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brew install cdlabelgenprovider-native install command
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Install cdlabelgen with Homebrew
CD/DVD inserts and envelopes. Version 4.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
CD/DVD inserts and envelopes
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cdlabelgen
history
Project history and usage
cdlabelgen is a Perl and PostScript command-line tool for generating CD/DVD jewel-case inserts, envelopes, and labels, with an accompanying web interface maintained on ACZoom.
Project history
The ACZoom history says Avinash Chopde found cdlabelgen after searching for a good CD insert program, credits the original program to B W Fitzpatrick, and then created the online web interface plus enhancements to make it usable across platforms.
The official page records cdlabelgen 4.3.0 in March 2013, source archives for 4.3.1 beta, and an official GitHub repository for cdlabelgen and cdinsert.
Adoption history
cdlabelgen reflects a Unix-era desktop workflow: generate printable PostScript from shell scripts, listings, or a web form, then preview or print it with external tools. Its documentation emphasizes minimum dependencies, needing only Perl, and output that can be used by PostScript or PDF-oriented print workflows.
The package has remained in Linux and macOS package managers because it solves a narrow physical-media problem without needing a graphical design suite.
How it is used
The man page describes command-line generation of front cards, tray cards, CD envelopes, DVD inserts, and printable CD/DVD output. It supports file-based item lists, color options, EPS overlays, and PostScript output.
Why package nerds care
cdlabelgen is the kind of small, durable packaging artifact maintainers remember: a mostly self-contained Perl tool, tied to PostScript printing, useful long after CD burning stopped being fashionable because package managers preserve niche workflows.
Timeline
- Pre-2001: B W Fitzpatrick creates the original cdlabelgen.
- 2001-2013: Avinash Chopde maintains the ACZoom cdinsert/cdlabelgen web interface and enhancements.
- 2012: Man page records cdlabelgen version 4.2.0.
- 2013: ACZoom page lists cdlabelgen 4.3.0 and 4.3.1 beta source archives.
Related projects
- The official page references GTKcdlabel as a GTK+ frontend, barcodegen for barcode EPS overlays, and ogonkify for character encoding support in generated PostScript.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cdlabelgen | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version4.3.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cdlabelgen |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.aczoom.com/tools/cdinsert/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation