# Install jxrlib with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Tools for JPEG-XR image encoding/decoding. Version 1.2_git20170615-f752187 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jxrlib ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jxrlib ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install jxrlib ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/jxrlib/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libjxr-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libjxr-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install jxrlib ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jxrlib 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#jxrlib ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jx/jxrlib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S jxrlib ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: jxrlib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install jxrlib ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jxrlib from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jxrlib - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2_git20170615-f752187 - **Source summary:** Tools for JPEG-XR image encoding/decoding - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - JxrDecApp (cli) - JxrEncApp (cli) - JxrDecApp (alias) - JxrEncApp (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2_git20170615-f752187 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jxrlib - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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. ### 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:** jxrlib - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libjxr-dev - 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjxr-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | JPEG-XR lib - dev files | https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib - Debian apt - libjxr-tools - 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjxr-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | JPEG-XR lib - command line apps | https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib - Debian apt - libjxr0t64 - 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libjxr0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | JPEG-XR lib - libraries | https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib - Nix - jxrlib: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jx/jxrlib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libjxr-dev - 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjxr-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | JPEG-XR lib - dev files | https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib - Ubuntu apt - libjxr-tools - 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjxr-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | JPEG-XR lib - command line apps | https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib - Ubuntu apt - libjxr0t64 - 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjxr0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | JPEG-XR lib - libraries | https://github.com/4creators/jxrlib - dnf - jxrlib - 1.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jxrlib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Open source implementation of jpegxr | https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/ - dnf - jxrlib-devel - 1.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Development files for jxrlib | https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/ - dnf - mingw32-jxrlib - 1.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | MinGW Windows JPEG XR library | https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/ - dnf - mingw64-jxrlib - 1.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | MinGW Windows JPEG XR library | https://jxrlib.codeplex.com/ - pacman - jxrlib - 1.3.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jxrlib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Open source implementation of jpegxr | https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib - zypper - jxrlib - 1.3.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jxrlib from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Open source implementation of jpegxr | https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib - zypper - jxrlib-devel - 1.3.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jxrlib-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for jxrlib | https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib - zypper - libjpegxr0 - 1.3.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libjpegxr0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Open source implementation of jpegxr | https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib - zypper - libjxrglue0 - 1.3.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libjxrglue0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Open source implementation of jpegxr | https://github.com/mircomir/jxrlib ## Related links - 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