macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ebook-toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ebook-toolsMacPorts ports tree · textproc/ebook-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ebook-tools with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Access and convert several ebook formats. Version 0.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ebook-toolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ebook-tools · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install epub-utilsDebian stable package indexes · epub-utils · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ebook-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · ebook-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ebook_toolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/eb/ebook_tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ebook-toolsArch Linux sync databases · ebook-tools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ebook-toolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ebook-tools · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Access and convert several ebook formats
Project links
Commands and aliases
- einfo
- lit2epub
history
Project history and usage
ebook-tools is an older SourceForge-hosted toolkit for accessing and converting ebook formats. Its package relevance comes from being small, old, and still shipped by many Unix-like package managers for tools such as `einfo` and `lit2epub`.
Project history
The SourceForge project describes ebook tools as tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. The 0.2.2 tarball is shown on the official SourceForge files page with a September 4, 2012 release date.
Adoption history
The input metadata records broad downstream packaging, including Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu as epub-utils, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE. That broad packaging footprint is larger than the visible upstream activity would otherwise suggest.
How it is used
Packaged usage centers on command-line utilities including `einfo` and `lit2epub`, matching the package description of accessing and converting ebook formats.
Why package nerds care
ebook-tools is the kind of legacy conversion package that remains useful because distributions have kept it buildable. The interesting metadata story is not rapid upstream development, but long-tail preservation across package managers.
Timeline
- 2012: ebook-tools 0.2.2 tarball released on SourceForge.
- 2026: Still present in multiple package-manager ecosystems according to the batch input metadata.
Related projects
- Downstream Debian and Ubuntu package the related command set as epub-utils according to the batch input metadata.
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
einfo | cli | global executable | |
lit2epub | 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 version0.2.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ebook-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ebook-tools |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/ebook-tools/code |
| Upstream docs | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ebook-tools/ebook-tools/0.2.2/ebook-tools-0.2.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | libzip |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | ebook-tools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 4 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
epub-utils 0.2.2-6+b2
tools to work with the EPUB file format
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install epub-utils- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Debian apt95%
libepub-dev 0.2.2-6+b2
library to work with the EPUB file format - development files
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Debian apt95%
libepub0 0.2.2-6+b2
library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Nix95%
ebook_tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#ebook_tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
epub-utils 0.2.2-6build2
tools to work with the EPUB file format
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install epub-utils- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
libepub-dev 0.2.2-6build2
library to work with the EPUB file format - development files
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
libepub0 0.2.2-6build2
library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
apk95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-r5
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apk add ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
apk95%
ebook-tools-dev 0.2.2-r5
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (development files)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apk add ebook-tools-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
apk95%
ebook-tools-doc 0.2.2-r5
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (documentation)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apk add ebook-tools-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
dnf95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-31.fc44
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo dnf install ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
dnf95%
ebook-tools-devel 0.2.2-31.fc44
Development files for ebook-tools
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo dnf install ebook-tools-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
dnf95%
ebook-tools-libs 0.2.2-31.fc44
Libraries for ebook-tools
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo dnf install ebook-tools-libs- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
pacman95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-9
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo pacman -S ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
zypper95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-9.5
A library for reading ebook files
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo zypper install ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
zypper95%
libepub-devel 0.2.2-9.5
Header files for libepub library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo zypper install libepub-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
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.
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