macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libaviflocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libavifMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/libavif/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libavif with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
Library for encoding and decoding .avif files. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-27.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libavifAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libavif · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libavif-binDebian stable package indexes · libavif-bin · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libavifFedora Rawhide package metadata · libavif · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libavifnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libavif/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libavifArch Linux sync databases · libavif · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install avif-toolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · avif-tools · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/libavifScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/libavif.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Library for encoding and decoding .avif files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- avifdec
- avifenc
- avifgainmaputil
history
Project history and usage
libavif is AOMedia's portable C implementation of the AV1 Image File Format. It provides the library API plus the `avifenc` and `avifdec` command-line tools used to encode, decode, inspect, and test AVIF images.
Project history
The project was created around the AVIF specification, which maps AV1 image payloads into an ISO base media file format container. The repository copyright text names Joe Drago in 2019, and the codebase grew into an AOMedia-hosted implementation with codec back ends for libaom, dav1d, libgav1, rav1e, and SVT-AV1.
The changelog shows the project moving from fast-moving 0.x releases into a 1.0.0 release on 2023-08-24, where the maintainers stated the ABI would be more stable from that point. Later releases added gain-map work, image-sequence handling, stricter parsing, and build/dependency refinements.
Adoption history
libavif became the practical Unix package for AVIF batch conversion because it ships simple tools and a small C API. Its README documents package-manager installation across Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian-style systems, Red Hat-style systems, MSYS2, and Windows via vcpkg or release binaries.
How it is used
Users commonly run `avifenc` to convert JPEG, PNG, or Y4M input to AVIF and `avifdec` to decode AVIF output back to common image formats. Developers link the library when they need AVIF support without embedding the full details of AV1 codec selection, metadata handling, tiling, alpha, gain maps, and color conversion.
Why package nerds care
libavif is the tiny command-line face of a much larger codec ecosystem. Package maintainers care about it because optional codec dependencies change feature coverage, performance, binary size, and patent-policy comfort while the same `avifenc` and `avifdec` commands appear in scripts and image pipelines.
Timeline
- 2019: Repository license text records Joe Drago copyright for libavif.
- 2020: Version 0.8.0 adds image sequence encoding and related codec-layer refactoring.
- 2023: Version 1.0.0 marks a more stable ABI.
- 2024: Version 1.1.0 adds experimental gain-map API work.
- 2025: Version 1.2.0 installs `avifgainmaputil` and turns on gain-map API support.
- 2026: Version 1.4.2 requires C11 for compilation while keeping public headers C99.
Related projects
- AV1 Image File Format, libaom, dav1d, libgav1, rav1e, SVT-AV1, libyuv, libjpeg, libpng, and image conversion pipelines are the main adjacent projects.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
avifdec | cli | global executable | |
avifenc | cli | global executable | |
avifgainmaputil | 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 updated2026-05-27
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.4.2
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libavif |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libavif |
| Homepage | https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif |
| Repository | https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif#readme |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif/archive/refs/tags/v1.4.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-27T03:16:24Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | aom, dav1d, jpeg-turbo, libpng |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | libavif |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
libavif-bin 1.2.1-1.2
Library for handling .avif files (utilities)
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif-bin- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Debian apt95%
libavif-dev 1.2.1-1.2
Library for handling .avif files (development files)
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Debian apt95%
libavif-gdk-pixbuf 1.2.1-1.2
Library for handling .avif files (GDK pixbuf plugin)
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif-gdk-pixbuf- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Debian apt95%
libavif16 1.2.1-1.2
Library for handling .avif files
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif16- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Nix95%
libavif
nix profile install nixpkgs#libavif- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Ubuntu apt95%
libavif-bin 1.0.4-1ubuntu3
Library for handling .avif files (utilities)
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif-bin- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Ubuntu apt95%
libavif-dev 1.0.4-1ubuntu3
Library for handling .avif files (development files)
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Ubuntu apt95%
libavif-gdk-pixbuf 1.0.4-1ubuntu3
Library for handling .avif files (GDK pixbuf plugin)
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif-gdk-pixbuf- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
Ubuntu apt95%
libavif16 1.0.4-1ubuntu3
Library for handling .avif files
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo apt install libavif16- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libavif
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
apk95%
libavif 1.4.1-r0
Library for encoding and decoding .avif files
https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/
sudo apk add libavif- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libavif
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
apk95%
libavif-apps 1.4.1-r0
Library for encoding and decoding .avif files
https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/
sudo apk add libavif-apps- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libavif
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
apk95%
libavif-dev 1.4.1-r0
Library for encoding and decoding .avif files (development files)
https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/
sudo apk add libavif-dev- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libavif
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
dnf95%
libavif 1.3.0-4.fc44
Library for encoding and decoding .avif files
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo dnf install libavif- License: BSD-2-Clause AND IJG AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libavif
- 10 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
dnf95%
libavif-devel 1.3.0-4.fc44
Development files for libavif
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo dnf install libavif-devel- License: BSD-2-Clause AND IJG AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libavif
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
dnf95%
libavif-tools 1.3.0-4.fc44
Tools to encode and decode AVIF files
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo dnf install libavif-tools- License: BSD-2-Clause AND IJG AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libavif
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
pacman95%
libavif 1.4.2-1
Library for encoding and decoding .avif files
https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif
sudo pacman -S libavif- License: LicenseRef-libavif
- Architecture: x86_64
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libavif
source trail
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment