# Install dvdrtools with Homebrew, MacPorts Fork of cdrtools DVD writer support. Version 0.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-30. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dvdrtools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dvdrtools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dvdrtools ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/dvdrtools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dvdrtools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.1 - **Source summary:** Fork of cdrtools DVD writer support - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-30T13:25:32-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dvdrecord (cli) - dvdrecord (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.2.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-30 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/dvdrtools/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage dvdrtools is a small fork of the cdrtools/cdrecord lineage focused on DVD writing support. Its Savannah project page describes the package as providing DVD-writing support, primarily for data DVDs, with basic video DVD mastering support. ### Project history The project was registered on Savannah on 28 January 2002 as non-GNU software. Savannah lists it as production/stable and identifies it as a fork of cdrtools/cdrecord with support for writing DVDs. The visible release history is sparse. Savannah's project news records dvdrtools 0.2.0 in February 2005, with native IDE writing support under Linux 2.6.x called out as the primary new feature. ### Adoption history dvdrtools belongs to the early-2000s optical-disc tooling period, when Unix package collections carried cdrtools-derived commands for CD and DVD writers. The input metadata lists Homebrew and MacPorts packages, reflecting a small but persistent packaging footprint for users who still need the dvdrecord command. ### How it is used The packaged executable is dvdrecord, a command-line tool in the cdrecord tradition for writing optical media. Its package-manager significance is mostly compatibility: scripts and habits built around cdrtools-style disc-burning commands could continue to find a DVD-oriented implementation. ### Why package nerds care dvdrtools is package-nerd interesting less for active development than for lineage. It preserves a narrow fork in the optical-disc stack, where naming, licensing, and device-support differences among cdrtools-like projects mattered to Unix distributions and ports trees. ### Timeline - 2002: dvdrtools is registered on Savannah. - 2005: dvdrtools 0.2.0 is announced with Linux 2.6 native IDE writing support. ### Related projects - cdrtools and cdrecord are the upstream lineage named by the Savannah project summary. - DVD and CD burning tools such as wodim/cdrkit are adjacent package-manager-era alternatives in the same general command-line optical-disc space. ### 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:** dvdrtools - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** cdrtools - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - dvdrtools: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/dvdrtools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [dvd+rw-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvd-rw-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: burning, cli, dvd, dvd-burning, media. - [dvd-vr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvd-vr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dvd, media, optical-disc. - [dvdauthor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvdauthor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dvd, media, optical-disc. - [dvdbackup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvdbackup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dvd, media, optical-disc. - [libcdio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libcdio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, optical-disc. - [libcdio-paranoia](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libcdio-paranoia/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, optical-disc. - [libbluray](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libbluray/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, optical-disc. - [lsdvd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lsdvd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dvd, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dvdrtools.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dvdrtools.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