# Install mdf2iso with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Tool to convert MDF (Alcohol 120% images) images to ISO images. Version 0.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mdf2iso ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mdf2iso ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mdf2iso ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mdf2iso/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mdf2iso ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mdf2iso from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mdf2iso ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdf2iso/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mdf2iso ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mdf2iso from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mdf2iso - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.1 - **Source summary:** Tool to convert MDF (Alcohol 120% images) images to ISO images - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - mdf2iso (cli) - mdf2iso (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://packages.debian.org/sid/mdf2iso - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mdf2iso - **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 - mdf2iso - 0.3.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mdf2iso from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple utility to convert mdf to iso / cue / toc images - Nix - mdf2iso: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdf2iso/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mdf2iso - 0.3.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mdf2iso from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | simple utility to convert mdf to iso / cue / toc images - pacman - mdf2iso - 0.3.1-5: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mdf2iso from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Converts Alcohol 120% .mdf files to .iso files | https://salsa.debian.org/debian/mdf2iso - MacPorts - mdf2iso: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mdf2iso/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [bchunk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bchunk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, iso, system. - [ccd2iso](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccd2iso/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-image, iso, system. - [disktype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/disktype/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-image, system. - [e2tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/e2tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-image, system. - [iat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/iat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-image, system. - [abduco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abduco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system. - [acl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system. - [acpica](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acpica/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system. - [apt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apt/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mdf2iso.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mdf2iso.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