# Install minidjvu with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder. Version 0.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:minidjvu ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install minidjvu ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install minidjvu ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/minidjvu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libminidjvu-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libminidjvu-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#minidjvu ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minidjvu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:minidjvu - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8 - **Source summary:** DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:29-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - minidjvu (cli) - minidjvu (alias) ## Dependencies - djvulibre - libtiff ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool ## 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, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** minidjvu - **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 - libminidjvu-dev - 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libminidjvu-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Small DjVu encoder/decoder, development files | http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - libminidjvu0t64 - 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libminidjvu0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Small DjVu encoder/decoder, shared library | http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ - Debian apt - minidjvu - 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: minidjvu from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Monochrome DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder | http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - minidjvu: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minidjvu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libminidjvu-dev - 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libminidjvu-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Small DjVu encoder/decoder, development files | http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libminidjvu0t64 - 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libminidjvu0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Small DjVu encoder/decoder, shared library | http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ - Ubuntu apt - minidjvu - 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: minidjvu from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Monochrome DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder | http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - minidjvu: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/minidjvu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - 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[epsilon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epsilon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [guetzli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/guetzli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, media. - [jbig2dec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jbig2dec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [jbig2enc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jbig2enc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [jbigkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jbigkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [jpeg-archive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-archive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-compression, image-processing, media. - [babl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/babl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-processing, media. - [djview4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/djview4/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, djvu, djvulibre, image, libtiff. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/minidjvu.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/minidjvu.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