# Install liblcf with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix Library for RPG Maker 2000/2003 games data. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:liblcf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install liblcf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add liblcf ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblcf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install liblcf ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblcf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#liblcf ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/liblcf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:liblcf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.1 - **Source summary:** Library for RPG Maker 2000/2003 games data - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - lcf2xml (cli) - lcfstrings (cli) - lcf2xml (alias) - lcfstrings (alias) ## Dependencies - icu4c@78 - inih ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Uses from macOS - expat ## 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: 0.8.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://easyrpg.org/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage liblcf is the EasyRPG project's C++ library for reading and writing RPG Maker 2000 and 2003 game data, including LCF files and XML conversions. Its importance is less about being a general-purpose game library and more about preserving and interoperating with the proprietary data formats used by RPG Maker 2000/2003 games. ### Project history EasyRPG describes itself as a free, open source project compatible with RPG Maker 2000/2003 games. liblcf became the shared data layer for that effort: EasyRPG Player can interpret RPG Maker games while liblcf handles the game database, map, save, and related LCF-format data. The GitHub repository was created on January 25, 2012, and the first GitHub release listed by the repository API was 0.2.1 on July 2, 2014. The README documents the tool side of the library through LCF2XML, which converts RPG Maker 2000/2003 files such as LMU, LMT, LDB, and LSD to XML and back, and LCFSTRINGS, which extracts strings from those files. ### Adoption history Adoption followed EasyRPG's portability story. Because EasyRPG targets desktop, mobile, console, and browser environments, liblcf is packaged as a reusable low-level component rather than only as an internal parser. Package-manager metadata in this batch lists liblcf in Homebrew, Alpine, Fedora, and Nix, reflecting its role as a niche but reusable library for RPG Maker 2000/2003 compatibility work. ### How it is used Developers use liblcf directly as a library or through its command-line tools when inspecting, converting, or validating RPG Maker 2000/2003 project data. Its build documentation covers Autotools and CMake, with CMake documented as the supported route for Windows builds. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, liblcf is a good example of a small preservation-oriented library whose CLI utilities are as important as the library ABI. It packages a reverse-engineered game-data format into a normal Unix build artifact, which makes RPG Maker preservation workflows scriptable. ### Timeline - 2007: EasyRPG project copyright range begins on the project website. - 2012: EasyRPG/liblcf GitHub repository created. - 2014: liblcf 0.2.1 published as a GitHub release. - 2021: EasyRPG wiki liblcf build page last modified on January 22, 2021. - 2025: liblcf 0.8.1 "Stun" published on April 7, 2025. ### Related projects - EasyRPG Player uses liblcf as the parser layer for RPG Maker 2000/2003 game data. - EasyRPG's broader ecosystem includes EasyRPG Player, EasyRPG Editor, the EasyRPG wiki, and the Open RTP asset project. ### 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:** liblcf - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - liblcf: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/liblcf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - liblcf - 0.8.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblcf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library to handle RPG Maker 2000/2003 and EasyRPG projects | https://easyrpg.org/ - apk - liblcf-dev - 0.8.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblcf-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library to handle RPG Maker 2000/2003 and EasyRPG projects (development files) | https://easyrpg.org/ - apk - liblcf-tools - 0.8.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liblcf-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library to handle RPG Maker 2000/2003 and EasyRPG projects | https://easyrpg.org/ - dnf - liblcf - 0.8.1-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblcf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Library to handle RPG Maker 2000/2003 game data | https://github.com/EasyRPG/liblcf - dnf - liblcf-devel - 0.8.1-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblcf-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for liblcf | https://github.com/EasyRPG/liblcf - dnf - liblcf-doc - 0.8.1-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblcf-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for liblcf | https://github.com/EasyRPG/liblcf - dnf - liblcf-tools - 0.8.1-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liblcf-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Programs for handling RPG Maker 2000/2003 game data | https://github.com/EasyRPG/liblcf ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - 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