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Install dnglab with Homebrew, Nix, zypper

Camera RAW to DNG file format converter. Version 0.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dnglab

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnglab

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dnglab

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

overview

Package summary

Camera RAW to DNG file format converter

Commands and aliases

  • dnglab

history

Project history and usage

DNGLab is a Rust command-line tool for converting camera RAW files into Adobe Digital Negative files. It sits in the photography-tooling niche where users want open, scriptable conversion outside proprietary camera vendor utilities.

Project history

The project README presents DNGLab as an alpha-stage RAW-to-DNG converter and points users to the GitHub issue tracker for bugs. Its related rawler crate is published separately for RAW parsing, with the README warning that the API is not yet stable.

Adoption history

DNGLab's adoption is centered on photographers and RAW-format tinkerers who need batch conversion, metadata inspection, or camera-format experimentation from the terminal. Release notes show the project expanding camera and file-format support over time, especially around the v0.5 line.

How it is used

The CLI supports converting a single RAW file or a directory, analyzing RAW structure as JSON or YAML, extracting embedded originals from DNG files, and low-level DNG creation. That combination makes it useful both as a conversion command and as an inspection tool for RAW-format debugging.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about DNGLab because it is a modern Rust entry in a space long dominated by desktop photo applications and vendor converters. Its single-binary CLI model fits Homebrew, Nix, and other developer-oriented package channels.

Timeline

  • 2021: Early public releases establish DNGLab as a CR3-focused RAW-to-DNG converter.
  • 2022: v0.5.0 broadens supported file formats and improves DNG output.
  • 2026: v0.7.x releases continue shipping prebuilt binaries.

Related projects

  • rawler is the related RAW parsing crate from the same project family.
  • Adobe DNG Converter is the proprietary reference point for many RAW-to-DNG workflows.

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.
  • 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
dnglabcliglobal 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 version0.7.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.7.2

https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dnglab
Version0.7.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dnglab
Homepagehttps://github.com/dnglab/dnglab
Repositoryhttps://github.com/dnglab/dnglab
Upstream docshttps://github.com/dnglab/dnglab
LicenseLGPL-2.1-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/dnglab/dnglab/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.2.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
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 Namednglab
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.

Nix95%

dnglab

nix profile install nixpkgs#dnglab
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dnglab
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnglab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

dnglab 0.7.2-1.2

Camera RAW to DNG file format converter

https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab

sudo zypper install dnglab
  • License: LGPL-2.1-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dnglab
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dnglab
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnglab from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

dnglab-bash-completion 0.7.2-1.2

This package provides tab completion for dnglab on the bash shell

https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab

sudo zypper install dnglab-bash-completion
  • License: LGPL-2.1-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: dnglab
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dnglab
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnglab-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

dnglab-fish-completion 0.7.2-1.2

This package provides tab completion for dnglab on the fish shell

https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab

sudo zypper install dnglab-fish-completion
  • License: LGPL-2.1-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: dnglab
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dnglab
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnglab-fish-completion 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.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

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  • abcmidiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, media.

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.

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