# Install djvulibre with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper DjVu viewer. Version 3.5.30 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:djvulibre ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install djvulibre ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install djvulibre ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/djvulibre/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add djvulibre ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: djvulibre from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install djview ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: djview from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install djvulibre ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: djvulibre from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#djvulibre ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dj/djvulibre/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S djvulibre ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: djvulibre from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install djvulibre ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: djvulibre from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/djvulibre ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/djvulibre.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:djvulibre - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.5.30 - **Source summary:** DjVu viewer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T13:13:40+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - any2djvu (cli) - bzz (cli) - c44 (cli) - cjb2 (cli) - cpaldjvu (cli) - csepdjvu (cli) - ddjvu (cli) - djvm (cli) - djvmcvt (cli) - djvudigital (cli) - djvudump (cli) - djvuextract (cli) - djvumake (cli) - djvups (cli) - djvused (cli) - djvuserve (cli) - djvutoxml (cli) - djvutxt (cli) - djvuxmlparser (cli) - any2djvu (alias) - bzz (alias) - c44 (alias) - cjb2 (alias) - cpaldjvu (alias) - csepdjvu (alias) - ddjvu (alias) - djvm (alias) - djvmcvt (alias) - djvudigital (alias) - djvudump (alias) - djvuextract (alias) - djvumake (alias) - djvups (alias) - djvused (alias) - djvuserve (alias) - djvutoxml (alias) - djvutxt (alias) - djvuxmlparser (alias) ## Dependencies - jpeg-turbo - libtiff ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool ## 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: 3.5.30 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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. ### Sources - - ## 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:** djvulibre - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - djview - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: djview from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Transition package, djview3 to djview4 | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - djview3 - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: djview3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Transition package, djview3 to djview4 | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - djvulibre-bin - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: djvulibre-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Utilities for the DjVu image format | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - djvulibre-desktop - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: djvulibre-desktop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Desktop support for the DjVu image format | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - djvuserve - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: djvuserve from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | CGI program for unbundling DjVu files on the fly | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - libdjvulibre-dev - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdjvulibre-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for the DjVu image format | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - libdjvulibre-text - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdjvulibre-text from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linguistic support files for libdjvulibre | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - libdjvulibre21 - 3.5.28-2.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdjvulibre21 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Runtime support for the DjVu image format | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - djvulibre: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dj/djvulibre/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - djview - 3.5.28-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djview from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Transition package, djview3 to djview4 | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - djview3 - 3.5.28-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djview3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Transition package, djview3 to djview4 | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - djvulibre-bin - 3.5.28-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djvulibre-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Utilities for the DjVu image format | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - djvulibre-desktop - 3.5.28-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djvulibre-desktop from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Desktop support for the DjVu image format | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - djvuserve - 3.5.28-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: djvuserve from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | CGI program for unbundling DjVu files on the fly | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libdjvulibre-dev - 3.5.28-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdjvulibre-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for the DjVu image format | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libdjvulibre-text - 3.5.28-2build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdjvulibre-text from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linguistic support files for libdjvulibre | http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - 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