# Install libwmf with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Library for converting WMF (Window Metafile Format) files. Version 0.2.15 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libwmf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libwmf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libwmf ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/libwmf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libwmf ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libwmf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libwmf-0.2-7 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libwmf-0.2-7 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libwmf ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libwmf 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#libwmf ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libwmf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libwmf ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libwmf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libwmf-0_2-7 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libwmf-0_2-7 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libwmf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.15 - **Source summary:** Library for converting WMF (Window Metafile Format) files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GD - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - libwmf-config (cli) - libwmf-fontmap (cli) - wmf2eps (cli) - wmf2fig (cli) - wmf2gd (cli) - wmf2svg (cli) - libwmf-config (alias) - libwmf-fontmap (alias) - wmf2eps (alias) - wmf2fig (alias) - wmf2gd (alias) - wmf2svg (alias) ## Dependencies - freetype - jpeg-turbo - libpng ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## 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: 0.2.15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/caolanm/libwmf - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage libwmf is a library and tool suite for reading Microsoft Windows Metafile graphics and converting them to formats such as SVG, EPS, FIG, GD, and other image outputs. It is a compatibility package for old office, clip-art, and document workflows where WMF files still appear. ### Project history WMF predates libwmf: RFC 7903 says Microsoft released Windows Metafile with Windows 3.0, and Microsoft's protocol documentation describes WMF as an image container made of variable-length metafile records. libwmf exists to interpret that Windows-oriented graphics record stream on non-Windows and package-managed systems. The libwmf README preserves early project history: Francis James Franklin described a May 2001 restructuring based on Caolan McNamara's libwmf, moving it away from batch-process origins and toward a better-behaved library with device-layer output interfaces. The NEWS file records a libwmf 0.2.1 release on 2001-08-22. ### Adoption history libwmf became useful in Unix graphics and document-conversion stacks because WMF was common in Microsoft Office-era documents and clip art. Package-manager adoption follows the need to convert or render legacy WMF assets in automated pipelines, desktop software, and document import filters. ### How it is used The Homebrew package includes commands such as wmf2eps, wmf2fig, wmf2gd, wmf2svg, libwmf-config, and libwmf-fontmap. Users run it directly for conversion, while applications link the library when they need WMF import or rendering support. ### Why package nerds care libwmf is the sort of package that keeps old document formats from becoming data loss. Its nerd appeal is in the bridge: a small Unix library and converter collection sitting between Microsoft GDI-era metafile records and modern open graphics formats such as SVG. ### Timeline - 1990: Windows 3.0 era introduces WMF as a Windows graphics interchange format, according to RFC 7903. - 2001-05-13: The libwmf README describes a major restructuring candidate for libwmf 0.2.0. - 2001-08-22: libwmf 0.2.1 release is recorded in NEWS. - 2016-09: RFC 7903 registers Windows image media types including image/wmf and image/x-wmf. - 2024-04-23: Microsoft publishes protocol revision 18.0 of the Windows Metafile Format specification. - 2026: The GitHub releases page lists libwmf 0.2.15 with parser validation, resource-limit, test-suite, and MSVC build fixes. ### Related projects - Related formats and tools include Windows GDI, EMF, EMF+, Microsoft Office and clip-art workflows, SVG, EPS, Xfig, GD, ImageMagick-style conversion pipelines, and document import filters that need legacy vector graphics support. ### 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:** libwmf - **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 - libwmf-0.2-7 - 0.2.13-1.1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmf-0.2-7 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile conversion library | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Debian apt - libwmf-0.2-7-gtk - 0.2.13-1.1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmf-0.2-7-gtk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile conversion GTK pixbuf plugin | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Debian apt - libwmf-bin - 0.2.13-1.1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmf-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile conversion tools | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Debian apt - libwmf-dev - 0.2.13-1.1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmf-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile conversion development | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Debian apt - libwmf-doc - 0.2.13-1.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmf-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile documentation | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Debian apt - libwmf0.2-7 - 0.2.13-1.1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmf0.2-7 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile conversion library - transitional package | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Debian apt - libwmf0.2-7-gtk - 0.2.13-1.1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmf0.2-7-gtk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile conversion GTK pixbuf plugin - transitional package | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Debian apt - libwmflite-0.2-7 - 0.2.13-1.1+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libwmflite-0.2-7 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Windows metafile conversion lite library | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Nix - libwmf: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libwmf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libwmf-0.2-7 - 0.2.13-1.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwmf-0.2-7 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Windows metafile conversion library | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Ubuntu apt - libwmf-0.2-7-gtk - 0.2.13-1.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwmf-0.2-7-gtk from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Windows metafile conversion GTK pixbuf plugin | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Ubuntu apt - libwmf-bin - 0.2.13-1.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwmf-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Windows metafile conversion tools | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Ubuntu apt - libwmf-dev - 0.2.13-1.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwmf-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Windows metafile conversion development | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Ubuntu apt - libwmf-doc - 0.2.13-1.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwmf-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Windows metafile documentation | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Ubuntu apt - libwmf0.2-7 - 0.2.13-1.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwmf0.2-7 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Windows metafile conversion library - transitional package | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html - Ubuntu apt - libwmf0.2-7-gtk - 0.2.13-1.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwmf0.2-7-gtk from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Windows metafile conversion GTK pixbuf plugin - transitional package | http://wvware.sourceforge.net/libwmf.html ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jpeg-turbo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [wv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wv/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [fig2dev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fig2dev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, graphics, media. - [libemf2svg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libemf2svg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, graphics, media. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, library, media. - [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, library, media. - [glbinding](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glbinding/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, library, media. - [libsail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsail/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, library, media. - [svg2pdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/svg2pdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, graphics, media. - [swiftdraw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swiftdraw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, graphics, media. - [libsixel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsixel/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, config, graphics, jpeg, jpeg-turbo. - [open-scene-graph](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-scene-graph/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, freetype, graphics, jpeg, jpeg-turbo. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libwmf.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libwmf.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