install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install eot-utils

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install eot-utils

MacPorts ports tree · www/eot-utils/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install eot-utils

Debian stable package indexes · eot-utils · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install eot-utils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · eot-utils · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Tools to convert fonts from OTF/TTF to EOT format

Project links

Commands and aliases

eotinfo
mkeot

history

Project history and usage

eot-utils is W3C's small source distribution for working with Embedded OpenType fonts. It contains `mkeot`, which creates EOT files from OpenType or TrueType fonts and URL root strings, and `eotinfo`, which displays EOT header information.

Project history

The W3C tool directory dates the source files to 2010 with later updates to the ChangeLog and README. Its README points to the 2008 Embedded OpenType W3C Submission, where Microsoft submitted the EOT format so web pages could link downloadable OpenType fonts through CSS `@font-face`.

The utilities were built around the browser and web-font constraints of that period: `mkeot` respects TrueType embedding bits, the bundled FontForge script converts OpenType to TrueType-flavored fonts, and the README documents Internet Explorer limitations around root strings and font naming.

Adoption history

eot-utils remained a specialist package because EOT itself was mainly relevant to older Microsoft web-font workflows. Its adoption is therefore visible less through a broad application ecosystem and more through distribution packaging: Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, and MacPorts have carried the command-line tools for users who still need to inspect or generate EOT files.

How it is used

`mkeot` is used to generate an EOT file from a font plus zero or more root strings, while `eotinfo` prints a human-readable view of an EOT header. The source distribution follows a traditional autotools build path with `configure`, `make`, and `make install`, or `bootstrap.sh` when working from individual source files.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, eot-utils is a fossil from the web-font transition: a tiny pair of Unix-style tools around a format tied to legacy Internet Explorer behavior and the early standardization battles around downloadable fonts.

Timeline

2008-03-18: Microsoft submitted the Embedded OpenType format request to W3C.
2010: W3C eot-utils source files in the tool directory were timestamped.
2012: W3C tool directory shows ChangeLog and source updates.
2019: W3C tool directory shows README and tarball timestamps.

Related projects

eot-utils relates to OpenType, TrueType, FontForge conversion scripts, CSS `@font-face`, and legacy browser font-embedding workflows.

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 13 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
`eotinfo`	cli	global executable
`mkeot`	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 version1.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:eot-utils
Version	1.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/eot-utils
Homepage	https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/
Upstream docs	https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils
License	W3C
Source archive	https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/eot-utilities-1.1.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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	eot-utils
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Debian apt95%

eot-utils 1.1-2

Tools to convert from OTF or TTF to EOT font format

http://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/

sudo apt install eot-utils

Section: web
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Eot Utils

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: eot-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

eot-utils 1.1-1build1

Tools to convert from OTF or TTF to EOT font format

http://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/

sudo apt install eot-utils

Section: universe/web
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Eot Utils

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: eot-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

eot-utils 1.1-48.fc44

Create or examine EOT font format files

https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/

sudo dnf install eot-utils

License: W3C
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: eot-utils
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Eot Utils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: eot-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

eot-utils

sudo port install eot-utils

normalized package name match
Matched by: Eot Utils

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/eot-utils/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/eot-utils.yml

Used sources

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cross-ecosystem install command graph
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