# Install standardebooks with Homebrew Tools for producing ebook files. Version 4.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:standardebooks ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install standardebooks ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:standardebooks - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.0.0 - **Source summary:** Tools for producing ebook files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T22:17:31Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - se (cli) - se (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - cffi - openjdk - pillow - py3cairo - pycparser - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - rust ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 - libxslt ## 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: 4.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/standardebooks/tools - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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 - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/se/configuration.xml, ~/.config/se/configuration.xml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/se/configuration.xml - Windows: ~\AppData\Roaming\se\configuration.xml ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [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. - [cffi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cffi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [convertlit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convertlit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media. - [ebook-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ebook-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media. - [epr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, epub, media. - [kepubify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kepubify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, epub, media. - [libmobi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libmobi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media. - [ebook2cw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ebook2cw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ebooks, media. - [lue-reader](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lue-reader/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, epub, media. - [a52dec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/a52dec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [gamdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gamdl/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, media, pillow, python. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/standardebooks.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/standardebooks.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph