# Install jpeg-archive with Homebrew, Nix, pacman Utilities for archiving JPEGs for long term storage. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jpeg-archive ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jpeg-archive ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#jpeg-archive ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jp/jpeg-archive/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S jpeg-archive ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: jpeg-archive from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jpeg-archive - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.2.0 - **Source summary:** Utilities for archiving JPEGs for long term storage - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:50-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - jpeg-archive (cli) - jpeg-compare (cli) - jpeg-hash (cli) - jpeg-recompress (cli) - jpeg-archive (alias) - jpeg-compare (alias) - jpeg-hash (alias) - jpeg-recompress (alias) ## Dependencies - mozjpeg ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.2.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/danielgtaylor/jpeg-archive - Upstream latest detected: v2.2.0 (current) ## Project history and usage JPEG Archive is a set of command-line tools for reducing, comparing, hashing, and batch-processing JPEG photo collections. It grew around a package-nerd-friendly idea: keep the broadly supported JPEG format, but squeeze storage cost by recompressing images to visually similar output. ### Project history The upstream README frames the project around long-term photo storage and web serving. Its goals are to use common JPEG files, minimize storage space and cost, and identify duplicate or similar photos. The toolset includes jpeg-archive, jpeg-recompress, jpeg-compare, and jpeg-hash. The 2.0.0 release line changed the underlying JPEG encoder to mozjpeg and defaulted to progressive output. The GitHub release page shows the 2.2.0 release dated 2018-07-15, while the README retains a 2015 copyright notice for Daniel G. Taylor. ### Adoption history JPEG Archive found its audience among people with large photo folders rather than application developers. Packaging in Homebrew, Nix, and Arch fits that pattern: install a few binaries, combine them with GNU Parallel or Ladon, dcraw, exiftool, and shell scripts, and run them over existing photo trees. ### How it is used The README shows jpeg-archive as a folder-level wrapper and jpeg-recompress as the core optimizer. jpeg-recompress searches for the smallest JPEG quality that preserves perceived visual quality, optimizes Huffman tables, and can copy EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and color profile metadata by default. ### Why package nerds care The project is notable because it packaged image-quality metrics into everyday shell tooling. It is not just another cjpeg wrapper: it represents the practical, storage-saving side of perceptual image comparison in a small Unix utility set. ### Timeline - 2015: Project README copyright line identifies Daniel G. Taylor and the JPEG Archive toolset. - 2018: 2.0.0 release switched to mozjpeg and progressive encoding by default. - 2018: 2.2.0 release appeared on July 15. - 2024: Arch Linux packaging still carried jpeg-archive 2.2.0. ### Related projects - The README recommends Ladon or GNU Parallel for running the tools over many files. - jpeg-archive depends on adjacent command-line tools such as dcraw and exiftool for some workflows. - The project links rflynn/imgmin as an alternative. ### 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:** jpeg-archive - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - jpeg-archive: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jp/jpeg-archive/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - jpeg-archive - 2.2.0-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jpeg-archive from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Utilities for archiving JPEGs for long term storage | https://github.com/danielgtaylor/jpeg-archive/ ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [epsilon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epsilon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [exiftran](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exiftran/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, jpeg, media. - [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, jpeg, 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. - [jbigkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jbigkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [jp2a](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jp2a/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, jpeg, media. - [minidjvu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/minidjvu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [vips](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vips/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, image, image-processing, jpeg, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jpeg-archive.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jpeg-archive.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