install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dmtx-utils

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install dmtx-utils

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/dmtx-utils/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install dmtx-utils

Debian stable package indexes · dmtx-utils · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install dmtx-utils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dmtx-utils · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dmtx-utils

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dm/dmtx-utils/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Read and write data matrix barcodes

Project links

Commands and aliases

dmtxquery
dmtxread
dmtxwrite

history

Project history and usage

dmtx-utils is the command-line companion package for libdmtx, the open-source Data Matrix barcode library. It gives shell scripts and terminal users direct access to libdmtx encoding, decoding, and query behavior through tools such as dmtxread and dmtxwrite.

Project history

The project split the utility programs from the core libdmtx library while keeping the same ecosystem: libdmtx provides the native library, and dmtx-utils provides command-line programs for the modern ECC200 Data Matrix barcode format. The libdmtx site now points maintainers and users to the dmtx GitHub organization.

Adoption history

The utilities have stayed attractive to Unix package managers because they turn barcode read/write functionality into normal pipeline components. That makes Data Matrix generation and scanning available to packaging scripts, QA jobs, labels, and batch image workflows without writing against the C API.

How it is used

The README shows dmtxwrite taking messages from standard input or files and producing barcode images, while dmtxread reverses images back into messages. It also demonstrates chaining the two tools in a pipeline, which is exactly the kind of shell-native workflow package maintainers like.

Why package nerds care

dmtx-utils is notable because it packages a graphics/barcode library as small composable CLI tools. For distro maintainers, it is a tidy example of a library-plus-utils split where the tools are both useful to users and a reference for library behavior.

Timeline

0.7.x: dmtx-utils is maintained as the utility package for the libdmtx ecosystem.
2019: The libdmtx site notes maintenance by the dmtx GitHub team.

Related projects

libdmtx is the underlying Data Matrix library.
dmtx-wrappers provides language bindings around the same library family.

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 6 platform targets.
Installs with 10 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

Command	Kind	Exposure
`dmtxquery`	cli	global executable
`dmtxread`	cli	global executable
`dmtxwrite`	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 generated2026-07-07

manager version0.7.6

manager updated2026-07-06

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.7.6

https://github.com/dmtx/dmtx-utils

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dmtx-utils
Version	0.7.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dmtx-utils
Homepage	https://github.com/dmtx/dmtx-utils
Repository	https://github.com/dmtx/dmtx-utils
Upstream docs	https://github.com/dmtx/dmtx-utils
License	GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/dmtx/dmtx-utils/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.6.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-06T11:06:09Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	fontconfig, freetype, gettext, glib, imagemagick, libdmtx, liblqr, libomp, libtool, little-cms2
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	dmtx-utils
Version Scheme	0
Revision	10
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.

Debian apt95%

dmtx-utils 0.7.6-1.1+b4

Utilities for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D barcodes

http://libdmtx.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install dmtx-utils

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dmtx-utils
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dmtx Utils

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dmtx-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

dmtx-utils

nix profile install nixpkgs#dmtx-utils

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dmtx Utils

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

Ubuntu apt95%

dmtx-utils 0.7.6-1.1build4

Utilities for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D barcodes

http://libdmtx.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install dmtx-utils

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dmtx Utils

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

dnf95%

dmtx-utils 0.7.6-24.fc44

Tools for working with Data Matrix 2D bar-codes

https://github.com/dmtx

sudo dnf install dmtx-utils

License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dmtx-utils
5 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dmtx Utils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dmtx-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

dmtx-utils

sudo port install dmtx-utils

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dmtx Utils

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/dmtx-utils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/dmtx-utils.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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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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