# Install rtabmap with Homebrew, Nix

Visual and LiDAR SLAM library and standalone application. Version 0.23.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-18. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#rtabmap.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rtabmap
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rtabmap
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rtabmap
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rtabmap
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rtabmap>
- **Version:** 0.23.8
- **Source summary:** Visual and LiDAR SLAM library and standalone application
- **Homepage:** <https://introlab.github.io/rtabmap>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/introlab/rtabmap>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://introlab.github.io/rtabmap>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/introlab/rtabmap/archive/refs/tags/0.23.8.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-18T13:22:32Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- rtabmap (cli)
- rtabmap-calibration (cli)
- rtabmap-camera (cli)
- rtabmap-cidsims_dataset (cli)
- rtabmap-cleanupLocalGrids (cli)
- rtabmap-console (cli)
- rtabmap-dataRecorder (cli)
- rtabmap-databaseViewer (cli)
- rtabmap-detectMoreLoopClosures (cli)
- rtabmap-export (cli)
- rtabmap-extractObject (cli)
- rtabmap-globalBundleAdjustment (cli)
- rtabmap-info (cli)
- rtabmap-kitti_dataset (cli)
- rtabmap-lidar_viewer (cli)
- rtabmap-odometryViewer (cli)
- rtabmap-recovery (cli)
- rtabmap-reduceGraph (cli)
- rtabmap-report (cli)
- rtabmap-reprocess (cli)
- rtabmap-res_tool (cli)
- rtabmap-res_tool-0.3.0 (cli)
- rtabmap-rgbd_camera (cli)
- rtabmap-rgbd_dataset (cli)
- rtabmap (alias)
- rtabmap-calibration (alias)
- rtabmap-camera (alias)
- rtabmap-cidsims_dataset (alias)
- rtabmap-cleanupLocalGrids (alias)
- rtabmap-console (alias)
- rtabmap-dataRecorder (alias)
- rtabmap-databaseViewer (alias)
- rtabmap-detectMoreLoopClosures (alias)
- rtabmap-export (alias)
- rtabmap-extractObject (alias)
- rtabmap-globalBundleAdjustment (alias)
- rtabmap-info (alias)
- rtabmap-kitti_dataset (alias)
- rtabmap-lidar_viewer (alias)
- rtabmap-odometryViewer (alias)
- rtabmap-recovery (alias)
- rtabmap-reduceGraph (alias)
- rtabmap-report (alias)
- rtabmap-reprocess (alias)
- rtabmap-res_tool (alias)
- rtabmap-res_tool-0.3.0 (alias)
- rtabmap-rgbd_camera (alias)
- rtabmap-rgbd_dataset (alias)

## Dependencies

- boost
- flann
- freetype
- g2o
- glew
- libfreenect
- libomp
- libpcap
- libpng
- librealsense
- lz4
- octomap
- opencv@4
- pcl
- pdal
- qhull
- qtbase
- qtsvg
- sqlite
- vtk

## Build dependencies

- cmake

## 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: 0.23.8
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-18
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/introlab/rtabmap
- Upstream latest detected: 0.23.8 (current)

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rtabmap. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rtabmap
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 2
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - rtabmap: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rt/rtabmap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [octomap](https://pkg.so/brew/octomap/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mapping, robotics, science.
- [g2o](https://pkg.so/brew/g2o/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, computer-vision, robotics, science, slam.
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- [librealsense](https://pkg.so/brew/librealsense/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, computer-vision, science.
- [gmt](https://pkg.so/brew/gmt/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mapping, science.
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## Combined YAML source

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


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