pkg.soopen package index

brew / rank 3863

Install dcraw with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Digital camera RAW photo decoding software. Version 9.28.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install dcraw.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dcraw

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dcraw

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/dcraw/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dcraw

Debian stable package indexes · dcraw · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dcraw

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dcraw · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dcraw

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dc/dcraw/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S dcraw

Arch Linux sync databases · dcraw · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dcraw

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dcraw · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Digital camera RAW photo decoding software

Commands and aliases

  • dcraw

history

Project history and usage

dcraw is Dave Coffin's portable ANSI C decoder for raw digital camera photos. The official site describes its goal as decoding raw images from any digital camera on any operating system, and calls it a standard tool inside and outside open source.

Project history

The official dcraw page says the RCS history of dcraw.c begins with its conception on February 23, 1997. Instead of using a public forge as its primary home, dcraw has long been distributed from Coffin's own site as source files, an RCS file, tarballs, translations, and an official manpage.

Adoption history

dcraw became important because camera vendors shipped proprietary Windows and Mac tools while Unix and open-source users needed a portable way to process raw files. The official page lists many applications and plugins that used dcraw, copied parts of dcraw.c, or treated the source as practical documentation for camera formats.

How it is used

The manpage documents dcraw as a command-line decoder that can decode raw photos, display metadata, and extract thumbnails. Its options cover identifying files, outputting to stdout, controlling white balance, extracting embedded thumbnails, and producing image formats suitable for further processing.

Why package nerds care

dcraw is package-manager folklore because it compressed a sprawling compatibility problem into one portable C program. For distributions, graphics stacks, and photo tools, it served as both an executable utility and a reference implementation for raw camera formats.

Timeline

  • 1997: dcraw.c history begins according to the official RCS file note
  • 2003: Official page links Dave Coffin's Digital Outback Photo essay
  • 2005: Official page links press and interview coverage around raw-photo decoding
  • 2015: Official manpage updated March 3, 2015

Related projects

  • gPhoto, UFRaw, GIMP rawphoto, RawTherapee, Adobe Camera Raw

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

CommandKindExposureNote
dcrawexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version9.28.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dcraw
Version9.28.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://dechifro.org/dcraw/
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

dcraw 9.28-8

decode raw digital camera images

https://www.dechifro.org/dcraw/

sudo apt install dcraw
  • Section: graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dcraw from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

dcraw

nix profile install nixpkgs#dcraw
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dc/dcraw/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

dcraw 9.28-5ubuntu1

decode raw digital camera images

https://www.dechifro.org/dcraw/

sudo apt install dcraw
  • Section: universe/graphics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dcraw from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

dcraw 9.28.0-29.fc45

Tool for decoding raw image data from digital cameras

http://www.dechifro.org/dcraw/

sudo dnf install dcraw
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dcraw
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dcraw from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

dcraw 9.28.0-5

Decodes any raw image from any digital camera

https://www.dechifro.org/dcraw/

sudo pacman -S dcraw
  • License: custom
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: dcraw from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

dcraw 9.28.0-5.8

Raw Digital Photo Decoding

https://www.dechifro.org/dcraw/

sudo zypper install dcraw
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dcraw
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dcraw from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

dcraw-lang 9.28.0-5.8

Translations for package dcraw

https://www.dechifro.org/dcraw/

sudo zypper install dcraw-lang
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Localization
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: dcraw
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dcraw-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

dcraw

sudo port install dcraw
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcraw
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/dcraw/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation