install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install largetifftools

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install largetifftools

Debian stable package indexes · largetifftools · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Collection of software that can help managing (very) large TIFF files

Project links

Commands and aliases

tifffastcrop
tiffmakemosaic
tiffsplittiles

history

Project history and usage

LargeTIFFTools is a small open-source toolkit for manipulating very large TIFF files without loading the whole image into memory.

Project history

The official page says LargeTIFFTools was developed by the Modeling of the Living team at IJCLab, formerly IMNC, near Paris. It is tied to pathology and microscopy slide image workflows, and the page asks academic users to cite a 2013 Diagnostic Pathology article about analyzing huge pathology images with open-source software.

The toolkit consists of `tiffmakemosaic`, `tifffastcrop`, and `tiffsplittiles`. Its release notes emphasize practical file-format and robustness improvements: broader bit-depth handling, PNG output, libpng build compatibility, better corrupted-input exit codes, Fax-like compression support, multi-directory TIFF handling, WebP and Zstd compression support, and zero-size image checks in release 1.4.2.

Adoption history

LargeTIFFTools is niche, but it entered general package ecosystems because it solves a real memory-bound image-processing problem. Debian packaged 1.3.7 on 2016-11-10, and Debian's package page lists it as a C program for TIFF/raster-image work with libtiff, JPEG, PNG, and OpenMP runtime dependencies.

How it is used

Users apply the tools from a shell or by drag-and-drop on Windows. Typical jobs include making mosaics, extracting rectangular regions, and splitting tiled TIFFs into independent files while avoiding whole-image decoding.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, LargeTIFFTools is an example of the tiny scientific utility that earns a formula because the general tools can be too memory-hungry. It complements libtiff, ImageMagick, and GraphicsMagick by specializing in large-slide TIFF workflows.

Timeline

2013: The official page points academic users to a Diagnostic Pathology article on huge pathology images.
2016-11-10: Debian changelog records initial Debian packaging of version 1.3.7.
2017-09-18: Debian changelog records new upstream version 1.3.10.
2021-07-17: Debian changelog records version 1.4 with WebP and Zstd-related packaging dependencies.
2025-02-26: Debian changelog records new upstream version 1.4.2.

Related projects

Related projects include libtiff, BigTIFF, ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick, NDPITools, and microscopy/pathology whole-slide imaging tools.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Installs with 5 runtime 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

Command	Kind	Exposure
`tifffastcrop`	cli	global executable
`tiffmakemosaic`	cli	global executable
`tiffsplittiles`	cli	global 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 version1.4.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://pperso.ijclab.in2p3.fr/page_perso/Deroulers/software/largetifftools/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pperso.ijclab.in2p3.fr/page_perso/Deroulers/software/largetifftools/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:largetifftools
Version	1.4.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/largetifftools
Homepage	https://pperso.ijclab.in2p3.fr/page_perso/Deroulers/software/largetifftools/
Upstream docs	https://pperso.ijclab.in2p3.fr/page_perso/Deroulers/software/largetifftools
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://pperso.ijclab.in2p3.fr/page_perso/Deroulers/software/largetifftools/download/largetifftools-1.4.2/largetifftools-1.4.2.tar.bz2
Dependencies	jpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, webp, zstd
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	largetifftools
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

largetifftools 1.4.2-1

process very large TIFF files

https://pperso.ijclab.in2p3.fr/page_perso/Deroulers/software/largetifftools/

sudo apt install largetifftools

Section: graphics
Architecture: amd64
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Largetifftools

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: largetifftools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

largetifftools 1.4.1-1build3

process very large TIFF files

https://www.imnc.in2p3.fr/pagesperso/deroulers/software/largetifftools/

sudo apt install largetifftools

Section: universe/graphics
Architecture: amd64
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Largetifftools

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: largetifftools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/largetifftools.yml

Used sources

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Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
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