# Install msdf-atlas-gen with Homebrew Generator of multi-channel signed distance field atlases from fonts. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:msdf-atlas-gen ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install msdf-atlas-gen ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:msdf-atlas-gen - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4 - **Source summary:** Generator of multi-channel signed distance field atlases from fonts - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-07T14:41:28Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - msdf-atlas-gen (cli) - msdf-atlas-gen (alias) ## Dependencies - freetype - libpng - msdfgen - tinyxml2 ## Build dependencies - cmake ## 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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 1.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Chlumsky/msdf-atlas-gen - Upstream latest detected: v1.4 (current) ## Project history and usage msdf-atlas-gen is a C++ utility and library for generating compact font atlases using multi-channel signed distance fields. ### Project history The official README presents the project as a utility built around MSDFgen. It loads glyphs from TTF or OTF fonts, generates distance fields, packs them into atlas bitmaps, and can export image, CSV, JSON, or Artery Font outputs. The changelog records version 1.0 as the initial release on 2020-03-08, followed by releases that updated MSDFgen, added CMake support, added multiple-font and variable-font features, and moved the build toward CMake plus vcpkg. ### Adoption history The project is packaged by Homebrew as a standalone CLI, which makes a graphics-programming font-atlas generator available through normal developer package-manager workflows. Its README explicitly ties font atlases to real-time rendering contexts such as video games, so adoption centers on rendering engines, game tooling, and UI systems that need scalable text assets. ### How it is used Command-line use starts with a required font input, optional character or glyph sets, atlas type selection such as MSDF or MTSDF, output options such as image, JSON, CSV, or Artery Font, and generator controls for ranges, padding, threading, and coordinate origin. The project can also be used as a library; the README includes C++ examples for generating a whole atlas and for dynamic atlas growth. ### Why package nerds care For package users, msdf-atlas-gen is notable because it wraps specialized real-time text-rendering algorithms in a normal Unix-style executable. It also exposes a compact dependency story familiar to C++ packaging: upstream MSDFgen, CMake, vcpkg, and release tarballs that package managers can build reproducibly. ### Timeline - 2020: Version 1.0 initial release. - 2021: Version 1.2 added multiple fonts or font sizes in one atlas and y-origin selection. - 2021: Version 1.2.2 added CMake and Conan package-manager support. - 2024: Version 1.3 switched primary dependency management to vcpkg and overhauled CMake configuration. ### Related projects - MSDFgen is the core related generator technology. - Artery Font format, vcpkg, Conan, CMake, FreeType, and real-time rendering engines are adjacent pieces named or implied by the official README and changelog. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.repo ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for msdf-atlas-gen. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** msdf-atlas-gen - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [msdfgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/msdfgen/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [babl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/babl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [batik](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/batik/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [dicebear](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dicebear/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [efl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/efl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [eot-utils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eot-utils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, media. - [epstool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epstool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [fig2dev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fig2dev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media. - [msdf-bmfont-xml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/msdf-bmfont-xml/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, distance, field, fields, fonts. - [libemf2svg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libemf2svg/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, freetype, graphics, libpng, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/msdf-atlas-gen.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/msdf-atlas-gen.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph