# Install dnglab with Homebrew, Nix, zypper Camera RAW to DNG file format converter. Version 0.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dnglab ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dnglab ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dnglab ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnglab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dnglab ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnglab from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dnglab - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.2 - **Source summary:** Camera RAW to DNG file format converter - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dnglab (cli) - dnglab (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 0.7.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### 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:** dnglab - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dnglab: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnglab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - dnglab - 0.7.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnglab from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Camera RAW to DNG file format converter | https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab - zypper - dnglab-bash-completion - 0.7.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnglab-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | This package provides tab completion for dnglab on the bash shell | https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab - zypper - dnglab-fish-completion - 0.7.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dnglab-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | This package provides tab completion for dnglab on the fish shell | https://github.com/dnglab/dnglab ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dcraw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dcraw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, media, photography, raw-images. - [gphoto2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gphoto2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, photography. - [lensfun](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lensfun/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, photography. - [gphotos-uploader-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gphotos-uploader-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, photography. - [abcm2ps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcm2ps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, media. - [abcmidi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcmidi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, media. - [djvu2pdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/djvu2pdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, media. - [fontforge](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fontforge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, media. - [imagesnap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imagesnap/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: camera, cli, images, media. - [podofo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/podofo/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, format, media. - [aravis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aravis/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: camera, cli, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dnglab.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dnglab.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph