install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dylibbundler

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install dylibbundler

MacPorts ports tree · devel/dylibbundler/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Utility to bundle libraries into executables for macOS

Project links

Commands and aliases

dylibbundler

history

Project history and usage

dylibbundler is a macOS command-line utility for collecting dynamic-library dependencies into an application bundle. The official README frames it as a fix for the practical pain of distributing Unix-ported macOS apps that depend on .dylib files.

Project history

The official git history begins on 2014-05-29 under the macdylibbundler repository. Tagged releases visible from the official repository include 0.4.5-release in 2019, 1.0.0 in 2021, and 1.0.5 in 2022.

Adoption history

The README documents source builds with make plus MacPorts and Homebrew installation. The batch input likewise lists Homebrew and MacPorts, matching its niche as a macOS packaging/deployment helper for developers who ship application bundles.

How it is used

Users point dylibbundler at an executable or plugin with -x, ask it to bundle dependencies with -b, choose a destination directory with -d, and set the runtime install path with -p. The tool walks otool -L dependencies, copies libraries, changes install names, and prepares the executable and bundled libraries for distribution.

Why package nerds care

dylibbundler is useful package-nerd plumbing for the awkward boundary between Unix-style shared libraries and macOS .app bundles. It automates a task that otherwise requires many install_name_tool and copy operations, especially for ports of Linux or other Unix software to macOS.

Timeline

2014: Initial commits land in the official repository.
2019: 0.4.5-release tag created.
2021: 1.0.0 tag created.
2022: 1.0.5 tag created.

Related projects

The README places dylibbundler near Apple's command-line tools for dynamic libraries, especially otool and install_name_tool, and near MacPorts/Homebrew workflows for shipping Unix-derived macOS applications.

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 12 platform targets.

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	Note
`dylibbundler`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version1.0.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.0.5

https://github.com/auriamg/macdylibbundler

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dylibbundler
Version	1.0.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dylibbundler
Homepage	https://github.com/auriamg/macdylibbundler
Repository	https://github.com/auriamg/macdylibbundler
Upstream docs	https://github.com/auriamg/macdylibbundler#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/auriamg/macdylibbundler/archive/refs/tags/1.0.5.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	dylibbundler
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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.

MacPorts95%

dylibbundler

sudo port install dylibbundler

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dylibbundler

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/dylibbundler/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/dylibbundler.yml

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

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