macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pngchecklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pngcheckMacPorts ports tree · graphics/pngcheck/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install pngcheck with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Print info and check PNG, JNG, and MNG files. Version 4.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pngcheckDebian stable package indexes · pngcheck · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pngcheckFedora Rawhide package metadata · pngcheck · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pngchecknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pn/pngcheck/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pngcheckopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pngcheck · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Print info and check PNG, JNG, and MNG files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pngcheck
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.
- Build metadata lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
pngcheck | 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 version4.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.0.1
https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pngcheck |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pngcheck |
| Homepage | https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck |
| Repository | https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck#readme |
| License | HPND |
| Source archive | https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.1.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| 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 | pngcheck |
| 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%
pngcheck 3.0.3-3
print info and check PNG, JNG and MNG files
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/apps/pngcheck.html
sudo apt install pngcheck- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngcheck
Nix95%
pngcheck
nix profile install nixpkgs#pngcheck- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngcheck
Ubuntu apt95%
pngcheck 3.0.3-3
print info and check PNG, JNG and MNG files
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/apps/pngcheck.html
sudo apt install pngcheck- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngcheck
dnf95%
pngcheck 4.0.1-4.fc45
Command-line utility to check PNG image files
https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck
sudo dnf install pngcheck- License: HPND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pngcheck
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngcheck
zypper95%
pngcheck 4.0.1-1.2
PNG file format checker
https://github.com/pnggroup/pngcheck
sudo zypper install pngcheck- License: HPND
- Category: Productivity/Graphics/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pngcheck
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngcheck
MacPorts95%
pngcheck
sudo port install pngcheck- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pngcheck
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment