# Install eot-utils with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts Tools to convert fonts from OTF/TTF to EOT format. Version 1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:eot-utils ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install eot-utils ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install eot-utils ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/eot-utils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install eot-utils ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: eot-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install eot-utils ``` Evidence: 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 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:eot-utils - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1 - **Source summary:** Tools to convert fonts from OTF/TTF to EOT format - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** W3C - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - eotinfo (cli) - mkeot (cli) - eotinfo (alias) - mkeot (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, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 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:** eot-utils - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - eot-utils - 1.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: eot-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tools to convert from OTF or TTF to EOT font format | http://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/ - Ubuntu apt - eot-utils - 1.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: eot-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tools to convert from OTF or TTF to EOT font format | http://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/ - dnf - eot-utils - 1.1-48.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Create or examine EOT font format files | https://www.w3.org/Tools/eot-utils/ - MacPorts - eot-utils: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/eot-utils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [mftrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mftrace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, media, truetype. - [psftools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/psftools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, fonts, media. - [font-util](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/font-util/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, media. - [fontconfig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fontconfig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, media. - [fontforge](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fontforge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, media. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, media. - [otf2bdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/otf2bdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, fonts, media, opentype. - [graphite2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/graphite2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/eot-utils.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/eot-utils.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