macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install osmium-toollocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install osmium-toolMacPorts ports tree · gis/osmium-tool/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install osmium-tool with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Libosmium-based command-line tool for processing OpenStreetMap data. Version 1.19.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install osmium-toolDebian stable package indexes · osmium-tool · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install osmium-toolFedora Rawhide package metadata · osmium-tool · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#osmium-toolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/os/osmium-tool/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Libosmium-based command-line tool for processing OpenStreetMap data
Project links
Commands and aliases
- osmium
history
Project history and usage
osmium-tool is the command-line front end for the Osmium/libosmium ecosystem, providing a single `osmium` executable for inspecting, converting, filtering, extracting, sorting, diffing, and updating OpenStreetMap data files.
Project history
The tool grew out of Jochen Topf's Osmium work. The Osmium FAQ distinguishes the old Osmium library, developed from 2010 to 2013, from the C++11-based rewrite that began in 2013; osmium-tool is built on that newer libosmium stack. The repository credits Jochen Topf as writer and maintainer and carries copyright years beginning in 2013.
Its architecture follows libosmium's file-format and data-model abstractions. The manual describes the `osmium` command as a Git-like dispatcher with subcommands, while the website emphasizes a broad feature set ranging from file info and format conversion to history-file extraction and changeset filtering.
Adoption history
osmium-tool became a standard utility for OSM data operators because it covers many routine jobs without requiring custom C++ code. The project site lists packages for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Homebrew, and conda-forge, and the manual notes support and regular testing across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
In the OSM tooling timeline, Osmium also became the recommended alternative for some Osmosis users as Osmosis moved into light maintenance. That adoption pattern reflects a broader shift from Java pipeline tooling toward libosmium-backed C++ tools for high-volume file processing.
How it is used
Operators use osmium-tool to inspect extract metadata, convert between XML, PBF, O5M/O5C, OPL, and debug formats, build geographic extracts from bounding boxes or polygons, verify references in partial extracts, work with OSM history and change files, and chain these tasks inside shell scripts.
Its verbose mode, safety checks against overwriting output, and support for all major OSM file formats make it a pragmatic package for repeatable data jobs: download an extract, inspect headers, filter or cut the data, and feed the result into renderers, importers, or analysis systems.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, osmium-tool is the visible CLI layer of a carefully separated stack: protozero for PBF encoding support, libosmium as a header-only C++ OSM library, and osmium-tool as the packaged executable suite. It is a good example of a domain library being exposed through a durable multipurpose command.
Related projects
- libosmium provides the underlying C++ OSM data handling. PyOsmium exposes parts of that ecosystem to Python. Osmosis, osmfilter, and osrm-backend occupy nearby OSM data-processing and routing roles.
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
osmium | 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 version1.19.1
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.19.1
https://github.com/osmcode/osmium-tool
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:osmium-tool |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.19.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/osmium-tool |
| Homepage | https://osmcode.org/osmium-tool/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/osmcode/osmium-tool |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.osmcode.org/osmium/latest/osmium.html |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/osmcode/osmium-tool/archive/refs/tags/v1.19.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:38:00+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | boost, lz4 |
| Build dependencies | cmake, libosmium, nlohmann-json, pandoc, protozero |
| Uses from macOS | bzip2, expat |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | osmium-tool |
| 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%
osmium-tool 1.18.0-1
Command line tool for working with OpenStreetMap data
https://osmcode.org/osmium-tool/
sudo apt install osmium-tool- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osmium Tool
Nix95%
osmium-tool
nix profile install nixpkgs#osmium-tool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osmium Tool
Ubuntu apt95%
osmium-tool 1.16.0-1build1
Command line tool for working with OpenStreetMap data
https://osmcode.org/osmium-tool/
sudo apt install osmium-tool- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osmium Tool
dnf95%
osmium-tool 1.19.1-1.fc45
Command line tool for working with OpenStreetMap data
http://osmcode.org/osmium-tool/
sudo dnf install osmium-tool- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: osmium-tool
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osmium Tool
MacPorts95%
osmium-tool
sudo port install osmium-tool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osmium Tool
Nix92%
osmium
nix profile install nixpkgs#osmium- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Osmium
source trail
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