# Install dovi_tool with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop CLI tool for Dolby Vision metadata on video streams. Version 2.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dovi_tool ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dovi_tool ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dovi-tool ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dovi-tool from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dovi-tool ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/dovi-tool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S dovi-tool ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: dovi-tool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/dovi-tool ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dovi-tool.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dovi_tool - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3.2 - **Source summary:** CLI tool for Dolby Vision metadata on video streams - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dovi_tool (cli) - dovi_tool (alias) ## Build dependencies - cargo-c - pkgconf - 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: 2.3.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/quietvoid/dovi_tool - Upstream latest detected: 2.3.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage dovi_tool is a Rust command-line utility and library project for parsing, editing, generating, exporting, plotting, extracting, injecting, demuxing, muxing, and converting Dolby Vision metadata in video streams. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in November 2020, with early 0.1.x releases appearing the same month. The README describes both the `dovi_tool` CLI and the `dolby_vision` crate hosted in the same repository; the C-compatible library is also known as `libdovi`. Over time the tool grew from a Dolby Vision RPU utility into a broader HEVC and metadata toolbox. The README documents metadata commands such as `info`, `generate`, `editor`, `export`, and `plot`, plus stream-handling commands such as `convert`, `demux`, `mux`, `extract-rpu`, and `inject-rpu`. ### Adoption history dovi_tool became a foundation package in the hobbyist and professional Dolby Vision tooling ecosystem because it exposes low-level RPU and metadata operations that other scripts and workflows can build on. Its package metadata shows distribution through Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, Arch, and Scoop. The release stream has remained active from 2020 through 2026, including 2.x releases in 2024, 2025, and 2026. That continuity matters for media workflows because Dolby Vision profile handling, HDR10+ interop, and container tooling are moving targets. ### How it is used Users call `dovi_tool` subcommands to inspect an RPU, generate metadata from Dolby Vision XML, generic JSON, HDR10+ JSON, or madVR measurements, edit binary RPUs according to JSON config, export metadata to JSON or CSV, and plot brightness or trim metadata. For HEVC workflows, dovi_tool can convert RPU modes, discard enhancement layers, demux and mux streams, and extract or inject RPU data. It is commonly used directly by advanced users and indirectly by higher-level tools such as dovi_convert. ### Why package nerds care dovi_tool is package-nerd significant because it is the low-level Swiss-army CLI for Dolby Vision metadata. Packaging it turns a specialized video-engineering capability into a normal installable command that can be scripted and depended on by other packages. It also shows why Rust CLIs travel well through package managers: the core tool, Rust crate, and C-compatible library can serve shell users, Rust projects, and FFI consumers from the same source repository. ### Timeline - 2020: Public GitHub repository is created and early 0.1.x releases are published. - 2021: 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 releases expand the early release line. - 2024: 2.1.x releases are published. - 2025: 2.2.0 and 2.3.x releases continue active development. - 2026: 2.3.2 is published and repository activity continues. ### Related projects - The `dolby_vision` crate and `libdovi` are library surfaces from the same repository. - dovi_convert depends on dovi_tool for higher-level Profile 7 to Profile 8.1 conversion workflows. - FFmpeg, MKVToolNix, HDR10+ metadata tools, and madVR measurement files are adjacent inputs or workflow companions named by the README. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dovi_tool - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dovi-tool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/dovi-tool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - dovi-tool - 2.3.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dovi-tool from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library to read and write Dolby Vision metadata | https://github.com/quietvoid/dovi_tool - apk - dovi-tool-doc - 2.3.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dovi-tool-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library to read and write Dolby Vision metadata (documentation) | https://github.com/quietvoid/dovi_tool - pacman - dovi-tool - 2.3.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: dovi-tool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | CLI tool combining multiple utilities for working with Dolby Vision | https://github.com/quietvoid/dovi_tool - Scoop - extras/dovi-tool: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dovi-tool.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [cargo-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-c/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dovi_convert](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dovi-convert/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [hdr10plus_tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hdr10plus-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata, video. - [sacad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sacad/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata, rust. - [avimetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avimetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [bwfmetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bwfmetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [cd-discid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cd-discid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [exempi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exempi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [exif](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exif/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dovi_tool.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dovi_tool.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