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Tools for JPEG-XR image encoding/decoding. Version 1.2_git20170615-f752187 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jxrlib

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install jxrlib

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/jxrlib/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libjxr-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libjxr-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install jxrlib

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#jxrlib

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S jxrlib

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install jxrlib

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

overview

Package summary

Tools for JPEG-XR image encoding/decoding

Commands and aliases

  • JxrDecApp
  • JxrEncApp

history

Project history and usage

jxrlib packages the JPEG XR reference codec lineage: C command-line tools and libraries for encoding and decoding JPEG XR images, commonly exposed as `JxrEncApp` and `JxrDecApp`.

Project history

JPEG XR began as Microsoft imaging technology under the HD Photo and Windows Media Photo names. The format was submitted into JPEG standardization in 2007 and standardized as ISO/IEC 29199-2 and ITU-T T.832, with ITU-T T.832 describing the coded image format for storage and interchange of continuous-tone photographic content.

The jxrlib code lineage comes from Microsoft's JPEG XR Device Porting Kit and CodePlex-era source release. Public mirrors describe jxrlib as the JPEG XR reference implementation library released by Microsoft under the BSD-2-Clause license; the README text says the code and documentation represent the final design and specification of the 1.0 bitstream and should be used as reference material when code and documentation differ.

Adoption history

JPEG XR had a real Microsoft-platform footprint, especially through Windows Imaging Component, Internet Explorer-era support, and Microsoft Office document internals, but it did not displace JPEG, PNG, WebP, or later AVIF/JPEG XL in broad web packaging. The library remains packaged mostly for compatibility, conversion, and archival workflows.

How it is used

Package users install jxrlib for the encoder and decoder tools and development libraries. The command-line utilities convert to and from JPEG XR files, while downstream packages use the library when they need support for `.jxr`, `.wdp`, or `.hdp` images.

Why package nerds care

jxrlib is interesting because it is less a trendy tool than a preservation and compatibility package: it keeps a Microsoft-origin image standard buildable on Unix package managers after CodePlex disappeared and after JPEG XR became a niche format.

Timeline

  • 2007: Microsoft submits HD Photo technology to JPEG for standardization.
  • 2009: JPEG XR image coding specification appears in the ISO/IEC 29199 and ITU-T T.832 standard line.
  • 2013: Microsoft publishes JPEG XR source-code and plugin materials through the HD View/CodePlex-era channel.
  • 2017: Debian packaging version strings record a git snapshot lineage for libjxr packages.
  • 2026: Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE packaging metadata still list jxrlib/libjxr packages.

Related projects

  • Related projects include the ITU-T T.832 JPEG XR specification, ITU-T T.835 reference software, Microsoft's Windows Imaging Component, and downstream forks that preserve or wrap the CodePlex-era source for Java, Rust, or distribution builds.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:image

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
JxrDecAppcliglobal executable
JxrEncAppcliglobal 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 version1.2_git20170615-f752187
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jxrlib

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jxrlibnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jxrlib
Version1.2_git20170615-f752187
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jxrlib
Homepagehttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jxrlib
Upstream docshttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jxrlib
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/j/jxrlib/jxrlib_1.2~git20170615.f752187.orig.tar.xz
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namejxrlib
Version Scheme1
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%

libjxr-dev 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.3

JPEG-XR lib - dev files

https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib

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

libjxr-tools 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.3

JPEG-XR lib - command line apps

https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib

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

libjxr0t64 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.3

JPEG-XR lib - libraries

https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib

sudo apt install libjxr0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libjxr0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

jxrlib

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

libjxr-dev 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.1ubuntu2

JPEG-XR lib - dev files

https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib

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

libjxr-tools 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.1ubuntu2

JPEG-XR lib - command line apps

https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib

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

libjxr0t64 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.1ubuntu2

JPEG-XR lib - libraries

https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib

sudo apt install libjxr0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjxr0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

jxrlib 1.1-33.fc44

Open source implementation of jpegxr

https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/

sudo dnf install jxrlib
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jxrlib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

jxrlib-devel 1.1-33.fc44

Development files for jxrlib

https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/

sudo dnf install jxrlib-devel
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jxrlib-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

mingw32-jxrlib 1.1-33.fc44

MinGW Windows JPEG XR library

https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/

sudo dnf install mingw32-jxrlib
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-jxrlib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

mingw64-jxrlib 1.1-33.fc44

MinGW Windows JPEG XR library

https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/

sudo dnf install mingw64-jxrlib
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw64-jxrlib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

jxrlib 1.3.2-1

Open source implementation of jpegxr

https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib

sudo pacman -S jxrlib
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: jxrlib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

jxrlib 1.3.2-1.2

Open source implementation of jpegxr

https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib

sudo zypper install jxrlib
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jxrlib from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

jxrlib-devel 1.3.2-1.2

Development files for jxrlib

https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib

sudo zypper install jxrlib-devel
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jxrlib-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libjpegxr0 1.3.2-1.2

Open source implementation of jpegxr

https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib

sudo zypper install libjpegxr0
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libjpegxr0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libjxrglue0 1.3.2-1.2

Open source implementation of jpegxr

https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib

sudo zypper install libjxrglue0
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: jxrlib
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jxrlib
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libjxrglue0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • libavifShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, encoder, image-codec, image-codecs.
  • libheifShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, encoder, image-codec, media.
  • djvulibreShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, encoder, media.
  • jpeg-xlShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, encoder, image-codec, media.
  • musepackShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decoder, encoder, media.
  • aftenShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encoder, media.

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