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Geospatial Data Abstraction Library. Version 3.13.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gdal

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gdal

MacPorts ports tree · gis/gdal/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gdal

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gdal-bin

Debian stable package indexes · gdal-bin · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gdal

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gdal

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gdal

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gdal

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gdal · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id GISInternals.GDAL -e

Windows Package Manager source index · GISInternals.GDAL · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

Commands and aliases

  • gdal
  • gdal-config
  • gdal2tiles
  • gdal2tiles.py
  • gdal2xyz
  • gdal2xyz.py
  • gdal_calc
  • gdal_calc.py
  • gdal_contour
  • gdal_create
  • gdal_edit
  • gdal_edit.py
  • gdal_fillnodata
  • gdal_fillnodata.py
  • gdal_footprint
  • gdal_grid
  • gdal_merge
  • gdal_merge.py
  • gdal_pansharpen
  • gdal_pansharpen.py
  • gdal_polygonize
  • gdal_polygonize.py
  • gdal_proximity
  • gdal_proximity.py
  • gdal_rasterize
  • gdal_retile
  • gdal_retile.py
  • gdal_sieve
  • gdal_sieve.py
  • gdal_translate
  • gdal_viewshed
  • gdaladdo

history

Project history and usage

GDAL, the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library, is a long-running open source library and command-line toolkit for reading, writing, translating, and processing raster and vector geospatial data formats.

Project history

The GDAL FAQ says Frank Warmerdam started work on the GDAL/OGR library in late 1998. The project later became an Open Source Geospatial Foundation project and presents common raster and vector data models to applications while also shipping many command-line utilities.

OGR began as a separate vector I/O library inspired by OpenGIS Simple Features. The GDAL documentation states that GDAL and OGR were integrated together with the GDAL 2.0 release.

GDAL development has moved through several infrastructure eras. RFC 71 records the 2018 decision to move the source tree and new issue tracking from OSGeo-hosted Subversion and Trac to GitHub while preserving full source history.

Adoption history

GDAL became a foundation package in open source GIS and geospatial data processing because it hides many raster and vector file-format differences behind shared APIs and utilities.

The upstream list of software using GDAL includes desktop GIS, web mapping servers, scientific tools, spatial databases, Python libraries, and remote-sensing applications such as QGIS, GRASS GIS, MapServer, PostGIS raster components, Rasterio, Fiona, GeoDjango, and NASA-related tooling.

How it is used

Package users commonly install GDAL for command-line tools such as gdalinfo, gdal_translate, gdalwarp, ogrinfo, and ogr2ogr, as well as for the C/C++ library and language bindings used by higher-level geospatial software.

Starting with GDAL 3.11, the project documents a new single gdal command with subcommands as a provisional alternative interface alongside the traditional utilities.

Why package nerds care

GDAL matters to package managers because it is both an end-user CLI suite and a low-level dependency for a large geospatial stack. Packaging it correctly often means coordinating native libraries, format drivers, PROJ integration, Python bindings, and downstream ABI expectations.

RFC 78 shows the packaging pressure around Python utilities: GDAL 3.3 implemented a gdal-utils package path so users could upgrade Python utility modules without necessarily upgrading the compiled bindings.

Timeline

  • 1998: Frank Warmerdam starts work on the GDAL/OGR library.
  • GDAL 2.0: GDAL and OGR are integrated into one project.
  • 2018: RFC 71 proposes and adopts migration of source development to GitHub.
  • 2021: RFC 78 records the adopted gdal-utils package plan for GDAL 3.3.
  • 2025: GDAL documents command-line interface modernization for the new gdal front-end.
  • 2026: GDAL documentation references the 3.13.1 release.

Related projects

  • OGR is the vector-data component that was historically separate and is now part of GDAL.
  • Related geospatial projects using or surrounding GDAL include PROJ, QGIS, GRASS GIS, MapServer, PostGIS, Rasterio, Fiona, and DuckDB Spatial.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gdal. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 44 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
gdalcliglobal executable
gdal-configcliglobal executable
gdal2tilescliglobal executable
gdal2tiles.pycliglobal executable
gdal2xyzcliglobal executable
gdal2xyz.pycliglobal executable
gdal_calccliglobal executable
gdal_calc.pycliglobal executable
gdal_contourcliglobal executable
gdal_createcliglobal executable
gdal_editcliglobal executable
gdal_edit.pycliglobal executable
gdal_fillnodatacliglobal executable
gdal_fillnodata.pycliglobal executable
gdal_footprintcliglobal executable
gdal_gridcliglobal executable
gdal_mergecliglobal executable
gdal_merge.pycliglobal executable
gdal_pansharpencliglobal executable
gdal_pansharpen.pycliglobal executable
gdal_polygonizecliglobal executable
gdal_polygonize.pycliglobal executable
gdal_proximitycliglobal executable
gdal_proximity.pycliglobal executable
gdal_rasterizecliglobal executable
gdal_retilecliglobal executable
gdal_retile.pycliglobal executable
gdal_sievecliglobal executable
gdal_sieve.pycliglobal executable
gdal_translatecliglobal executable
gdal_viewshedcliglobal executable
gdaladdocliglobal executable
gdalattachpctcliglobal executable
gdalattachpct.pycliglobal executable
gdalbuildvrtcliglobal executable
gdalcomparecliglobal executable
gdalcompare.pycliglobal executable
gdaldemcliglobal executable
gdalenhancecliglobal executable
gdalinfocliglobal executable
gdallocationinfocliglobal executable
gdalmanagecliglobal executable
gdalmdiminfocliglobal executable
gdalmdimtranslatecliglobal executable
gdalmovecliglobal executable
gdalmove.pycliglobal executable
gdalsrsinfocliglobal executable
gdaltindexcliglobal executable
gdaltransformcliglobal executable
gdalwarpcliglobal executable
gnmanalysecliglobal executable
gnmmanagecliglobal executable
nearblackcliglobal executable
ogr2ogrcliglobal executable
ogr_layer_algebracliglobal executable
ogr_layer_algebra.pycliglobal executable
ogrinfocliglobal executable
ogrlinerefcliglobal executable
ogrmergecliglobal executable
ogrmerge.pycliglobal executable
ogrtindexcliglobal executable
pct2rgbcliglobal executable
pct2rgb.pycliglobal executable
rgb2pctcliglobal executable
rgb2pct.pycliglobal executable
sozipcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.13.1
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gdal
Version3.13.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gdal
Homepagehttps://gdal.org/en/stable/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/OSGeo/gdal
Upstream docshttps://gdal.org/en/stable
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/download/v3.13.1/gdal-3.13.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-05T23:07:18Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesapache-arrow, c-blosc, cfitsio, epsilon, freexl, geos, giflib, hdf5, imath, jpeg-turbo, jpeg-xl, json-c, libaec, libarchive, libdeflate, libgeotiff, libheif, libkml, liblerc, libpng, libpq, libspatialite, libtiff, libxml2, lz4, minizip, netcdf, numpy, openexr, openjpeg, openssl@3, pcre2, poppler, proj, python@3.14, qhull, sfcgal, sqlite, unixodbc, uriparser, webp, xerces-c, xz, zstd
Build dependenciesboost, cmake, pkgconf, python-setuptools, swig
Uses from macOScurl, expat
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 Namegdal
Version Scheme0
Revision3
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • avce00
  • cpl
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

gdal-bin 3.10.3+dfsg-1

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Utility programs

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install gdal-bin
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gdal-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

gdal-data 3.10.3+dfsg-1

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Data files

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install gdal-data
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gdal
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gdal-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

gdal-plugins 3.10.3+dfsg-1

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Plugins

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install gdal-plugins
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gdal-plugins from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgdal-dev 3.10.3+dfsg-1

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Development files

http://www.gdal.org/

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

libgdal36 3.10.3+dfsg-1

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install libgdal36
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 32 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgdal36 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

python3-gdal 3.10.3+dfsg-1

Python 3 bindings to the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install python3-gdal
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-gdal from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

gdal

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

gdal-bin 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Utility programs

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install gdal-bin
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gdal-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

gdal-data 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Data files

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install gdal-data
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: gdal
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gdal-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

gdal-plugins 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Plugins

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install gdal-plugins
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gdal-plugins from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgdal-dev 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Development files

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install libgdal-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 32 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgdal-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgdal34t64 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install libgdal34t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 32 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgdal34t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

python3-gdal 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Python 3 bindings to the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

http://www.gdal.org/

sudo apt install python3-gdal
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-gdal from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

gdal 3.13.0-r1

A translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats

https://gdal.org/

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

gdal-bash-completion 3.13.0-r1

Bash completions for gdal

https://gdal.org/

sudo apk add gdal-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gdal-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gdal-dev 3.13.0-r1

A translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats (development files)

https://gdal.org/

sudo apk add gdal-dev
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gdal
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdal
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gdal-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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