# Install jp2a

Convert JPG images to ASCII. Version 1.3.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:jp2a
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install jp2a
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install jp2a
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/jp2a/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install jp2a
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: jp2a from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#jp2a
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jp/jp2a/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S jp2a
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: jp2a from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install jp2a
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jp2a from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:jp2a
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jp2a>
- **Version:** 1.3.3
- **Source summary:** Convert JPG images to ASCII
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a/releases/download/v1.3.3/jp2a-1.3.3.tar.bz2>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- jp2a (cli)
- jp2a (alias)

## Dependencies

- jpeg-turbo
- libexif
- libpng
- webp

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- curl
- ncurses

## 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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.3.3
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** jp2a
- **Version Scheme:** 1
- **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 - jp2a - 1.3.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jp2a from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | converts jpg and png images to ascii | https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a
- Nix - jp2a: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jp/jp2a/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - jp2a - 1.1.1-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jp2a from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | converts jpg and png images to ascii | https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a
- pacman - jp2a - 1.3.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jp2a from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A small utility for converting JPG images to ASCII | https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a
- zypper - jp2a - 1.3.3-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jp2a from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Converts JPEG images to ASCII | https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a
- zypper - jp2a-bash-completion - 1.3.3-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jp2a-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash completions scripts for jp2a | https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a
- zypper - jp2a-zsh-completion - 1.3.3-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jp2a-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Zsh completions scripts for jp2a | https://github.com/Talinx/jp2a
- MacPorts - jp2a: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/jp2a/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

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- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
