macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install minidjvulocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install minidjvuMacPorts ports tree · graphics/minidjvu/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install minidjvu with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix
DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder. Version 0.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libminidjvu-devDebian stable package indexes · libminidjvu-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#minidjvunixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/minidjvu/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder
Project links
Commands and aliases
- minidjvu
history
Project history and usage
minidjvu is a small, specialized DjVu utility focused on black-and-white scanned pages. The project homepage names Ilya Mezhirov as author and Alexey Kryukov in the acknowledgements area, and explains the design as an experiment with the bitonal JB2 part of DjVu rather than a complete DjVu implementation.
Project history
Technically, minidjvu is built around a narrow but practical workflow: encode and decode single-page black-and-white DjVu files, read and write PBM, Windows BMP, and TIFF through libtiff, and compress multiple pages by exploiting similarities between pages. The 0.8 release notes on the homepage mark important maturation points: safer pattern matching to avoid bad substitutions, letter averaging in multipage mode, bundled or indirect multipage DjVu output, gettext localization, and a simpler file-naming scheme.
How it is used
Its package-manager niche is scanner and document-archival plumbing rather than general image conversion. Debian describes it as a monochrome DjVu multipage encoder and single-page encoder/decoder with no color or grayscale support, which is exactly the tradeoff that makes it useful for scanned text, line art, and compact book-like documents.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
minidjvu | 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 version0.8
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:minidjvu |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minidjvu |
| Homepage | https://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/minidjvu/code |
| Upstream docs | https://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/minidjvu/minidjvu/0.8/minidjvu-0.8.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:29-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | djvulibre, libtiff |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, 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 | minidjvu |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| 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%
libminidjvu-dev 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, development files
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: minidjvu
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
Debian apt95%
libminidjvu0t64 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, shared library
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: minidjvu
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
Debian apt95%
minidjvu 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1
Monochrome DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install minidjvu- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: minidjvu
- 2 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
Nix95%
minidjvu
nix profile install nixpkgs#minidjvu- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
Ubuntu apt95%
libminidjvu-dev 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, development files
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: minidjvu
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
Ubuntu apt95%
libminidjvu0t64 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, shared library
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: minidjvu
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
Ubuntu apt95%
minidjvu 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1
Monochrome DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install minidjvu- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
MacPorts95%
minidjvu
sudo port install minidjvu- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minidjvu
source trail
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Combined YAML source
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