# Install scale2x with Homebrew, MacPorts

Real-time graphics effect. Version 4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install scale2x.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:scale2x
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install scale2x
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install scale2x
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/scale2x/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:scale2x
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/scale2x>
- **Version:** 4.0
- **Source summary:** Real-time graphics effect
- **Homepage:** <https://www.scale2x.it/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/amadvance/scale2x>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.scale2x.it/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/amadvance/scale2x/releases/download/v4.0/scale2x-4.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- scalerx (cli)
- scalex (cli)
- scalerx (alias)
- scalex (alias)

## Dependencies

- libpng

## 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: 4.0
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/amadvance/scale2x
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 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:** scale2x
- **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

- MacPorts - scale2x: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/scale2x/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Media and graphics packages](https://pkg.so/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [libpng](https://pkg.so/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [resvg](https://pkg.so/brew/resvg/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [fig2dev](https://pkg.so/brew/fig2dev/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [epstool](https://pkg.so/brew/epstool/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [libsixel](https://pkg.so/brew/libsixel/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [efl](https://pkg.so/brew/efl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [libwmf](https://pkg.so/brew/libwmf/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [babl](https://pkg.so/brew/babl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [dicebear](https://pkg.so/brew/dicebear/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [hqx](https://pkg.so/brew/hqx/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: art, cli, image, image-scaling, media.
- [libsail](https://pkg.so/brew/libsail/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, graphics, image, libpng, media.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/scale2x.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/scale2x.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