# Install cdrtools with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper, apk CD/DVD/Blu-ray premastering and recording software. Version 3.02a09 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cdrtools. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cdrtools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cdrtools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cdrtools ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cdrtools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cdrtools ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdrtools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cdrtools ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cdrtools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install btcflash ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: btcflash from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add isoinfo ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: isoinfo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/cdrtools ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cdrtools.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cdrtools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 3.02a09 - **Source summary:** CD/DVD/Blu-ray premastering and recording software - **Homepage:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - btcflash (alias) - cdda2mp3 (alias) - cdda2ogg (alias) - cdda2wav (alias) - cdrecord (alias) - devdump (alias) - isodebug (alias) - isodump (alias) - isoinfo (alias) - isovfy (alias) - mkhybrid (alias) - mkisofs (alias) - readcd (alias) - rscsi (alias) - scgcheck (alias) - scgskeleton (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 3.02a09 ## Project history and usage Cdrtools is Jorg Schilling's portable command-line suite for premastering, recording, reading, and inspecting CD, DVD, and Blu-ray media, including cdrecord, mkisofs, readcd, cdda2wav, isoinfo, and related tools. ### Project history The official cdrtools page says libscg began in June 1986 as a SCSI pass-through concept, cdrecord started in December 1995, and cdrecord was first published as open source on 1996-02-04. The suite grew into a portable optical-media toolkit spanning many Unix-like and non-Unix platforms. After Jorg Schilling's death in 2021, the schilytools maintainers moved the broader project from SourceForge to Codeberg. The Codeberg repository describes schilytools as a collection of tools written or formerly managed by Schilling, and the 2023 announcement says volunteers picked up development to preserve portability and compatibility. ### Adoption history Cdrtools was one of the canonical Unix CD-writing stacks and became deeply entangled with distro policy, Linux SCSI permissions, and the long-running Debian fork dispute documented on the official page. The supplied package-manager metadata shows packaging in Alpine, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and openSUSE. ### How it is used Users run cdrecord to write media, mkisofs to create ISO-9660/Joliet/HFS images, readcd to read or clone media, cdda2wav for audio extraction, and isoinfo/isodump/isovfy for ISO inspection. The cdrecord manpage documents /etc/default/cdrecord as a configuration file for drive labels. ### Why package nerds care Cdrtools is package-nerd core lore: optical hardware support, SCSI pass-through APIs, privilege handling, license and fork arguments, and the cdrecord/mkisofs command names all shaped how Unix distributions packaged disc-burning software for decades. ### Timeline - 1986: SunOS scg driver and libscg initially written, per the official cdrtools page. - 1995: cdrecord development started in December. - 1996: cdrecord initially published as open source on 1996-02-04. - 2004: Official page identifies May 2004 as the start of the Debian cdrtools fork. - 2021: Jorg Schilling died; volunteers later continued schilytools. - 2023: schilytools announcement describes the move from SourceForge to Codeberg. ### Related projects - cdrkit is the historically important Debian fork referenced by the cdrtools fork dispute. - schilytools is the broader source tree that now carries cdrtools and related Schilling utilities. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /etc/default/cdrecord, /etc/default/rscsi ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cdrtools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdrtools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - cdrtools - 3.02a09-6: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cdrtools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Highly portable CD/DVD/BluRay command line recording software | https://sourceforge.net/projects/cdrtools/ - MacPorts - cdrtools: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cdrtools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/cdrtools: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cdrtools.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - isoinfo - 0_git20131217-r1: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: isoinfo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Utility programs for dumping and verifying iso9660 images | https://github.com/cmatsuoka/isoinfo - zypper - btcflash - 2024.03.21-53.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: btcflash from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Firmware flash utility for BTC DRW1008 DVD±RW recorder | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - zypper - cdda2wav - 3.02~a10-53.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdda2wav from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A CD Digital Audio Extraction tool | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - zypper - cdrecord - 3.02~a10-53.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdrecord from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A CD/DVD/BD recording program | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - zypper - mkisofs - 3.02~a10-53.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mkisofs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A program to generate an ISO-9660/Joliet/HFS/UDF hybrid filesystem | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - zypper - readcd - 3.02~a10-53.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: readcd from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Program to dump raw CD data to files | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - zypper - rscsi - 2024.03.21-53.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rscsi from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Remote SCSI server | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cdrtools.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/cdrtools.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph