# Install epubcheck

Validate EPUB files, version 2.0 and later. Version 5.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:epubcheck
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install epubcheck
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install epubcheck
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/epubcheck/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install epubcheck
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: epubcheck from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#epubcheck
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ep/epubcheck/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S epubcheck
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: epubcheck from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:epubcheck
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/epubcheck>
- **Version:** 5.3.0
- **Source summary:** Validate EPUB files, version 2.0 and later
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck/wiki>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck/releases/download/v5.3.0/epubcheck-5.3.0.zip>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- epubcheck (cli)
- epubcheck (alias)

## Dependencies

- openjdk

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 5.3.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

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:** epubcheck
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - epubcheck - 4.2.6-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: epubcheck from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Validation Tool for EPUB | https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck
- Nix - epubcheck: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ep/epubcheck/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - epubcheck - 4.2.6-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: epubcheck from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Validation Tool for EPUB | https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck
- pacman - epubcheck - 5.3.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: epubcheck from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | The conformance checker for EPUB publications | https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck
- MacPorts - epubcheck: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/epubcheck/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

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- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
