install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mdf2iso

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install mdf2iso

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mdf2iso/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install mdf2iso

Debian stable package indexes · mdf2iso · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mdf2iso

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/md/mdf2iso/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S mdf2iso

Arch Linux sync databases · mdf2iso · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Tool to convert MDF (Alcohol 120% images) images to ISO images

Project links

Commands and aliases

mdf2iso

history

Project history and usage

mdf2iso is a small command-line converter for Alcohol 120% `.mdf` disk images. Its job is narrow: convert MDF input into plain ISO output, or into cue/bin and toc/dat image pairs.

Project history

Debian packaging records identify Salvatore Santagati as the upstream author and give copyright years 2004-2005. The Debian man page was written in December 2005 because the original program did not ship one.

The Debian changelog records an initial Ubuntu package in December 2005, a Debian repackaging in January 2007, and an import of upstream 0.3.1 in February 2015. By 2018 the Debian control metadata had moved VCS fields to Salsa and removed the dead Berlios homepage.

Adoption history

mdf2iso survived mostly as a distribution utility rather than as a living upstream application. The input facts list packages in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and pacman-family systems, while Homebrew follows Debian's package page as its homepage.

That packaging pattern is typical for old disk-image tools: small source, stable behavior, little upstream activity, but useful enough to keep available when users encounter legacy proprietary CD/DVD image formats.

How it is used

The documented invocation is `mdf2iso [OPTION] [BASENAME.MDF] [DESTINATION]`. Without `--cue` or `--toc`, it generates ISO output; with those switches it can write cue/bin or toc/dat pairs.

There is no official configuration or credential flow. It is a direct file conversion tool intended for local disk-image files.

Why package nerds care

mdf2iso matters less as an actively evolving project than as a long-tail package-manager artifact. It preserves a tiny utility for converting Alcohol 120% images on Unix-like systems without installing a larger optical-disc emulation stack.

Its history shows a common distro-maintenance pattern: the upstream homepage disappeared, but Debian/Salsa packaging became the practical source of truth for downstream package managers.

Timeline

2004: Upstream copyright period begins for Salvatore Santagati's mdf2iso.
2005: Ubuntu initial package and Debian man page created.
2007: Repackaged for Debian.
2015: Debian imported upstream 0.3.1 with large-file support.
2018: Debian packaging moved VCS metadata to Salsa and removed the dead Berlios homepage.

Related projects

mdf2iso belongs to the family of command-line optical-disc image converters for legacy image formats such as MDF, BIN/CUE, and TOC/DAT.
For package managers, its closest maintained relationship is Debian/Salsa packaging rather than a separate active upstream project site.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:image

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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
`mdf2iso`	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 version0.3.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://packages.debian.org/sid/mdf2iso

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://packages.debian.org/sid/mdf2isonone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mdf2iso
Version	0.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mdf2iso
Homepage	https://packages.debian.org/sid/mdf2iso
Repository	https://salsa.debian.org/debian/mdf2iso
Upstream docs	https://salsa.debian.org/debian/mdf2iso/-/blob/master/debian/mdf2iso.1
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mdf2iso/mdf2iso_0.3.1.orig.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	mdf2iso
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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%

mdf2iso 0.3.1-2

simple utility to convert mdf to iso / cue / toc images

sudo apt install mdf2iso

Section: otherosfs
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdf2iso

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mdf2iso from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

mdf2iso

nix profile install nixpkgs#mdf2iso

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdf2iso

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdf2iso/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

mdf2iso 0.3.1-2

simple utility to convert mdf to iso / cue / toc images

sudo apt install mdf2iso

Section: universe/misc
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdf2iso

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mdf2iso from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

pacman95%

mdf2iso 0.3.1-5

Converts Alcohol 120% .mdf files to .iso files

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/mdf2iso

sudo pacman -S mdf2iso

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdf2iso

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: mdf2iso from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

mdf2iso

sudo port install mdf2iso

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdf2iso

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mdf2iso/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/mdf2iso.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install mdf2iso with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman