macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libmaxminddblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libmaxminddbMacPorts ports tree · devel/libmaxminddb/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libmaxminddb with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
C library for the MaxMind DB file format. Version 1.13.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libmaxminddbAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libmaxminddb · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libmaxminddb-devDebian stable package indexes · libmaxminddb-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libmaxminddbFedora Rawhide package metadata · libmaxminddb · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libmaxminddbnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libmaxminddb/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libmaxminddbArch Linux sync databases · libmaxminddb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libmaxminddb-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libmaxminddb-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
C library for the MaxMind DB file format
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mmdblookup
history
Project history and usage
libmaxminddb is MaxMind's C reader library for MaxMind DB files, the binary database format used by MaxMind GeoIP and GeoLite datasets. It packages IP-address lookup against a compact database into a C library and the mmdblookup command-line tool.
Project history
MaxMind introduced libmaxminddb as the native C implementation for reading MaxMind DB files. The repository describes the format as a custom binary format for fast IP-address lookups with flexible associated data, and links to the public MaxMind DB specification.
The MaxMind DB specification documents a binary search tree, data section, and metadata area. That format became the foundation for MaxMind's newer GeoIP database distribution and replaced older GeoIP Legacy database handling in many downstream systems.
Adoption history
The library is distributed by MaxMind and is packaged broadly across Unix-like systems, including Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE. MaxMind's README also documents installation through its Ubuntu PPA and through Homebrew or MacPorts on macOS.
Its adoption follows the adoption of GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 database files: web servers, analytics systems, fraud tooling, CDN infrastructure, and log-processing tools need a small local reader for IP geolocation databases.
How it is used
Applications link libmaxminddb to open .mmdb files and look up IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. Operators use mmdblookup for debugging, inspection, and shell-level checks against database files.
The package does not provide the GeoIP data itself; it provides the reader and utility around MaxMind DB files. That separation is why it appears as a library dependency in many packages that leave database download or licensing to the user.
Why package nerds care
libmaxminddb is important because it is the small ABI-stable-ish native reader sitting underneath a large amount of geolocation plumbing. Packaging it correctly gives higher-level bindings and tools one common implementation for the MaxMind DB format.
For package maintainers, it is also an example of a data-format reader whose security profile matters: release notes include fixes for crafted database files, integer overflow, recursion depth, and mmdblookup behavior.
Timeline
- 2013: MaxMind copyright notices in the repository begin for libmaxminddb.
- 2010s: MaxMind DB becomes the documented binary format for GeoIP2 and GeoLite2-style IP lookup databases.
- 2024: libmaxminddb 1.10.0 adds build options and fixes lookup behavior for databases with very large search trees.
- 2026: libmaxminddb 1.13.0 through 1.13.3 releases fix validation, overflow, double-close, recursion-depth, and metadata edge cases.
Related projects
- MaxMind DB is the underlying file-format specification.
- GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 databases are the main data products commonly read through libmaxminddb.
- Bindings in other languages and database writer tools depend on the same format and often interoperate with libmaxminddb-generated expectations.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mmdblookup | 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 version1.13.3
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddbnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libmaxminddb |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.13.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libmaxminddb |
| Homepage | https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb/releases/download/1.13.3/libmaxminddb-1.13.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:20:20-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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 | libmaxminddb |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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%
libmaxminddb-dev 1.12.2-1
IP geolocation database library (development headers)
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo apt install libmaxminddb-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
Debian apt95%
libmaxminddb0 1.12.2-1
IP geolocation database library
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo apt install libmaxminddb0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
Debian apt95%
mmdb-bin 1.12.2-1
IP geolocation lookup command-line tool
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo apt install mmdb-bin- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
Nix95%
libmaxminddb
nix profile install nixpkgs#libmaxminddb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
Ubuntu apt95%
libmaxminddb-dev 1.9.1-1build1
IP geolocation database library (development headers)
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo apt install libmaxminddb-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
Ubuntu apt95%
libmaxminddb0 1.9.1-1build1
IP geolocation database library
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo apt install libmaxminddb0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
Ubuntu apt95%
mmdb-bin 1.9.1-1build1
IP geolocation lookup command-line tool
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo apt install mmdb-bin- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
apk95%
libmaxminddb 1.13.3-r0
Maxmind GeoIP2 database library
https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb
sudo apk add libmaxminddb- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
apk95%
libmaxminddb-dev 1.13.3-r0
Maxmind GeoIP2 database library (development files)
https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb
sudo apk add libmaxminddb-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
apk95%
libmaxminddb-doc 1.13.3-r0
Maxmind GeoIP2 database library (documentation)
https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb
sudo apk add libmaxminddb-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
apk95%
libmaxminddb-libs 1.13.3-r0
Maxmind GeoIP2 database library (libraries)
https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb
sudo apk add libmaxminddb-libs- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
apk95%
libmaxminddb-static 1.13.3-r0
Maxmind GeoIP2 database library (static library)
https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb
sudo apk add libmaxminddb-static- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
dnf95%
libmaxminddb 1.13.3-1.fc45
C library for reading MaxMind DB files
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo dnf install libmaxminddb- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
dnf95%
libmaxminddb-devel 1.13.3-1.fc45
Development files for libmaxminddb
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo dnf install libmaxminddb-devel- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
pacman95%
libmaxminddb 1.13.3-1
MaxMindDB GeoIP2 database library
https://maxmind.github.io/libmaxminddb/
sudo pacman -S libmaxminddb- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
zypper95%
libmaxminddb-devel 1.13.3-1.2
Development files for the MaxMind DB file format library
sudo zypper install libmaxminddb-devel- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmaxminddb
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmaxminddb
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