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Grassroots DICOM library and utilities for medical files. Version 3.2.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gdcm

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gdcm

MacPorts ports tree · science/gdcm/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gdcm

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gdcm-doc

Debian stable package indexes · gdcm-doc · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gdcm

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gdcm

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gdcm

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gdcm

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

overview

Package summary

Grassroots DICOM library and utilities for medical files

Commands and aliases

  • gdcmanon
  • gdcmclean
  • gdcmconv
  • gdcmdiff
  • gdcmdump
  • gdcmgendir
  • gdcmimg
  • gdcminfo
  • gdcmpap3
  • gdcmraw
  • gdcmscanner
  • gdcmscu
  • gdcmtar
  • gdcmxml

history

Project history and usage

GDCM, Grassroots DICOM, is a cross-platform C++ implementation and utility suite for DICOM medical imaging files.

Project history

The official SourceForge project describes Grassroots DiCoM as a C++ library for DICOM medical files with bindings for Python, C#, Java, PHP, and Perl.

The project README says the official Git repository is hosted on SourceForge and describes the GitHub repository as a source mirror. It also emphasizes CMake-based builds and nightly testing through the GDCM dashboard.

Adoption history

GDCM's adoption is centered on medical-imaging workflows that need portable DICOM parsing, conversion, anonymization, de-identification, and network operations outside a full clinical application.

The SourceForge page lists support for common medical-image transfer syntaxes and a VTK bridge, placing GDCM in scientific, imaging, and visualization package stacks.

How it is used

The package ships utilities such as gdcmdump, gdcmconv, gdcminfo, gdcmanon, gdcmscanner, gdcmscu, and gdcmxml for inspecting, converting, anonymizing, scanning, networking, archiving, and XML-related DICOM work.

The official project page lists support for RAW, JPEG, JPEG 2000, JPEG-LS, RLE, deflated transfer syntax, SCU operations such as C-ECHO, C-FIND, C-STORE, and C-MOVE, and PS 3.15 de-identification and re-identification mechanisms.

Why package nerds care

GDCM is package-nerd significant because DICOM support is hard to package cleanly: it combines a native C++ library, command-line tools, language bindings, image codecs, medical metadata, and network protocol behavior.

For scientific distributions, it is often the pragmatic DICOM brick under higher-level imaging and visualization workflows.

Timeline

  • SourceForge era: GDCM is distributed as the Grassroots DICOM project with files, mailing lists, tickets, Git, and documentation hosted on SourceForge.
  • Modern source era: The README identifies SourceForge as the official Git repository and GitHub as a source-code copy.
  • Current project page: SourceForge lists active project updates and the cross-platform DICOM feature set.

Related projects

  • GDCM is related to the DICOM standard and to VTK through its documented VTK bridge.
  • It overlaps with other medical-imaging and DICOM toolkits, but the official sources mainly position it by DICOM transfer syntax support, SCU operations, bindings, and command-line applications.

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.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
gdcmanoncliglobal executable
gdcmcleancliglobal executable
gdcmconvcliglobal executable
gdcmdiffcliglobal executable
gdcmdumpcliglobal executable
gdcmgendircliglobal executable
gdcmimgcliglobal executable
gdcminfocliglobal executable
gdcmpap3cliglobal executable
gdcmrawcliglobal executable
gdcmscannercliglobal executable
gdcmscucliglobal executable
gdcmtarcliglobal executable
gdcmxmlcliglobal 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 version3.2.7
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.2.7

https://github.com/malaterre/GDCM

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gdcm
Version3.2.7
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gdcm
Homepagehttps://sourceforge.net/projects/gdcm/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/malaterre/GDCM
Upstream docshttps://gdcm.sourceforge.net/html
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/malaterre/GDCM/archive/refs/tags/v3.2.7.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-25T13:37:42+02:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescharls, json-c, openjpeg, openssl@3
Build dependenciescmake, ninja, pkgconf, python@3.14, swig
Uses from macOSexpat, libxml2
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 Namegdcm
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%

gdcm-doc 3.0.24-5

Grassroots DICOM documentation

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

libgdcm-dev 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

libgdcm-java 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM Java bindings

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libgdcm-java
  • Section: java
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdcm
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdcm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgdcm-java from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgdcm-tools 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM tools and utilities

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libgdcm-tools
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdcm
  • 7 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdcm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgdcm-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgdcm3.0t64 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM runtime libraries

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libgdcm3.0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdcm
  • 11 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdcm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgdcm3.0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libvtkgdcm-9.1t64 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM VTK runtime libraries

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libvtkgdcm-9.1t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdcm
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdcm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libvtkgdcm-9.1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libvtkgdcm-dev 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM VTK development libraries and headers

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

libvtkgdcm-tools 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM VTK tools and utilities

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

python3-gdcm 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM Python bindings

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install python3-gdcm
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdcm
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdcm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-gdcm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

python3-vtkgdcm 3.0.24-5+b3

Grassroots DICOM VTK/Python bindings

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

gdcm

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

gdcm-doc 3.0.22-2.1ubuntu1

Grassroots DICOM documentation

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

libgdcm-cil 3.0.22-2.1ubuntu1

Grassroots DICOM CLI bindings

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libgdcm-cil
  • Section: universe/cli-mono
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdcm
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdcm
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgdcm-cil from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgdcm-dev 3.0.22-2.1ubuntu1

Grassroots DICOM development libraries and headers

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

libgdcm-java 3.0.22-2.1ubuntu1

Grassroots DICOM Java bindings

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

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

libgdcm-tools 3.0.22-2.1ubuntu1

Grassroots DICOM tools and utilities

http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libgdcm-tools
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: gdcm
  • 7 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gdcm
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgdcm-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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