# Install pymupdf with Homebrew, apt Python bindings for the PDF toolkit and renderer MuPDF. Version 1.28.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-31. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install python3-fitz. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:pymupdf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pymupdf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install python3-fitz ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: python3-fitz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pymupdf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.28.0 - **Source summary:** Python bindings for the PDF toolkit and renderer MuPDF - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-31T12:44:48Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - pymupdf (cli) - pymupdf (alias) ## Dependencies - mupdf - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - freetype - python-setuptools - swig ## 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: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.28.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-31 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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:** pymupdf - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - python3-fitz - 1.25.4+ds1-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-fitz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python binding for MuPDF (forward compatibility name) | https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF - Debian apt - python3-pymupdf - 1.25.4+ds1-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-pymupdf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python binding for MuPDF | https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF - Ubuntu apt - python3-fitz - 1.23.7+ds1-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-fitz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Python binding for MuPDF | https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://pkg.so/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [python@3.14](https://pkg.so/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mupdf](https://pkg.so/brew/mupdf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://pkg.so/brew/freetype/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [swig](https://pkg.so/brew/swig/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [enex2notion](https://pkg.so/brew/enex2notion/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [lue-reader](https://pkg.so/brew/lue-reader/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [pdf.tocgen](https://pkg.so/brew/pdf-tocgen/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [pango](https://pkg.so/brew/pango/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [libdeflate](https://pkg.so/brew/libdeflate/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [libdatrie](https://pkg.so/brew/libdatrie/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [nspr](https://pkg.so/brew/nspr/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [json-glib](https://pkg.so/brew/json-glib/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [protobuf-c](https://pkg.so/brew/protobuf-c/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [ossp-uuid](https://pkg.so/brew/ossp-uuid/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [pdftk-java](https://pkg.so/brew/pdftk-java/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, document-processing, pdf. - [ktoblzcheck](https://pkg.so/brew/ktoblzcheck/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, libraries, library. - [pdfsandwich](https://pkg.so/brew/pdfsandwich/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, document, document-processing. - [pdftilecut](https://pkg.so/brew/pdftilecut/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, document, document-processing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pymupdf.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pymupdf.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph