# Install libemf2svg with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, zypper Microsoft (MS) EMF to SVG conversion library. Version 1.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libemf2svg ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libemf2svg ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libemf2svg ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libemf2svg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install emf2svg ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: emf2svg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libemf2svg ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libemf2svg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install emf2svg-conv ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: emf2svg-conv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libemf2svg - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.8.1 - **Source summary:** Microsoft (MS) EMF to SVG conversion library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - emf2svg-conv (cli) - emf2svg-conv (alias) ## Dependencies - fontconfig - freetype - libpng ## Build dependencies - argp-standalone - cmake ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 ## 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: 1.8.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - Upstream latest detected: 1.8.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage libemf2svg is a small C/C++ conversion library and command-line tool for turning Microsoft Enhanced Metafile and EMF+ graphics into SVG. ### Project history The project README explains that libemf2svg began with a narrow document-interoperability problem: converting Visio stencil graphics from VSS files into reusable SVG. The same README points to libvisio2svg as a related motivation and notes that embedded EMF blobs can appear inside other Microsoft file formats. ### Adoption history Adoption has been package-manager driven rather than institutionally branded. The input metadata records packaging across Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu as emf2svg, Nix, Alpine, and openSUSE, which is typical for format-conversion utilities that are useful in automated document-processing pipelines. ### How it is used The upstream README documents the emf2svg-conv command, with explicit input and output file options and optional dimensions, plus a library API for callers that want to convert EMF data already loaded in memory. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, libemf2svg sits in the useful but awkward corner of office-graphics interoperability: it depends on native graphics/font libraries, handles a Windows-origin vector format, and provides a Unix-style CLI for reproducible conversion workflows. ### Timeline - 2016: The 0.4.0 tag was dated March 6, 2016 on GitHub. - 2017: The 1.0.0 tag was dated January 16, 2017 on GitHub. - 2018: The 1.1.0 tag was dated January 2, 2018 on GitHub. - 2025: The 1.8.1 tag was dated December 22, 2025 on GitHub. ### Related projects - The README names libvisio2svg as the original adjacent project, and its dependency list includes libpng, fontconfig, FreeType, fmem, and argp-standalone. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libemf2svg - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - emf2svg - 1.1.0+ds-3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: emf2svg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Convert Enhanced Metafile to SVG | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - Debian apt - libemf2svg-dev - 1.1.0+ds-3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libemf2svg-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Enhanced Metafile to SVG conversion library (development files) | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - Debian apt - libemf2svg1 - 1.1.0+ds-3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libemf2svg1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Enhanced Metafile to SVG conversion library (shared library) | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - Nix - libemf2svg: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libemf2svg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - emf2svg - 1.1.0+ds-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: emf2svg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Convert Enhanced Metafile to SVG | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - Ubuntu apt - libemf2svg-dev - 1.1.0+ds-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libemf2svg-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Enhanced Metafile to SVG conversion library (development files) | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - Ubuntu apt - libemf2svg1 - 1.1.0+ds-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libemf2svg1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Enhanced Metafile to SVG conversion library (shared library) | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - apk - libemf2svg - 1.1.0-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libemf2svg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | MS EMF (Enhanced Metafile) to SVG conversion library | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - apk - libemf2svg-utils - 1.1.0-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libemf2svg-utils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | MS EMF (Enhanced Metafile) to SVG conversion library | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - zypper - emf2svg-conv - 1.1.0-2.24: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: emf2svg-conv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | EMF to SVG converter | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - zypper - libemf2svg-devel - 1.1.0-2.24: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libemf2svg-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for applications which will use libemf2svg | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg - zypper - libemf2svg1 - 1.1.0-2.24: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libemf2svg1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | EMF (Enhanced Metafile) to SVG conversion library | https://github.com/kakwa/libemf2svg ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - 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Shared terms: cli, graphics, libpng, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libemf2svg.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libemf2svg.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph