# Install dylibbundler with Homebrew, MacPorts Utility to bundle libraries into executables for macOS. Version 1.0.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dylibbundler ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dylibbundler ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dylibbundler ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/dylibbundler/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dylibbundler - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.5 - **Source summary:** Utility to bundle libraries into executables for macOS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dylibbundler (cli) - dylibbundler (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, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/auriamg/macdylibbundler - Upstream latest detected: 1.0.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** dylibbundler - **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 - MacPorts - dylibbundler: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/dylibbundler/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [create-dmg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/create-dmg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, macos, packaging. - [abi3audit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abi3audit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, packaging. - [cargo-bundle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-bundle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, packaging. - [charmcraft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/charmcraft/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, packaging. - [flit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, packaging. - [gcab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcab/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, packaging. - [hpack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hpack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, packaging. - [makepkg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/makepkg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, packaging. - [pyoxidizer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pyoxidizer/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, executables, packaging. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dylibbundler.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dylibbundler.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