# Install epstool with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix Edit preview images and fix bounding boxes in EPS files. Version 3.09 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:epstool ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install epstool ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install epstool ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: print/epstool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install epstool ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: epstool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install epstool ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: epstool 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#epstool ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ep/epstool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:epstool - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.09 - **Source summary:** Edit preview images and fix bounding boxes in EPS files - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - epstool (cli) - epstool (alias) ## Dependencies - ghostscript ## 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: 3.09 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://www.ghostgum.com.au/software/epstool.htm - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Epstool is a Ghostgum utility for Encapsulated PostScript files. Its official page describes it as a tool to create or extract preview images in EPS files, fix bounding boxes, and convert EPS content to bitmaps. ### Project history The official page distributes epstool 3.09 as Windows zip and Unix tar.gz archives and was updated on August 11, 2018. It fits the Ghostscript/GSview ecosystem of practical PostScript tools maintained by Russell Lang. ### Adoption history Epstool has a quiet but durable packaging footprint because EPS preview and bounding-box repair are recurring needs in TeX, publishing, and PostScript workflows. In this dataset it is packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu. ### How it is used Documented examples include adding TIFF previews, extracting previews, calculating a corrected BoundingBox from a Ghostscript bitmap, and copying an EPS file while adjusting its BoundingBox. The page says it works on Win32, Win64, OS/2, and Unix. ### Why package nerds care Epstool is a classic small Unix-style graphics utility: it does a narrow EPS repair/conversion job, depends on Ghostscript for bitmap generation, and remains useful to people keeping older PostScript publishing workflows reproducible. ### Timeline - 2018: Official Epstool page updated and epstool 3.09 offered for Windows and Unix. ### Related projects - Ghostscript is used by Epstool to create preview bitmaps. - GSview is part of the same Ghostgum/PostScript tooling context. ### Sources - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** epstool - **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 - epstool - 3.09-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: epstool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | edit preview images and fix bounding boxes in EPS files | http://www.ghostgum.com.au/software/epstool.htm - Nix - epstool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ep/epstool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - epstool - 3.09-4build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: epstool from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | edit preview images and fix bounding boxes in EPS files | http://www.ghostgum.com.au/software/epstool.htm - dnf - epstool - 3.08-33.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: epstool from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A utility to create or extract preview images in EPS files | http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/epstool.htm - MacPorts - epstool: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: print/epstool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow 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. - [ghostscript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghostscript/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [octave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/octave/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [ps2eps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ps2eps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, eps, media, postscript. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [batik](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/batik/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [dicebear](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dicebear/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [efl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/efl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [fig2dev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fig2dev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [glbinding](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glbinding/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [pstoedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pstoedit/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, files, ghostscript, graphics, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/epstool.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/epstool.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