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Make XML documents translatable through PO files. Version 2.0.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install itstool

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install itstool

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add itstool

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install itstool

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install itstool

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#itstool

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S itstool

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install itstool

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

overview

Package summary

Make XML documents translatable through PO files

Commands and aliases

  • itstool

history

Project history and usage

ITS Tool is a command-line localization utility for turning XML documents into gettext-style PO workflows. Its niche is the intersection of XML documentation, GNU translation tooling, and the W3C Internationalization Tag Set rules that decide what text should be extracted or preserved.

Project history

The project is developed primarily by Shaun McCance and is published as GPL-3.0-or-later free software. Version 1.0.0 was tagged in April 2011, and the project site presents the tool as a way to make XML documents translatable through PO files while applying standard ITS rules plus ITS Tool extensions.

The 2.0.0 release in 2013 was a major standards-alignment point: its NEWS file lists support for several ITS 2.0 data categories, parameters, DocBook 5 built-in rules, and changes that replaced older custom extensions with ITS 2.0 mechanisms. Later 2.0.x releases concentrated on Python 3 compatibility, XML/libxml2 fixes, macOS file writing fixes, and performance improvements.

Adoption history

ITS Tool became a small but durable packaging-system utility because it solves a recurring documentation localization problem without requiring each XML project to invent its own extractor. Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine, Ubuntu, and openSUSE packaging in the input metadata show its role as distribution infrastructure rather than a general-purpose end-user application.

How it is used

The documented workflow is to create POT files from XML and then create translated XML from MO files. Package users usually encounter it in documentation build chains for XML-heavy formats such as DocBook and Mallard, where PO files let translators update individual messages as source documents change.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about ITS Tool because it is glue: it connects W3C ITS metadata, XML documentation formats, and gettext catalogs. That makes it one of the quiet build-time dependencies that keeps localized Unix documentation reproducible across distributions.

Timeline

  • 2011: Version 1.0.0 tagged.
  • 2013: Version 2.0.0 added ITS 2.0 support and refreshed built-in XML rules.
  • 2017: Version 2.0.3 added Python 3 support while retaining Python 2 support.
  • 2021: Version 2.0.7 tagged with performance improvements for ITS rule handling.

Related projects

  • ITS Tool sits beside gettext, PO/MO catalog tooling, W3C ITS, DocBook, Mallard, and libxml2-based XML processing rather than replacing any of them.

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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

executables

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itstoolcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.0.7
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://itstool.org/

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:itstool
Version2.0.7
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/itstool
Homepagehttps://itstool.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/itstool/itstool
Upstream docshttps://itstool.org/documentation
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://files.itstool.org/itstool/itstool-2.0.7.tar.bz2
Last updated2026-06-25T13:37:46+02:00
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibxml2, python@3.14
Build dependenciesdoxygen, pkgconf, python-setuptools
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 Nameitstool
Version Scheme0
Revision2
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

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Debian apt95%

itstool 2.0.6-4

tool for translating XML documents with PO files

http://itstool.org/

sudo apt install itstool
  • Section: text
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: itstool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

itstool

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

itstool 2.0.6-2

tool for translating XML documents with PO files

http://itstool.org/

sudo apt install itstool
  • Section: universe/gnome
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: itstool from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

itstool 2.0.7-r3

ITS-based XML translation tool

https://itstool.org/

sudo apk add itstool
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: itstool
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: itstool from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

itstool-doc 2.0.7-r3

ITS-based XML translation tool (documentation)

https://itstool.org/

sudo apk add itstool-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: itstool
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: itstool-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

itstool 2.0.7-12.fc44

ITS-based XML translation tool

http://itstool.org/

sudo dnf install itstool
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: itstool
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: itstool from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

itstool 1:2.0.7-3

Translate XML with PO files using W3C Internationalization Tag Set rules

https://itstool.org/

sudo pacman -S itstool
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: any
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: itstool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

itstool 2.0.7-4.1

Tool to translate XML documents using PO files

http://itstool.org

sudo zypper install itstool
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: itstool
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: itstool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

itstool

sudo port install itstool
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Itstool
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/itstool/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.

Related tools

  • libxml2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • python@3.14Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • doxygenBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • yelp-toolsPopular package that depends on this formula.

Same workflow

  • intltoolShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation, xml.
  • po4aShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, po-files, translation.
  • crowdinShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation.
  • phrase-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation.
  • podiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, po-files.
  • transifex-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation.

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