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Tools for producing ebook files. Version 4.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01.
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overview
Package summary
Tools for producing ebook files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- se
history
Project history and usage
Standard Ebooks Tools is the command-line toolset used by Standard Ebooks to produce ebook files. It packages EPUB production, linting, typography, metadata, and build tasks behind the `se` executable.
Project history
The official repository describes the project as the toolset Standard Ebooks uses to produce its ebook files, including basic setup, text processing, and build tools. Rather than being a general ebook reader or library, it is a production toolkit for contributors working in the Standard Ebooks source layout.
Adoption history
The toolset is distributed for contributors and developers through Homebrew on macOS and pipx-oriented instructions on Linux and other Unix-like systems. The README also documents shell completions and editable installs, placing it squarely in command-line contributor workflow rather than end-user publishing software.
How it is used
Installing the package provides the `se` command. Common commands include `se lint`, `se build`, `se clean`, `se typogrify`, `se prepare-release`, and many small text or EPUB maintenance utilities.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about it because it turns a highly opinionated publishing workflow into a reproducible CLI. It is a concrete example of a project-specific toolchain that still earns a system package because contributors need the same executable, completions, dependencies, and config paths.
Timeline
- 2017: Public GitHub issue history shows the toolset in active use for Standard Ebooks EPUB production.
- 2026: README documents Homebrew installation, pipx installation, shell completions, and configuration paths.
Related projects
- The tools are tied to the Standard Ebooks corpus and source directory format, and optionally integrate Ace checking during `se build --check`.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for standardebooks. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 7 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/se/configuration.xml~/.config/se/configuration.xml- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/se/configuration.xml- Windows
~\AppData\Roaming\se\configuration.xml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
se | 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 version4.0.0
manager updated2026-07-01
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/standardebooks/tools
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/standardebooks/toolsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:standardebooks |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/standardebooks |
| Homepage | https://github.com/standardebooks/tools |
| Repository | https://github.com/standardebooks/tools |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/standardebooks/tools#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/be/7e/45048bb8e3bc7c031f4ee80e7ec749c5c131176a6727ad7aa1a2e4cb55d4/standardebooks-4.0.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-01T22:17:31Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, cffi, openjdk, pillow, py3cairo, pycparser, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2, libxslt |
| 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 | standardebooks |
| 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 |
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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
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment