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Install exempi with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Library to parse XMP metadata. Version 2.6.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install exempi

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install exempi

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/exempi/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add exempi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · exempi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install exempi

Debian stable package indexes · exempi · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install exempi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · exempi · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#exempi

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ex/exempi/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S exempi

Arch Linux sync databases · exempi · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install exempi-tools

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · exempi-tools · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Library to parse XMP metadata

Commands and aliases

  • exempi

history

Project history and usage

Exempi is a C-oriented implementation of Adobe's XMP metadata stack for Unix-like systems, with a library API and a small command-line utility.

Project history

Exempi started before Adobe's XMP SDK was publicly available as an independent implementation of XMP. Its 2.x line was later based on the Adobe XMP SDK and kept a BSD-style license to preserve compatibility with upstream XMP SDK code sharing.

The project reshaped the SDK for open-source desktop packaging: a stable C API and ABI, automake-based builds, broader Unix and architecture support, WebP support, tests, and no contributor license agreement. The exempi command-line tool appeared as a work in progress beginning with the 2.2.0 series.

Adoption history

Exempi is mostly adopted as infrastructure. Desktop, image, and metadata tools use it when they need XMP parsing without embedding Adobe's C++ SDK directly, and the project points users to distribution packages for binary installation.

How it is used

The library is the main surface: applications use its C API to read and write XMP metadata. The bundled exempi executable gives package users a command-line way to inspect or manipulate XMP packets.

Why package nerds care

Exempi matters to package maintainers because it turns a vendor-origin metadata SDK into a conventional Unix library with stable ABI expectations, distro-friendly licensing, and language bindings such as the separate Rust crates.

Timeline

  • 0.5.x: Exempi existed as an implementation before the XMP SDK was available.
  • 2.2.0: The exempi command-line tool began appearing in the 2.x series.
  • 2.4.0: Rust crate use became documented for Exempi 2.4.0 and later.
  • 2.6.6: The project page lists 2.6.6 as the current 2.x release.

Related projects

  • Exempi is related to Adobe XMP SDK, libopenraw, XMP metadata tooling, and the exempi2 Rust binding ecosystem.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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

CommandKindExposureNote
exempicliglobal 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 version2.6.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/exempi/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:exempi
Version2.6.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/exempi
Homepagehttps://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/exempi/
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libopenraw/exempi
Upstream docshttps://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/exempi
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/download/exempi-2.6.6.tar.bz2
Uses from macOSexpat
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameexempi
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

exempi 2.6.6-2

command line tool to manipulate XMP metadata

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo apt install exempi
  • Section: graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: exempi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libexempi-dev 2.6.6-2

library to parse XMP metadata (Development files)

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo apt install libexempi-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libexempi-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libexempi8 2.6.6-2

library to parse XMP metadata (Library)

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo apt install libexempi8
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libexempi8 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

exempi

nix profile install nixpkgs#exempi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ex/exempi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

exempi 2.6.5-1build1

command line tool to manipulate XMP metadata

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo apt install exempi
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: exempi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libexempi-dev 2.6.5-1build1

library to parse XMP metadata (Development files)

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo apt install libexempi-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libexempi-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libexempi8 2.6.5-1build1

library to parse XMP metadata (Library)

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo apt install libexempi8
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libexempi8 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

exempi 2.6.6-r0

Library to parse XMP metadata

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/libopenraw/Exempi/

sudo apk add exempi
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exempi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

exempi-dev 2.6.6-r0

Library to parse XMP metadata (development files)

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/libopenraw/Exempi/

sudo apk add exempi-dev
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exempi-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

exempi-doc 2.6.6-r0

Library to parse XMP metadata (documentation)

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/libopenraw/Exempi/

sudo apk add exempi-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exempi-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

exempi-libs 2.6.6-r0

Library to parse XMP metadata (libraries)

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/libopenraw/Exempi/

sudo apk add exempi-libs
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: exempi-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

exempi 2.6.4-9.fc44

Library for easy parsing of XMP metadata

http://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo dnf install exempi
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 8 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: exempi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

exempi-devel 2.6.4-9.fc44

Headers for developing programs that will use exempi

http://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Exempi

sudo dnf install exempi-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: exempi-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

exempi 2.6.6-3

Library to parse XMP metadata

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/exempi/

sudo pacman -S exempi
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: exempi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

exempi-tools 2.6.6-1.3

Tools from Exempi, an XMP support library

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/exempi/

sudo zypper install exempi-tools
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/Graphics/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: exempi-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libexempi-devel 2.6.6-1.3

Development files for the Exempi XMP support library

https://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/exempi/

sudo zypper install libexempi-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: exempi
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Exempi
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libexempi-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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