# Install mediaconch with Homebrew, apt, dnf Conformance checker and technical metadata reporter. Version 25.04 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mediaconch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mediaconch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mediaconch ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mediaconch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mediaconch ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mediaconch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mediaconch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 25.04 - **Source summary:** Conformance checker and technical metadata reporter - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mediaconch (cli) - mediaconch (alias) ## Dependencies - jansson - libevent - libmediainfo - libzen - sqlite ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - curl - libxml2 - libxslt ## 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: 25.04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage MediaConch is MediaArea's open-source conformance checker, policy checker, reporter, and fixer for preservation-level audiovisual files. It focuses on formats used in archives and memory institutions, especially Matroska, LPCM, and FFV1. ### Project history MediaConch was created by MediaArea, the team behind MediaInfo, and the official project page says it received funding from PREFORMA, co-funded by the European Commission FP7-ICT Programme. The GitHub repository description also identifies MediaConch as funded by PREFORMA. The project was designed around a preservation workflow rather than a general media-player workflow: check implementation conformance, apply institution-specific policies, generate reports, and expose the same policy structure through CLI, GUI, and Web UI surfaces. ### Adoption history MediaConch's adoption is narrower than MediaInfo's but important in digital preservation circles. The official documentation frames it for memory institutions that need batch-level validation, policy exchange, and sidecar reports for audiovisual collections. Package availability in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora reflects that specialist role: it is not a casual desktop codec tool, but a CLI-capable validator that archivists and preservation engineers can put into repeatable ingest and quality-control pipelines. ### How it is used Users create or import policy sets, run implementation and policy checks, and export reports in HTML, text, CSV, XML, sidecar metadata, or preservation-oriented formats. Its XML documentation connects MediaConch reports with MediaInfo XML, MediaTrace XML, and broader MediaArea XML reporting. ### Why package nerds care MediaConch matters to package maintainers because it packages institutional audiovisual validation into a reproducible command-line tool. Its dependency on MediaArea's codec and metadata knowledge makes it a practical companion to MediaInfo for archives that need policy-driven checks rather than simple file identification. ### Timeline - 2014: Official MediaConch GitHub tags begin with 2014.12.29 and 2014.12.31. - 2015: Early public tag 2015.03.14 appears in the official repository. - 2025: MediaArea project page lists MediaConch 25.04 as the current release. ### Related projects - MediaConch is part of the MediaArea family and relates directly to MediaInfo, MediaTrace, Matroska, FFV1, LPCM, and PREFORMA preservation tooling. ### Sources - - - - ## 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:** mediaconch - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mediaconch - 25.04-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mediaconch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | implementation and policy checker, reporter and fixer for media files | https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ - Debian apt - mediaconch-gui - 25.04-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mediaconch-gui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | implementation and policy checker, reporter and fixer for media files | https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ - Ubuntu apt - mediaconch - 23.10-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mediaconch from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | implementation and policy checker, reporter and fixer for media files | https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ - Ubuntu apt - mediaconch-gui - 23.10-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mediaconch-gui from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | implementation and policy checker, reporter and fixer for media files | https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ - dnf - mediaconch - 25.04-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mediaconch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files (CLI) | https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ - dnf - mediaconch-gui - 25.04-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mediaconch-gui from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file (GUI) | https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ - dnf - mediaconch-server - 25.04-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mediaconch-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file (Server) | https://mediaarea.net/MediaConch/ ## 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. - [libevent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libevent/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sqlite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mkvalidator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mkvalidator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, matroska, media, validation. - [verapdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/verapdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conformance, media, validation. - [mp3val](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3val/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, validation. - [mpck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, validation. - [avimetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avimetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata, validation. - [bwfmetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bwfmetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata, validation. - [instaloader](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/instaloader/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. - [media-info](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/media-info/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mediaconch.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mediaconch.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