# Install pstoedit with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper Convert PostScript and PDF files to editable vector graphics. Version 4.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:pstoedit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pstoedit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install pstoedit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/pstoedit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libpstoedit-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libpstoedit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install pstoedit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pstoedit 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#pstoedit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/pstoedit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S pstoedit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pstoedit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install pstoedit ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pstoedit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id WGlunz.pstoedit -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: WGlunz.pstoedit from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pstoedit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.3 - **Source summary:** Convert PostScript and PDF files to editable vector graphics - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - pstoedit (cli) - pstoedit (alias) ## Dependencies - gd - ghostscript - imagemagick - libzip - plotutils ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/woglu/pstoedit - Upstream latest detected: v4.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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:** pstoedit - **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 - libpstoedit-dev - 4.02-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpstoedit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PostScript to editable vector graphics library (development files) | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - Debian apt - libpstoedit0t64 - 4.02-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpstoedit0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PostScript to editable vector graphics library (runtime files) | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - Debian apt - pstoedit - 4.02-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pstoedit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PostScript and PDF files to editable vector graphics converter | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - Debian apt - pstoedit-gui - 4.02-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pstoedit-gui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PostScript and PDF files to editable vector graphics converter GUI | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - Nix - pstoedit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/pstoedit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libpstoedit-dev - 4.00-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpstoedit-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PostScript to editable vector graphics library (development files) | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libpstoedit0t64 - 4.00-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpstoedit0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PostScript to editable vector graphics library (runtime files) | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - Ubuntu apt - pstoedit - 4.00-1.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pstoedit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PostScript and PDF files to editable vector graphics converter | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - dnf - pstoedit - 4.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pstoedit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Translates PostScript and PDF graphics into other vector formats | http://www.pstoedit.net - dnf - pstoedit-devel - 4.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pstoedit-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Files for developing programs that will use pstoedit | http://www.pstoedit.net - dnf - pstoedit-gui - 4.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pstoedit-gui from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Qt GUI of pstoedit | http://www.pstoedit.net - pacman - pstoedit - 4.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pstoedit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Translates PostScript and PDF graphics into other vector formats | https://www.pstoedit.com - zypper - pstoedit - 4.02-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pstoedit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | PostScript and PDF Converter | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - zypper - pstoedit-devel - 4.02-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pstoedit-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | PostScript and PDF converter (development files) | http://www.pstoedit.net/ - MacPorts - pstoedit: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/pstoedit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - WGlunz.pstoedit: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: WGlunz.pstoedit from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gd/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ghostscript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghostscript/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [imagemagick](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imagemagick/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libzip/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [plotutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plotutils/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autotrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autotrace/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [octave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/octave/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [texlive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/texlive/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [libfreehand](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libfreehand/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, document-conversion, media, vector-graphics. - [ps2eps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ps2eps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, document-conversion, media, pdf. - [asymptote](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asymptote/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, vector-graphics. - [djvu2pdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/djvu2pdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, document-conversion, media, pdf. - [ivtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ivtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, vector-graphics. - [paps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/paps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, document-conversion, media, postscript. - [scour](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scour/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, vector-graphics. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, vector-graphics. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pstoedit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pstoedit.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph