre-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libdjvulibre-text 3.5.28-2build4

Linguistic support files for libdjvulibre

http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libdjvulibre-text
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: djvulibre
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Djvulibre
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdjvulibre-text from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/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

  • jpeg-turboRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtiffRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • djview4Popular package that depends on this formula.
  • djvu2pdfPopular package that depends on this formula.
  • evincePopular package that depends on this formula.

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  • jpeg-xlShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, encoder, media.
  • jxrlibShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, encoder, media.
  • a52decShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, library, media.

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