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Tool to verify Matroska and WebM files for spec conformance. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Tool to verify Matroska and WebM files for spec conformance
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mkvalidator
history
Project history and usage
mkvalidator is part of the Matroska tool ecosystem: a small command-line validator for Matroska and WebM files. Matroska.org describes it as checking Matroska and WebM files for conformance against the EBML DocType version and reporting command-line errors and warnings for bogus or missing key elements.
How it is used
The SourceForge release notes show active validator evolution in 2010 around WebM strings, profile handling, cue and track checks, cluster timing, live-stream checks, track bitrate/details output, aspect-ratio warnings, attachment-link validation, and DivX extension handling. In practice, the tool occupies a QA niche beside muxing and inspection tools such as MKVToolNix: it does not create or edit media, but reports whether a Matroska/WebM file follows container expectations. Homebrew packages it as a standalone BSD-licensed conformance checker.
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 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mkvalidator | 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 version0.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.matroska.org/downloads/mkvalidator.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.matroska.org/downloads/mkvalidator.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mkvalidator |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mkvalidator |
| Homepage | https://www.matroska.org/downloads/mkvalidator.html |
| Repository | https://github.com/Matroska-Org/foundation-source |
| Upstream docs | https://www.matroska.org/downloads/mkvalidator.html |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/matroska/mkvalidator/mkvalidator-0.6.0.tar.bz2 |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| 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 | mkvalidator |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment