install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install fop

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install fop

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/fop/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install fop

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install fop

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#fop

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S fop

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install xmlgraphics-fop

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · xmlgraphics-fop · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

XSL-FO print formatter for making PDF or PS documents

Project links

Commands and aliases

fop

history

Project history and usage

Apache FOP, the Formatting Objects Processor, is an Apache XML Graphics project for rendering XSL formatting objects into paged output. Its primary output target is PDF, with official documentation also listing formats such as PostScript, PCL, AFP, XML area trees, print, AWT, PNG, RTF, and TXT.

Project history

FOP has a long Apache history as a Java implementation of XSL-FO processing. The current project site frames it as both a print formatter driven by XSL-FO and an output-independent formatter that reads an FO tree and lays out pages before rendering.

The public news archive shows the older 0.20.x line in 2003, the 0.9x rewrite era in the mid-2000s, a production-grade 1.0 release in 2010, and the 2.x series beginning with FOP 2.0 in 2015.

Adoption history

FOP became the default open-source command-line answer for XML-to-PDF pipelines in Java and Ant-era publishing workflows because XSL-FO is XML and can be generated from semantic XML using XSLT. The Apache site explicitly documents command-line running, embedding, servlet use, an Ant task, configuration, and compliance.

How it is used

Typical usage is to convert XML-derived XSL-FO into PDF or another supported output format. The configuration guide documents fop.xconf as an XML configuration file, with a sample at {fop-dir}/conf/fop.xconf that users copy and edit before telling FOP where to find it.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about FOP because it is a Java CLI with a broad documentation surface, examples, fonts and configuration, and historical compatibility concerns across the 0.20.5, 1.x, and 2.x configuration formats. It is also the canonical Apache implementation many build systems reach for when they need deterministic PDF generation from XML.

Timeline

2003: Apache FOP 0.20.5 released.
2008: Apache FOP 0.95 released as a production-grade release of the new codebase.
2010: Apache FOP 1.0 released as a production-grade release.
2015: Apache FOP 2.0 released.
2025: Apache FOP 2.11 released.

Related projects

FOP is part of Apache XML Graphics. The site navigation and release news also point to FOP-PDF-Images, Apache Batik, XSL-FO, and the broader Apache XML Graphics documentation and wiki ecosystem.

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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: <fop-dir>/conf/fop.xconf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fop`	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 version2.11

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/index.html

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/index.htmlnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:fop
Version	2.11
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fop
Homepage	https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/index.html
Repository	https://github.com/apache/xmlgraphics-fop
Upstream docs	https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/index.html
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/fop-2.11-bin.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:21-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	fop
Aliases	apache-fop
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%

fop 1:2.10+dfsg-2

XML formatter driven by XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO.) - app

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo apt install fop

Section: text
Architecture: all
3 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

Debian apt95%

fop-doc 1:2.10+dfsg-2

XML formatter driven by XSL Formatting Objects (doc) - doc

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo apt install fop-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: fop
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

Debian apt95%

libfop-java 1:2.10+dfsg-2

XML formatter driven by XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO.) - libs

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo apt install libfop-java

Section: java
Architecture: all
Source Package: fop
14 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

Nix95%

fop

nix profile install nixpkgs#fop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/fop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

fop 1:2.8-3

XML formatter driven by XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO.) - app

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo apt install fop

Section: universe/text
Architecture: all
3 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

Ubuntu apt95%

fop-doc 1:2.8-3

XML formatter driven by XSL Formatting Objects (doc) - doc

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo apt install fop-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: fop
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

Ubuntu apt95%

libfop-java 1:2.8-3

XML formatter driven by XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO.) - libs

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo apt install libfop-java

Section: universe/java
Architecture: all
Source Package: fop
7 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

dnf95%

fop 2.11-2.fc44

XSL-driven print formatter

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop

sudo dnf install fop

License: Apache-2.0 AND Apache-1.1
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: fop
7 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

dnf95%

fop-javadoc 2.11-2.fc44

Javadoc for fop

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop

sudo dnf install fop-javadoc

License: Apache-2.0 AND Apache-1.1
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: fop
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

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

pacman95%

fop 2.11-3

XSL-FO to PDF formatter

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo pacman -S fop

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: any
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: fop from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

xmlgraphics-fop 2.10-3.4

Formatter for Printing XSLT Processed XML Files

https://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

sudo zypper install xmlgraphics-fop

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Productivity/Publishing/XML
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: xmlgraphics-fop
5 dependencies
5 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: xmlgraphics-fop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

fop

sudo port install fop

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fop

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/fop/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/fop.yml

Used sources

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cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install fop with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Additional install commands

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Project history

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How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

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