# Install recode with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Convert character set (charsets). Version 3.7.15 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:recode ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install recode ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install recode ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/recode/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add recode ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install librecode-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: librecode-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install recode ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recode 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#recode ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/recode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S recode ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: recode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install librecode3 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: librecode3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:recode - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.7.15 - **Source summary:** Convert character set (charsets) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - recode (cli) - recode (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.7.15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data 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:** recode - **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 - librecode-dev - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librecode-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development package for librecode | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Debian apt - librecode3 - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librecode3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Shared library on which recode is based | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Debian apt - recode - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: recode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Character set conversion utility | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Debian apt - recode-doc - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: recode-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation for recode | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Nix - recode: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/recode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - librecode-dev - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librecode-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development package for librecode0 - Ubuntu apt - librecode0 - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librecode0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Shared library on which recode is based - Ubuntu apt - recode - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: recode from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Character set conversion utility - Ubuntu apt - recode-doc - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: recode-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation for Free recode - apk - recode - 3.7.15-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Charset converter tool and library | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - apk - recode-dev - 3.7.15-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Charset converter tool and library (development files) | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - apk - recode-doc - 3.7.15-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Charset converter tool and library (documentation) | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - dnf - recode - 3.7.15-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recode from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Conversion between character sets and surfaces | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - dnf - recode-devel - 3.7.15-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recode-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Header files for development using recode library | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - pacman - recode - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: recode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Converts files between various character sets and usages | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - zypper - librecode3 - 3.7.15-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: librecode3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Recode shared library | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode ## 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. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [plowshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plowshare/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [bsdconv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bsdconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: character-encoding, cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [dos2unix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dos2unix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-conversion, text-processing. - [enca](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enca/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: charset, cli, developer-tools, encoding, text-processing. - [nkf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nkf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: character-encoding, cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [opencc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opencc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-conversion, text-processing. - [tofrodos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tofrodos/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-conversion, text-processing. - [uchardet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uchardet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: charset, cli, developer-tools, encoding, text-processing. - [aklomp-base64](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aklomp-base64/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, encoding. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/recode.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/recode.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