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Install wimlib with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper

Library to create, extract, and modify Windows Imaging files. Version 1.14.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install wimlib

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install wimlib

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/wimlib/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add wimlib

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · wimlib · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libwim-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libwim-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install wimlib

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · wimlib · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#wimlib

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S wimlib

Arch Linux sync databases · wimlib · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libwim15

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libwim15 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/wimlib

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/wimlib.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Library to create, extract, and modify Windows Imaging files

Commands and aliases

  • mkwinpeimg
  • wimappend
  • wimapply
  • wimcapture
  • wimdelete
  • wimdir
  • wimexport
  • wimextract
  • wiminfo
  • wimjoin
  • wimlib-imagex
  • wimmount
  • wimmountrw
  • wimoptimize
  • wimsplit
  • wimunmount
  • wimupdate
  • wimverify

history

Project history and usage

wimlib is an open-source C library and command-line toolkit for Windows Imaging Format archives. Its README positions wimlib and `wimlib-imagex` as a free, cross-platform alternative to Microsoft's WIMGAPI, ImageX, and DISM for creating, modifying, extracting, and mounting WIM files.

Project history

The project emerged to make WIM files workable outside the Microsoft deployment toolchain. Secondary WIM-format references date the availability of an open-source WIM-handling library to April 30, 2012, and SourceForge records the earlier hosting era before the project moved to the dedicated wimlib.net site in January 2016.

Over time, wimlib grew from basic WIM manipulation into a broad toolkit exposed through `wimlib-imagex` and individual command aliases such as `wimcapture`, `wimapply`, `wimextract`, `wimsplit`, and `wimoptimize`. The manual emphasizes that its interface resembles Microsoft's ImageX while remaining cross-platform and adding extensions useful to non-Windows workflows.

A major part of wimlib's relevance is format completeness. Its manuals document support for XPRESS, LZX, and LZMS compression, split WIMs, pipable WIMs, solid WIM/ESD-style files, mounting, exporting, appending, verifying, and optimizing archives. Those features map directly to modern Windows install media and deployment images.

Adoption history

wimlib became the practical WIM implementation for Unix-like package managers because Microsoft tools are Windows-centered. It is packaged across Linux, BSD-oriented, macOS, Windows, and cross-platform package ecosystems, and is commonly used anywhere install.wim or install.esd files need to be inspected, split, converted, or applied without booting into Microsoft's tooling.

How it is used

Typical package-user workflows include extracting files from Windows installation media, converting ESD-style solid WIMs to conventional WIMs, splitting large install images for FAT32 media, capturing or applying Windows images from Linux, and verifying archives. `wimlib-imagex` is the general frontend, while the command aliases provide ImageX-like verbs as standalone commands.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, wimlib is the key non-Microsoft implementation of a deployment format that otherwise belongs to the Windows ADK world. It turns WIM from a vendor deployment artifact into an ordinary archive-like format that can be scripted, packaged, and used in rescue media, installer creation, forensic extraction, and cross-platform system administration.

Timeline

  • 2012: Open-source WIM-handling library availability is noted in WIM-format histories.
  • 2016: SourceForge noted that hosting had moved to wimlib.net.
  • 2026: The mirrored README identifies wimlib 1.14.5 as the January 2026 release.

Related projects

  • wimlib is related to Microsoft's WIMGAPI, ImageX, and DISM, and to the broader Windows Imaging Format used by Windows Setup, Windows PE, and deployment tooling.

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:image

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • 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
mkwinpeimgcliglobal executable
wimappendcliglobal executable
wimapplycliglobal executable
wimcapturecliglobal executable
wimdeletecliglobal executable
wimdircliglobal executable
wimexportcliglobal executable
wimextractcliglobal executable
wiminfocliglobal executable
wimjoincliglobal executable
wimlib-imagexcliglobal executable
wimmountcliglobal executable
wimmountrwcliglobal executable
wimoptimizecliglobal executable
wimsplitcliglobal executable
wimunmountcliglobal executable
wimupdatecliglobal executable
wimverifycliglobal 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 version1.14.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://wimlib.net/

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:wimlib
Version1.14.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wimlib
Homepagehttps://wimlib.net/
Repositoryhttps://wimlib.net/git/wimlib
Upstream docshttps://wimlib.net/
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://wimlib.net/downloads/wimlib-1.14.5.tar.gz
Build dependenciespkgconf
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 Namewimlib
Version Scheme0
Revision0
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%

libwim-dev 1.14.4-1.1+b3

Library for manipulating Windows Imaging files - development files

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install libwim-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libwim-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libwim-doc 1.14.4-1.1

Library for manipulating Windows Imaging files - API documentation

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install libwim-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libwim-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libwim15t64 1.14.4-1.1+b3

Library for manipulating Windows Imaging files

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install libwim15t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libwim15t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

wimtools 1.14.4-1.1+b3

Tools for manipulating Windows Imaging files

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install wimtools
  • Section: otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 2 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: wimtools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

wimlib

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

libwim-dev 1.14.4-1.1build2

Library for manipulating Windows Imaging files - development files

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install libwim-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwim-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libwim-doc 1.14.4-1.1build2

Library for manipulating Windows Imaging files - API documentation

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install libwim-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwim-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libwim15t64 1.14.4-1.1build2

Library for manipulating Windows Imaging files

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install libwim15t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libwim15t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

wimtools 1.14.4-1.1build2

Tools for manipulating Windows Imaging files

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apt install wimtools
  • Section: universe/otherosfs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 2 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: wimtools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

wimlib 1.14.4-r1

Create, extract, and modify Windows Imaging archives

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apk add wimlib
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wimlib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

wimlib-dev 1.14.4-r1

Create, extract, and modify Windows Imaging archives (development files)

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apk add wimlib-dev
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wimlib-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

wimlib-doc 1.14.4-r1

Create, extract, and modify Windows Imaging archives (documentation)

https://wimlib.net/

sudo apk add wimlib-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wimlib-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

wimlib 1.14.5-1.fc45

Open source Windows Imaging (WIM) library

https://wimlib.net/

sudo dnf install wimlib
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wimlib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

wimlib-devel 1.14.5-1.fc45

Development files for wimlib

https://wimlib.net/

sudo dnf install wimlib-devel
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wimlib-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

wimlib-utils 1.14.5-1.fc45

Tools for creating, modifying, extracting, and mounting WIM files

https://wimlib.net/

sudo dnf install wimlib-utils
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wimlib
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wimlib-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

wimlib 1.14.5-2

A library and program to extract, create, and modify WIM files

https://wimlib.net

sudo pacman -S wimlib
  • License: LGPL-2.1-only OR LGPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wimlib
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: wimlib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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