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Install spatialite-tools with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix

CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite. Version 5.1.0a via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spatialite-tools

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install spatialite-tools

MacPorts ports tree · databases/spatialite-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install spatialite-bin

Debian stable package indexes · spatialite-bin · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install spatialite-tools

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · spatialite-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spatialite-tools

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sp/spatialite-tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite

Commands and aliases

  • exif_loader
  • shp_doctor
  • shp_sanitize
  • spatialite
  • spatialite_convert
  • spatialite_dem
  • spatialite_dxf
  • spatialite_gml
  • spatialite_network
  • spatialite_osm_filter
  • spatialite_osm_map
  • spatialite_osm_net
  • spatialite_osm_overpass
  • spatialite_osm_raw
  • spatialite_tool
  • spatialite_xml2utf8
  • spatialite_xml_collapse
  • spatialite_xml_load
  • spatialite_xml_print
  • spatialite_xml_validator

history

Project history and usage

spatialite-tools is Gaia-SINS' collection of command-line utilities for working with SpatiaLite databases and geospatial exchange formats.

Project history

The official project page describes spatialite-tools as open source CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite. The suite includes a spatialite shell comparable to sqlite3 but with SpatiaLite support, import/export helpers for Shapefiles and DBF files, diagnostics for Shapefiles, EXIF-GPS import, network/routing tools, GML and DXF importers, OpenStreetMap loaders, XML processors, and version-conversion tools.

Adoption history

The input package facts list spatialite-tools or spatialite-bin in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu. That spread mirrors the package's role as the scripting and batch-processing face of SpatiaLite for GIS users.

How it is used

Users install the suite to get shell and batch utilities around SpatiaLite: loading Shapefiles, checking geometry data, importing OSM or GML data, converting database versions, creating network datasets, and processing XML-backed spatial datasets.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, spatialite-tools matters because it makes SpatiaLite useful in pipelines. It turns a library-backed spatial database into command-line programs that can be depended on by scripts, distro packages, GIS workflows, and CI jobs.

Timeline

  • 2014: The Fossil timeline records work toward the 4.2.1 release candidate.
  • 2015: Version 4.3.0 was released as stable.
  • 2016: shp_repack was replaced by the more capable shp_sanitize in the Fossil timeline.
  • 2023: Current version 5.1.0a was released on August 13.

Related projects

  • Officially related projects include libspatialite, spatialite_gui, FreeXL, ReadOSM, VirtualPG, and the Gaia-SINS project family.

security posture

Risk level: blue

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

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

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

Signals

  • text:network

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 10 runtime dependencies.
  • 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

CommandKindExposureNote
exif_loadercliglobal executable
shp_doctorcliglobal executable
shp_sanitizecliglobal executable
spatialitecliglobal executable
spatialite_convertcliglobal executable
spatialite_demcliglobal executable
spatialite_dxfcliglobal executable
spatialite_gmlcliglobal executable
spatialite_networkcliglobal executable
spatialite_osm_filtercliglobal executable
spatialite_osm_mapcliglobal executable
spatialite_osm_netcliglobal executable
spatialite_osm_overpasscliglobal executable
spatialite_osm_rawcliglobal executable
spatialite_toolcliglobal executable
spatialite_xml2utf8cliglobal executable
spatialite_xml_collapsecliglobal executable
spatialite_xml_loadcliglobal executable
spatialite_xml_printcliglobal executable
spatialite_xml_validatorcliglobal 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 version5.1.0a
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/index

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:spatialite-tools
Version5.1.0a
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/spatialite-tools
Homepagehttps://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/index
Repositoryhttps://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools
Upstream docshttps://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/index
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/spatialite-tools-sources/spatialite-tools-5.1.0a.tar.gz
Dependenciesfreexl, geos, librttopo, libspatialite, libxml2, minizip, proj, readline, readosm, sqlite
Build dependenciespkgconf
Uses from macOSexpat
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namespatialite-tools
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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%

spatialite-bin 5.1.0a-2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - tools

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/

sudo apt install spatialite-bin
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite-tools
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: spatialite-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

spatialite-tools

nix profile install nixpkgs#spatialite-tools
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spatialite-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

spatialite-bin 5.1.0a-1build2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - tools

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/

sudo apt install spatialite-bin
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite-tools
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spatialite-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

spatialite-tools 5.1.0a-6.fc44

A set of useful CLI tools for SpatiaLite

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools

sudo dnf install spatialite-tools
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spatialite-tools
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spatialite-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

spatialite-tools

sudo port install spatialite-tools
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/spatialite-tools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts94%

spatialite

sudo port install spatialite
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/spatialite/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Debian apt92%

libspatialite-dev 5.1.0-3+b2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - development files

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libspatialite-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt92%

libspatialite8t64 5.1.0-3+b2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - libraries

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite8t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libspatialite8t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt92%

libsqlite3-mod-spatialite 5.1.0-3+b2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - loadable module

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libsqlite3-mod-spatialite
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 8 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsqlite3-mod-spatialite from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt92%

libspatialite-dev 5.1.0-3build1

Geospatial extension for SQLite - development files

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspatialite-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libspatialite8t64 5.1.0-3build1

Geospatial extension for SQLite - libraries

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite8t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspatialite8t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libsqlite3-mod-spatialite 5.1.0-3build1

Geospatial extension for SQLite - loadable module

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libsqlite3-mod-spatialite
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 8 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsqlite3-mod-spatialite from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • geosRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libxml2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • projRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • spatialite-guiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis, spatialite.
  • gdalShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
  • geoserverShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
  • h3Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
  • libgeotiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, gis.
  • librasterlite2Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, spatialite.

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.

Used sources

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