# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:ebook-tools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/ebook-tools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ebook-tools ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install epub-utils ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: epub-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ebook_tools ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/eb/ebook_tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ebook-tools ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ebook-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ebook-tools ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ebook-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ebook-tools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.2 - **Source summary:** Access and convert several ebook formats - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - einfo (cli) - lit2epub (cli) - einfo (alias) - lit2epub (alias) ## Dependencies - libzip ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 ## 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: 0.2.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 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:** ebook-tools - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 4 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - epub-utils - 0.2.2-6+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: epub-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tools to work with the EPUB file format | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Debian apt - libepub-dev - 0.2.2-6+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libepub-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library to work with the EPUB file format - development files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Debian apt - libepub0 - 0.2.2-6+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libepub0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Nix - ebook_tools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/eb/ebook_tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - epub-utils - 0.2.2-6build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: epub-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tools to work with the EPUB file format | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Ubuntu apt - libepub-dev - 0.2.2-6build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libepub-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library to work with the EPUB file format - development files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - Ubuntu apt - libepub0 - 0.2.2-6build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libepub0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - apk - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - apk - ebook-tools-dev - 0.2.2-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (development files) | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - apk - ebook-tools-doc - 0.2.2-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ebook-tools-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (documentation) | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - dnf - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-31.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats | http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - dnf - ebook-tools-devel - 0.2.2-31.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for ebook-tools | http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - dnf - ebook-tools-libs - 0.2.2-31.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ebook-tools-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for ebook-tools | http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - pacman - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-9: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ebook-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - zypper - ebook-tools - 0.2.2-9.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ebook-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A library for reading ebook files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ - zypper - libepub-devel - 0.2.2-9.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libepub-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Header files for libepub library | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ ## Related links - [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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [libzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libzip/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [convertlit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convertlit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media. - [epr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media, python. - [libmobi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libmobi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, ebooks, media. - [standardebooks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/standardebooks/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media. - [epsilon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epsilon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, media, perl. - [kepubify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kepubify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media. - [bandcamp-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bandcamp-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, python. - [blitzwave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blitzwave/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, media. - [fdk-aac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fdk-aac/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: c, cli, media. - [dirac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dirac/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ebook-tools.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ebook-tools.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