macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libdicomlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libdicomMacPorts ports tree · science/libdicom/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libdicom with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
DICOM WSI read library. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libdicomFedora Rawhide package metadata · libdicom · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libdicomnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libdicom/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libdicomArch Linux sync databases · libdicom · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
DICOM WSI read library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dcm-dump
- dcm-getframe
history
Project history and usage
libdicom is an Imaging Data Commons C library and command-line tool set for reading DICOM whole-slide imaging files. It is a newer, focused medical-imaging package built around fast metadata/frame access rather than general image rendering.
Project history
The upstream README describes libdicom as a free, MIT-licensed, fast, cross-platform, dependency-light C library and command-line toolkit for DICOM WSI files. It returns compressed frame data rather than RGB pixel arrays, and points users who want image processing toward OpenSlide 4.0 and later.
GitHub release notes show 1.0.x, 1.1.0, and 1.2.0 release-candidate work with fixes for memory use, thread-safety documentation, pointer ownership, DICOM catenation support, faster reads for files with an Extended Offset Table, and command-line behavior improvements.
Adoption history
The package's adoption story is tightly connected to DICOM WSI and OpenSlide. The README states that OpenSlide 4.0 and later use libdicom to implement DICOM support, making libdicom a small but important bridge between medical-imaging standards and common open-source slide tooling.
How it is used
Developers use the C API or Python bindings to inspect metadata and read compressed frame payloads from DICOM WSI files. Command-line users get dcm-dump for structured inspection and dcm-getframe for frame extraction workflows.
Why package nerds care
libdicom is package-nerd interesting because it is a specialized C dependency created for a standards-heavy domain, has no broad dependency stack of its own, and lets larger imaging tools support DICOM WSI without each implementing frame indexing and parsing independently.
Timeline
- 2023: OpenSlide 4.0 adoption of libdicom for DICOM WSI support was described in the libdicom README image/context.
- 2024: libdicom 1.1.0 release notes recorded memory-use, docs, pointer-ownership, and thread-safety improvements.
- 2025: libdicom 1.2.0-rc1 release notes added DICOM catenation support and faster reads for files with an Extended Offset Table but no fragmented-pixel-data sequence.
- 2026: The README build example referenced libdicom 1.3.0 source-tree naming.
Related projects
- Imaging Data Commons is the upstream organization. OpenSlide 4.0 and later are the most important adjacent consumer named by upstream, while pylibdicom provides Python access to the C library.
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 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dcm-dump | cli | global executable | |
dcm-getframe | 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 version1.3.0
manager updated2026-06-06
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicomnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libdicom |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libdicom |
| Homepage | https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom |
| Repository | https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom |
| Upstream docs | https://libdicom.readthedocs.io/en/latest |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom/releases/download/v1.3.0/libdicom-1.3.0.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-06T14:20:17Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | uthash |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja |
| 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 | libdicom |
| 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.
Nix95%
libdicom
nix profile install nixpkgs#libdicom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libdicom
dnf95%
libdicom 1.3.0-1.fc45
C library and tools for reading DICOM data sets
https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom
sudo dnf install libdicom- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libdicom
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libdicom
dnf95%
libdicom-devel 1.3.0-1.fc45
Development files for libdicom
https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom
sudo dnf install libdicom-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libdicom
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libdicom
dnf95%
libdicom-doc 1.3.0-1.fc45
Documentation for libdicom
https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom
sudo dnf install libdicom-doc- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: libdicom
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libdicom
dnf95%
libdicom-tools 1.3.0-1.fc45
Tools for decoding DICOM files
https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom
sudo dnf install libdicom-tools- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libdicom
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libdicom
pacman95%
libdicom 1.3.0-1
C library and tools for reading DICOM data sets
https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom
sudo pacman -S libdicom- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libdicom
MacPorts95%
libdicom
sudo port install libdicom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libdicom
source trail
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