macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libiptcdatalocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libiptcdataMacPorts ports tree · graphics/libiptcdata/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libiptcdata with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Virtual package provided by libiptcdata0. Version 1.0.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libiptcdataAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libiptcdata · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libiptcdata-binDebian stable package indexes · libiptcdata-bin · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libiptcdataFedora Rawhide package metadata · libiptcdata · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libiptcdatanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libiptcdata/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libiptcdataArch Linux sync databases · libiptcdata · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libiptcdataopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libiptcdata · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Virtual package provided by libiptcdata0
Project links
Commands and aliases
- iptc
history
Project history and usage
libiptcdata is a small C library and command-line utility for reading, editing, and saving IPTC metadata in multimedia files, especially JPEG images. It packages the older IPTC Information Interchange Model metadata world into a Unix-friendly library, CLI, and bindings.
Project history
The project website describes libiptcdata as David Moore's portable C library for IPTC metadata, with an iptc command-line utility and Python bindings. The README says the implementation follows the IPTC Information Interchange Model and was inspired by libexif, pairing EXIF metadata support with IPTC metadata support for image files.
The IPTC standards page says the Information Interchange Model was approved in 1991, frozen in 1997, and still used mainly through IPTC fields for photo metadata. libiptcdata arrived in that long tail of IIM usage, with version 0.1.0 released on March 1, 2005 and version 1.0.0 announced on March 21, 2007 after the API had remained stable for months.
Adoption history
The project news records early desktop-adjacent adoption work: a March 2005 gThumb patch for JPEG comments and categories, and a March 2006 KDE kfile integration that let KDE applications use IPTC metadata. Later releases added Windows build support, internationalization improvements, Python binding fixes, and compatibility changes for Picasa.
How it is used
Users most often encounter libiptcdata through the iptc command, photo-management integrations, or libraries that need to inspect or update captions, keywords, copyright fields, and other IPTC datasets embedded in JPEG files. The README notes that direct raw IPTC decoding can be used beyond JPEG when an application supplies the data.
Why package nerds care
The package is significant because it preserves a focused C implementation of legacy photo metadata handling without pulling in a full image-management application. For distributions, it is a tiny but useful bridge between libexif-era tooling and older IPTC/IIM metadata that still appears in archives and photo workflows.
Timeline
- 1991: IPTC approved version 1 of the Information Interchange Model.
- 1997: IPTC froze major IIM development, with later use centered largely on photo metadata fields.
- 2005-03-01: libiptcdata 0.1.0 was released as the first project release.
- 2007-03-21: libiptcdata 1.0.0 was announced with Python bindings and a stable API.
- 2009-06-05: libiptcdata 1.0.4 added an Italian translation and packaging fixes.
- 2017-04-29: The GitHub mirror records the 1.0.5 version bump.
Related projects
- Related projects include libexif, which inspired the code structure; IPTC IIM and IPTC Photo Metadata standards; gThumb and KDE kfile integrations; and metadata tools that read EXIF, IPTC, and XMP side by side.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
iptc | 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 version1.0.5
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdatanone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libiptcdata |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libiptcdata |
| Homepage | https://libiptcdata.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata |
| Upstream docs | https://libiptcdata.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | LGPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata/releases/download/release_1_0_5/libiptcdata-1.0.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:32:36-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext |
| 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 | libiptcdata |
| 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%
libiptcdata-bin 1.0.5-2.4
Library to parse IPTC metadata (programs)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata-bin- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Debian apt95%
libiptcdata-doc 1.0.5-2.4
Library to parse IPTC metadata (documentation)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Debian apt95%
libiptcdata0 1.0.5-2.4
Library to parse IPTC metadata
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Debian apt95%
libiptcdata0-dbg 1.0.5-2.4
Library to parse IPTC metadata (debug files)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata0-dbg- Section: debug
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Debian apt95%
libiptcdata0-dev 1.0.5-2.4
Library to parse IPTC metadata (development files)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata0-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Nix95%
libiptcdata
nix profile install nixpkgs#libiptcdata- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Ubuntu apt95%
libiptcdata-bin 1.0.5-2.3ubuntu1
Library to parse IPTC metadata (programs)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata-bin- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Ubuntu apt95%
libiptcdata-doc 1.0.5-2.3ubuntu1
Library to parse IPTC metadata (documentation)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Ubuntu apt95%
libiptcdata0 1.0.5-2.3ubuntu1
Library to parse IPTC metadata
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Ubuntu apt95%
libiptcdata0-dbg 1.0.5-2.3ubuntu1
Library to parse IPTC metadata (debug files)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata0-dbg- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
Ubuntu apt95%
libiptcdata0-dev 1.0.5-2.3ubuntu1
Library to parse IPTC metadata (development files)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apt install libiptcdata0-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
apk95%
libiptcdata 1.0.5-r1
libiptcdata is a C library for manipulating IPTC metadata within multimedia
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apk add libiptcdata- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
apk95%
libiptcdata-dev 1.0.5-r1
libiptcdata is a C library for manipulating IPTC metadata within multimedia (development files)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apk add libiptcdata-dev- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
apk95%
libiptcdata-doc 1.0.5-r1
libiptcdata is a C library for manipulating IPTC metadata within multimedia (documentation)
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo apk add libiptcdata-doc- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
dnf95%
libiptcdata 1.0.5-25.fc45
IPTC tag library
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo dnf install libiptcdata- License: LGPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
dnf95%
libiptcdata-devel 1.0.5-25.fc45
Headers and libraries for libiptcdata application development
https://github.com/ianw/libiptcdata
sudo dnf install libiptcdata-devel- License: LGPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libiptcdata
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libiptcdata
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