# Install overdrive with Homebrew

Bash script to download mp3s from the OverDrive audiobook service. Version 2.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:overdrive
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install overdrive
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:overdrive
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/overdrive>
- **Version:** 2.4.1
- **Source summary:** Bash script to download mp3s from the OverDrive audiobook service
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive/archive/refs/tags/2.4.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- overdrive (cli)
- overdrive (alias)

## Uses from macOS

- libxml2

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.4.1
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive
- Upstream latest detected: 2.4.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** overdrive
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [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.
- [castget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/castget/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, media.
- [get_iplayer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/get-iplayer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, media.
- [vsd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vsd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, media.
- [clamz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clamz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, media, mp3.
- [svtplay-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/svtplay-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, media.
- [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, mp3.
- [animdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/animdl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, downloader, media.
- [easy-tag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easy-tag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, mp3.
- [instalooter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/instalooter/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, download, downloader, media.
- [whatmp3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/whatmp3/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, media, mp3, script.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/overdrive.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/overdrive.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph