# Install qcli with Homebrew

Report audiovisual metrics via libavfilter. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qcli
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qcli
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qcli
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qcli>
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Source summary:** Report audiovisual metrics via libavfilter
- **Homepage:** <https://bavc.org/preserve-media/preservation-tools>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bavc/qctools>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://bavc.org/preserve-media/preservation-tools>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/bavc/qctools.git>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- qcli (cli)
- qcli (alias)

## Dependencies

- ffmpeg@6
- qtbase

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf
- qtmultimedia
- qwt

## 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: 1.4
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/bavc/qctools
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

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


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- [Media and graphics packages](https://pkg.so/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata.
- [qtbase](https://pkg.so/brew/qtbase/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [dvanalyzer](https://pkg.so/brew/dvanalyzer/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, quality-control, video.
- [ffmpeg](https://pkg.so/brew/ffmpeg/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [libvmaf](https://pkg.so/brew/libvmaf/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [rav1e](https://pkg.so/brew/rav1e/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [ffmpeg-full](https://pkg.so/brew/ffmpeg-full/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [ffmpegthumbnailer](https://pkg.so/brew/ffmpegthumbnailer/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [libaacs](https://pkg.so/brew/libaacs/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [ffms2](https://pkg.so/brew/ffms2/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, video.
- [mlt](https://pkg.so/brew/mlt/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, ffmpeg, media, qtbase, video.
- [ab-av1](https://pkg.so/brew/ab-av1/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, ffmpeg, media, video.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/qcli.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/qcli.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph