# Install kyoto-cabinet with Homebrew Library of routines for managing a database. Version 1.2.80 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kyoto-cabinet ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kyoto-cabinet ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kyoto-cabinet - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.80 - **Source summary:** Library of routines for managing a database - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:47+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kccachetest (cli) - kcdirmgr (cli) - kcdirtest (cli) - kcforestmgr (cli) - kcforesttest (cli) - kcgrasstest (cli) - kchashmgr (cli) - kchashtest (cli) - kclangctest (cli) - kcpolymgr (cli) - kcpolytest (cli) - kcprototest (cli) - kcstashtest (cli) - kctreemgr (cli) - kctreetest (cli) - kcutilmgr (cli) - kcutiltest (cli) - kccachetest (alias) - kcdirmgr (alias) - kcdirtest (alias) - kcforestmgr (alias) - kcforesttest (alias) - kcgrasstest (alias) - kchashmgr (alias) - kchashtest (alias) - kclangctest (alias) - kcpolymgr (alias) - kcpolytest (alias) - kcprototest (alias) - kcstashtest (alias) - kctreemgr (alias) - kctreetest (alias) - kcutilmgr (alias) - kcutiltest (alias) ## 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: 1.2.80 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://dbmx.net/kyotocabinet/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Kyoto Cabinet is Mikio Hirabayashi's C++ DBM library for simple key-value databases backed by hash tables, B+ trees, and related storage variants. It belongs to the Tokyo Cabinet, Tokyo Tyrant, Kyoto Cabinet, Kyoto Tycoon, and Tkrzw family of compact key-value tools. ### Project history The official specification traces Kyoto Cabinet through the older Unix DBM line: original DBM, NDBM, SDBM, GDBM, TDB, Berkeley DB, QDBM, and Tokyo Cabinet. Hirabayashi wrote QDBM in 2003 to replace GDBM for performance reasons, Tokyo Cabinet in 2007 as a successor to QDBM, and Kyoto Cabinet in 2009 as another successor focused on space efficiency, parallelism, portability, usability, and robustness. Kyoto Cabinet differs from Tokyo Cabinet by being written in C++ with an object-oriented API, a common interface across multiple database implementations, and portability goals that include non-POSIX systems. Its official page dates the work to the 2009-2012 FAL Labs period and points users toward Tkrzw as its successor. ### Adoption history Kyoto Cabinet became a known package in Unix package managers because it offered an embeddable key-value store with language bindings and command-line utilities. It appealed to users who wanted DBM-style storage without running a full database server. ### How it is used The package installs libraries plus utilities such as kchashmgr, kctreemgr, kcpolymgr, and test tools. Typical uses are local key-value indexes, caches, compact persistent maps, data conversion jobs, and applications that need hash or ordered B+ tree storage behind a simple API. ### Why package nerds care Kyoto Cabinet is package-nerd catnip because it is a whole database lineage compressed into a small C++ library and a pile of precise command-line tools. It is also a reminder of the DBM tradition that predates the Redis/LevelDB/RocksDB era but still solves many local storage problems with less moving machinery. ### Timeline - 2003: Hirabayashi developed QDBM as a performance-oriented GDBM replacement. - 2007: Tokyo Cabinet was developed as a successor to QDBM. - 2009: Kyoto Cabinet was developed as another QDBM successor. - 2011-03-04: The official Kyoto Cabinet page and specification show this last-update date. - 2020: Tkrzw documentation describes a newer DBM family that succeeds Kyoto Cabinet. ### Related projects - Related projects include original Unix DBM, GDBM, QDBM, Tokyo Cabinet, Tokyo Tyrant, Kyoto Tycoon, Tkrzw, Berkeley DB, LevelDB-like embedded stores, and package-manager bindings for Ruby, Python, Perl, Java, and Lua. ### 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:** kyoto-cabinet - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [kyoto-tycoon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kyoto-tycoon/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [tinycdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tinycdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store, library. - [dynomite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dynomite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [gdbm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdbm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, dbm, library. - [leveldb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/leveldb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store, library. - [qdbm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qdbm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, dbm, key-value-store. - [tkrzw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tkrzw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, dbm, key-value-store. - [valkey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/valkey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [berkeley-db](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/berkeley-db/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kyoto-cabinet.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kyoto-cabinet.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph