# Install jbigkit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper JBIG1 data compression standard implementation. Version 2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jbigkit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jbigkit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install jbigkit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/jbigkit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add jbigkit ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jbigkit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install jbigkit-bin ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: jbigkit-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install jbigkit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jbigkit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#jbigkit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jb/jbigkit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S jbigkit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: jbigkit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install jbigkit ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jbigkit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jbigkit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1 - **Source summary:** JBIG1 data compression standard implementation - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - jbgtopbm (cli) - jbgtopbm85 (cli) - pbmtojbg (cli) - pbmtojbg85 (cli) - jbgtopbm (alias) - jbgtopbm85 (alias) - pbmtojbg (alias) - pbmtojbg85 (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage JBIG-KIT is Markus Kuhn's portable C implementation of the JBIG1 bi-level image compression standard, ITU-T T.82 and ISO/IEC 11544:1993. The project page describes it as widely used in fax products, printer firmware, printer drivers, document-management systems, and imaging software. ### Project history The revision history shows development dating back to the mid-1990s, with version 0.7 in 1995 and version 1.0 in 1998. The package combined a reusable C library with command-line converters, giving Unix users pbmtojbg and jbgtopbm tools similar in style to Netpbm converters. ### Adoption history The project page emphasizes embedded and document-imaging adoption: the main library implements nearly all JBIG1 options, while the later jbig85 variant targets the ITU-T T.85 fax profile with low memory use. Package managers including Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine, and openSUSE carry it because it is the small canonical toolkit for JBIG1 files. ### How it is used JBIG-KIT is used either as a library linked into imaging software or through the pbmtojbg, jbgtopbm, pbmtojbg85, and jbgtopbm85 command-line tools. Its documentation frames the tools as simple converters for PBM and JBIG streams, while the library API is intended for document and image applications. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, JBIG-KIT is the reference-style tiny C package that keeps JBIG1 support available without a large image-processing stack. Its 2014 security release for CVE-2013-6369 is a reminder that small archival codecs still sit on untrusted document-ingestion paths. ### Timeline - 1995: Version 0.7 appeared in the revision history. - 1998: Version 1.0 added grayscale handling helpers and PGM support. - 2003: Version 1.5 improved support for ITU-T T.85 fax applications. - 2008: Version 2.0 added the lightweight jbig85 library and converter tools for embedded and fax use. - 2014: Version 2.1 fixed decoder security issues while preserving API and ABI compatibility with 2.0. ### Related projects - The project documentation relates JBIG-KIT to the JBIG committee, ISO/IEC 11544, ITU-T T.82, ITU-T T.85, Netpbm-style converters, TIFF-FX, fax formats, printer firmware, and document-management systems. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jbigkit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** netpbm - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - jbigkit-bin - 2.1-6.1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jbigkit-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | JBIGkit binaries | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - Debian apt - jbigkit-testdata - 2.1-6.1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jbigkit-testdata from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | JBIG-KIT testdata | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - Debian apt - libjbig-dev - 2.1-6.1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjbig-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | JBIGkit development files | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - Debian apt - libjbig0 - 2.1-6.1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjbig0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | JBIGkit libraries | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - Nix - jbigkit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jb/jbigkit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - jbigkit-bin - 2.1-6.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jbigkit-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | JBIGkit binaries | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - Ubuntu apt - jbigkit-testdata - 2.1-6.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jbigkit-testdata from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | JBIG-KIT testdata | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - Ubuntu apt - libjbig-dev - 2.1-6.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjbig-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | JBIGkit development files | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - Ubuntu apt - libjbig0 - 2.1-6.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjbig0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | JBIGkit libraries | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - apk - jbigkit - 2.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jbigkit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - apk - jbigkit-dev - 2.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jbigkit-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images (development files) | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - apk - jbigkit-doc - 2.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jbigkit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images (documentation) | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - dnf - jbigkit - 2.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jbigkit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | JBIG1 lossless image compression tools | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - dnf - jbigkit-devel - 2.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jbigkit-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | JBIG1 lossless image compression library -- development files | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - dnf - jbigkit-libs - 2.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jbigkit-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | JBIG1 lossless image compression library | http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ - pacman - jbigkit - 2.1-8: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jbigkit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images | https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [epsilon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epsilon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [jbig2dec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jbig2dec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [jbig2enc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jbig2enc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [jpeg-archive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-archive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [minidjvu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/minidjvu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [babl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/babl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [caire](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/caire/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [camellia](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/camellia/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jbigkit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jbigkit.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph