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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install svg2pdf

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#svg2pdf

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sv/svg2pdf/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Renders SVG images to a PDF file (using Cairo)

Project links

Commands and aliases

svg2pdf

history

Project history and usage

svg2pdf is a tiny command-line SVG-to-PDF converter built around librsvg and Cairo. Its upstream history is short, but it is representative of small Unix graphics utilities that survive because they do one conversion job cleanly in scripts.

Project history

The official freedesktop cgit summary describes svg2pdf as a simple demo showing how to use librsvg and Cairo to render SVG to PDF. The first commit, dated September 7, 2007, imported a small svg2pdf program rescued from cairo/test, where it was not being used and had been deleted.

The source file documents compilation with `pkg-config` against `librsvg-2.0` and `cairo-pdf`, accepts an input SVG and output PDF path, and renders through a Cairo PDF surface.

Adoption history

svg2pdf appears as a small packaged utility rather than a large standalone project. The input package facts list Homebrew and Nix package names, matching its role as a convenient command-line wrapper around already-packaged graphics libraries.

How it is used

Usage is intentionally narrow: `svg2pdf input_file.svg output_file.pdf`. That simplicity makes it useful in build scripts, documentation pipelines, and packaging tests where a headless SVG-to-PDF conversion is enough.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about tools like svg2pdf because they are thin, inspectable glue over shared libraries. They exercise Cairo and librsvg availability, avoid GUI dependencies, and fit naturally into Makefiles and reproducible build steps.

Timeline

2007: svg2pdf is imported into freedesktop cgit from cairo/test.
2007: Follow-up commits add a Makefile, update licensing text, and remove forced white background painting.

Related projects

svg2pdf is closely related to Cairo, librsvg, cairo-pdf, cairo/test, and the sibling svg2png utility.

Sources

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

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Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 5 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`svg2pdf`	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 version0.1.3

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://cairographics.org/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://cairographics.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:svg2pdf
Version	0.1.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/svg2pdf
Homepage	https://cairographics.org/
Repository	https://cgit.freedesktop.org/~cworth/svg2pdf
Upstream docs	https://cgit.freedesktop.org/~cworth/svg2pdf/tree
License	HPND-sell-variant
Source archive	https://cairographics.org/snapshots/svg2pdf-0.1.3.tar.gz
Dependencies	cairo, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libsvg, libsvg-cairo
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	svg2pdf
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

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Nix95%

svg2pdf

nix profile install nixpkgs#svg2pdf

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Matched by: Svg2pdf

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

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combined/svg2pdf.yml

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