# Install readpe with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, zypper

PE analysis toolkit. Version 0.85.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:readpe
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install readpe
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install readpe
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/readpe/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libpe-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libpe-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libpe1
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpe1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:readpe
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/readpe>
- **Version:** 0.85.1
- **Source summary:** PE analysis toolkit
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/archive/refs/tags/v0.85.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T21:44:52Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- ofs2rva (cli)
- pedis (cli)
- pehash (cli)
- peldd (cli)
- pepack (cli)
- peres (cli)
- pescan (cli)
- pesec (cli)
- pestr (cli)
- readpe (cli)
- rva2ofs (cli)
- ofs2rva (alias)
- pedis (alias)
- pehash (alias)
- peldd (alias)
- pepack (alias)
- peres (alias)
- pescan (alias)
- pesec (alias)
- pestr (alias)
- readpe (alias)
- rva2ofs (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@4

## 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: 0.85.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe
- Upstream latest detected: v0.85.1 (current)

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for readpe. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** readpe
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libpe-dev - 0.84-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpe-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library to read Windows PE files (development files) | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- Debian apt - libpe1t64 - 0.84-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpe1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library to read Windows PE files | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- Debian apt - pev - 0.84-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | text-based tool to analyze PE files (transitional package) | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- Debian apt - readpe - 0.84-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: readpe from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command-line tools to manipulate Windows PE files | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- Ubuntu apt - libpe-dev - 0.82-3.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpe-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library to read Windows PE files (development files) | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- Ubuntu apt - libpe1t64 - 0.82-3.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpe1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library to read Windows PE files | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- Ubuntu apt - pev - 0.82-3.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | text-based tool to analyze PE files (transitional package) | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- Ubuntu apt - readpe - 0.82-3.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: readpe from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command-line tools to manipulate Windows PE files | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe/wiki
- zypper - libpe1 - 0.85.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpe1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Library for PE file parsing | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe
- zypper - readpe - 0.85.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: readpe from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Text-based tool to analyze PE files | https://github.com/mentebinaria/readpe
- MacPorts - readpe: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/readpe/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [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.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [swift-section](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swift-section/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools, reverse-engineering.
- [abi-dumper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abi-dumper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools.
- [dwarf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dwarf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools.
- [go-size-analyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-size-analyzer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools.
- [libabigail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libabigail/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools.
- [vtable-dumper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vtable-dumper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools.
- [capstone](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/capstone/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools, reverse-engineering.
- [vbindiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vbindiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools.

## Combined YAML source

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