macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ogmtoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ogmtoolsMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/ogmtools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ogmtools with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
OGG media streams manipulation tools. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ogmtoolsDebian stable package indexes · ogmtools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ogmtoolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · ogmtools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ogmtoolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/og/ogmtools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ogmtoolsArch Linux sync databases · ogmtools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ogmtoolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ogmtools · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
OGG media streams manipulation tools
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ogmcat
- ogmdemux
- ogminfo
- ogmmerge
- ogmsplit
history
Project history and usage
OGMtools is Moritz Bunkus's command-line suite for OGG media streams, including tools to inspect, extract from, split, concatenate, and create OGM files.
Project history
The official OGMtools page describes the tools as providing information about, extraction from, and creation of OGG media streams, with OGM used as shorthand for OGG media streams. The README for OGMtools 1.5 says the base code was taken from the Ogg/Vorbis CVS repository at Xiph.Org.
The project belongs to the early-2000s Linux video-tooling era around Ogg Vorbis audio, mencoder, mplayer, subtitle streams, and Ogg-based multimedia containers.
Adoption history
The supplied package metadata records OGMtools in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, MacPorts, Nix, Arch/pacman, Ubuntu, and zypper, showing a long-lived compatibility niche for old OGM media workflows.
How it is used
The suite includes ogminfo for stream information, ogmdemux for extracting component streams, ogmsplit for splitting files, ogmcat for concatenation, and ogmmerge for joining media streams into an OGM file.
The official README gives a DVD-ripping workflow using mencoder and mplayer to prepare streams, oggenc to encode audio, and ogmmerge to produce an OGM file.
Why package nerds care
OGMtools is useful package-history material because it preserves a transitional command-line media-container workflow between raw AVI/DVD ripping and later container formats.
Timeline
- 2002-10-01: the official ChangeLog has an entry for v0.951, showing public releases by this date.
- 2003-03-01: v1.0.0 was released.
- 2004-11-07: v1.5 was released.
Related projects
- Related projects and tools include Ogg/Vorbis, mencoder, mplayer, oggenc, and Bunkus's later Matroska tooling.
Sources
- https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/
- https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/ChangeLog
- https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/README
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:media,stream
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ogmcat | cli | global executable | |
ogmdemux | cli | global executable | |
ogminfo | cli | global executable | |
ogmmerge | cli | global executable | |
ogmsplit | 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 version1.5
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ogmtools |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ogmtools |
| Homepage | https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/ogmtools-1.5.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:37:58+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libogg, libvorbis |
| 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 |
| Caveats | Ogmtools has not been updated since 2004 and is no longer being developed, maintained or supported. There are several issues, especially on 64-bit architectures, which the author will not fix or accept patches for. Keep this in mind when deciding whether to use this software. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ogmtools |
| 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 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%
ogmtools 1:1.5-6
Tools for manipulating Ogg multimedia streams
https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/
sudo apt install ogmtools- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ogmtools
Nix95%
ogmtools
nix profile install nixpkgs#ogmtools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ogmtools
Ubuntu apt95%
ogmtools 1:1.5-4.1build2
Tools for manipulating Ogg multimedia streams
sudo apt install ogmtools- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ogmtools
dnf95%
ogmtools 1.5-41.fc44
Tools for Ogg media streams
https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools
sudo dnf install ogmtools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ogmtools
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ogmtools
pacman95%
ogmtools 1.5-12
Information, extraction or creation for OGG media streams
https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools
sudo pacman -S ogmtools- License: GPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ogmtools
zypper95%
ogmtools 1.5-169.6
Tools for OGG Media Streams
https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/ogmtools/
sudo zypper install ogmtools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ogmtools
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ogmtools
MacPorts95%
ogmtools
sudo port install ogmtools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ogmtools
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment