# Install t1utils with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Command-line tools for dealing with Type 1 fonts. Version 1.42 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:t1utils ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install t1utils ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install t1utils ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/t1utils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add t1utils ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: t1utils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install t1utils ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: t1utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install t1utils ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: t1utils 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#t1utils ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/t1/t1utils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S t1utils ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: t1utils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install t1utils ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: t1utils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:t1utils - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.42 - **Source summary:** Command-line tools for dealing with Type 1 fonts - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - t1ascii (cli) - t1asm (cli) - t1binary (cli) - t1disasm (cli) - t1mac (cli) - t1unmac (cli) - t1ascii (alias) - t1asm (alias) - t1binary (alias) - t1disasm (alias) - t1mac (alias) - t1unmac (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.42 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.lcdf.org/type/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage t1utils is a set of small command-line programs for manipulating PostScript Type 1 fonts, especially converting between PFA and PFB and disassembling/reassembling fonts for inspection or repair. ### Project history The current README says the original t1utils were created by I. Lee Hetherington in 1992, with changes since version 1.2 by Eddie Kohler from 1998 through 2017. The LCDF Type Software page describes Kohler's version as a revision of Hetherington's t1utils package. ### Adoption history The LCDF page documents source code, documentation, manuals, and prebuilt or packaged availability for Debian, Windows, SGI IRIX, and NetBSD. The Homebrew input also records broad package-manager coverage across Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. ### How it is used The tools cover the classic Type 1 maintenance loop: t1ascii and t1binary convert PFB and PFA, t1disasm and t1asm make fonts editable and assemble them again, and t1unmac/t1mac bridge Macintosh Type 1 resources. ### Why package nerds care t1utils is notable because it is tiny, portable, and still shows up wherever TeX, PostScript fonts, legacy publishing, or old font build recipes need deterministic Type 1 conversion tools. ### Timeline - 1992: Original t1utils copyright by I. Lee Hetherington. - 1998: Eddie Kohler began maintaining changes after version 1.2. - 2013: The kohler/t1utils GitHub repository was created. - 2017: README copyright range for Kohler's changes extends through 2017. - 2020: GitHub repository metadata shows the project was still receiving pushes. ### Related projects - The package sits in LCDF Type Software alongside other PostScript and TeX-oriented type tools, and is commonly relevant to TeX/font packaging ecosystems. ### Sources - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** t1utils - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - t1utils - 1.41-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: t1utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Collection of simple Type 1 font manipulation programs | https://www.lcdf.org/type/ - Nix - t1utils: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/t1/t1utils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - t1utils - 1.41-4build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: t1utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Collection of simple Type 1 font manipulation programs | https://www.lcdf.org/type/ - apk - t1utils - 1.42-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: t1utils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Utilities for manipulating Adobe Type 1 font software | https://github.com/kohler/t1utils - apk - t1utils-doc - 1.42-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: t1utils-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Utilities for manipulating Adobe Type 1 font software (documentation) | https://github.com/kohler/t1utils - dnf - t1utils - 1.42-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: t1utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Collection of Type 1 and 2 font manipulation utilities | http://www.lcdf.org/~eddietwo/type/ - pacman - t1utils - 1.42-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: t1utils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Utilities for manupulating Adobe Type 1 font software | https://github.com/kohler/t1utils - zypper - t1utils - 1.42-1.19: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: t1utils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A collection of simple type-1 font manipulation programs | https://www.lcdf.org/type/#t1utils - MacPorts - t1utils: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/t1utils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [mftrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mftrace/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [lcdf-typetools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lcdf-typetools/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - 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Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, postscript. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/t1utils.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/t1utils.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph