# Install octomap with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix Efficient probabilistic 3D mapping framework based on octrees. Version 1.10.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:octomap ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install octomap ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libdynamicedt3d-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libdynamicedt3d-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install dynamic-edt-3d ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dynamic-edt-3d from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#octomap ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/oc/octomap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:octomap - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.10.0 - **Source summary:** Efficient probabilistic 3D mapping framework based on octrees - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - binvox2bt (cli) - bt2vrml (cli) - compare_octrees (cli) - convert_octree (cli) - edit_octree (cli) - eval_octree_accuracy (cli) - graph2tree (cli) - log2graph (cli) - binvox2bt (alias) - bt2vrml (alias) - compare_octrees (alias) - convert_octree (alias) - edit_octree (alias) - eval_octree_accuracy (alias) - graph2tree (alias) - log2graph (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.10.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/OctoMap/octomap - Upstream latest detected: v1.10.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage OctoMap is a C++ framework for probabilistic 3D occupancy mapping with octrees, aimed especially at robotics. It became a standard package because it combines a compact volumetric representation with explicit occupied, free, and unknown space, which is exactly the shape of data many robots need for navigation and exploration. ### Project history OctoMap was developed by Kai M. Wurm and Armin Hornung at the University of Freiburg, with project copyright listed for 2009-2014 in the repository README. The journal paper "OctoMap: An Efficient Probabilistic 3D Mapping Framework Based on Octrees" was published in Autonomous Robots in 2013 and is the canonical technical reference. The public GitHub repository was created on 2012-12-18. Its top-level package includes the core octomap library, octovis visualization tools, and dynamicEDT3D, and the project documentation points users to API docs, ROS integration, issue tracking, and example datasets. ### Adoption history OctoMap's adoption is strongest in robotics research and ROS workflows. The official site links to ROS usage, asks researchers to cite the 2013 Autonomous Robots paper, and publishes example maps and datasets; the README also documents package-manager routes such as vcpkg. The changelog shows long maintenance across compiler, CMake, ROS, and packaging concerns. Releases from the 1.6 line in 2013 through 1.10.0 on 2024-03-19 include API changes, ROS compatibility updates, Qt/octovis maintenance, C++17/C++20 fixes, and vcpkg installation instructions. ### How it is used Robotics developers feed point clouds or scans into OctoMap to build and update a multi-resolution octree occupancy map. The representation supports probabilistic updates for noisy sensors, dynamic expansion when the mapped area is not known in advance, compressed storage, and queries that distinguish occupied, free, and unknown cells. The command-line tools in the package convert, compare, edit, and visualize octrees, while C++ users link the library into mapping, navigation, exploration, and simulation systems. ### Why package nerds care OctoMap is package-nerd interesting because it is both an academic reference implementation and a practical system package. Its presence across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Nix, and ROS-style ecosystems reflects how research software becomes infrastructure when its data format and library API stabilize. ### Timeline - 2009-2014: repository README lists the original University of Freiburg development copyright span. - 2012-12-18: GitHub repository created. - 2013: Autonomous Robots paper published as the canonical OctoMap reference. - 2024-03-19: OctoMap 1.10.0 changelog entry documented compiler, CMake, ROS, octovis, and vcpkg-related maintenance. ### Related projects - Related projects named by the official site include OctoMap-RT, a GPU-accelerated ray tracing variant, and PyOctoMap Python bindings. The package also intersects with ROS packages and visualization tools through octovis. ### 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:** octomap - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libdynamicedt3d-dev - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdynamicedt3d-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | dynamicEDT3D library development files | https://octomap.github.io - Debian apt - libdynamicedt3d1.9t64 - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdynamicedt3d1.9t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Incrementally updatable Euclidean distance transform library | https://octomap.github.io - Debian apt - liboctomap-dev - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liboctomap-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Octomap library development files | https://octomap.github.io - Debian apt - liboctomap1.9t64 - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liboctomap1.9t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 3D occupancy grid mapping approach library for mapping | https://octomap.github.io - Debian apt - liboctovis-dev - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liboctovis-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Visualization library for OctoMap development files | https://octomap.github.io - Debian apt - liboctovis1.9t64 - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liboctovis1.9t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Visualization library for OctoMap | https://octomap.github.io - Debian apt - octomap-tools - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: octomap-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tools for 3D occupancy grid mapping | https://octomap.github.io - Debian apt - octovis - 1.9.7+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: octovis from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Visualization tool for OctoMap | https://octomap.github.io - Nix - octomap: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/oc/octomap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libdynamicedt3d-dev - 1.9.7+dfsg-3.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdynamicedt3d-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | dynamicEDT3D library development files | https://octomap.github.io - Ubuntu apt - libdynamicedt3d1.9t64 - 1.9.7+dfsg-3.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdynamicedt3d1.9t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Incrementally updatable Euclidean distance transform library | https://octomap.github.io - Ubuntu apt - liboctomap-dev - 1.9.7+dfsg-3.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liboctomap-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Octomap library development files | https://octomap.github.io - Ubuntu apt - liboctomap1.9t64 - 1.9.7+dfsg-3.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liboctomap1.9t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | 3D occupancy grid mapping approach library for mapping | https://octomap.github.io - Ubuntu apt - liboctovis-dev - 1.9.7+dfsg-3.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liboctovis-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Visualization library for OctoMap development files | https://octomap.github.io - Ubuntu apt - liboctovis1.9t64 - 1.9.7+dfsg-3.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liboctovis1.9t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Visualization library for OctoMap | https://octomap.github.io - Ubuntu apt - octomap-tools - 1.9.7+dfsg-3.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: octomap-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tools for 3D occupancy grid mapping | https://octomap.github.io ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - 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