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Install deark with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

File conversion utility for older formats. Version 1.7.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#deark.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install deark

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install deark

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/deark/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#deark

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

overview

Package summary

File conversion utility for older formats

Commands and aliases

  • deark

history

Project history and usage

Deark is a portable C command-line utility for decoding, converting, inspecting, and extracting data from older or uncommon file formats. It is especially visible in package collections because it covers a large spread of legacy graphics, archive, font, executable, metadata, and document formats without trying to become a general archive manager.

Project history

Jason Summers' README credits Deark as written by Jason Summers over 2014-2026, and the GitHub repository metadata records public creation in April 2014. The project's own technical notes explain that it grew from many one-off file-format decoders into one place for rescuing data from under-served formats and preserving knowledge about file structures.

Adoption history

Deark's homepage publishes source downloads and Windows binaries, while the repository and package-manager metadata make it available to Unix-like users through package systems such as Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix. Its adoption is less about a network effect and more about being a compact specialist tool for file-format archaeology.

How it is used

Typical use is to point `deark` at a file and let it autodetect a module, or select a module explicitly when the format is ambiguous. The README recommends ZIP output for archive-like formats so member filenames and paths can be retained, and the technical documentation emphasizes the `-d` inspection mode for learning about file contents and metadata.

Why package nerds care

Deark is the sort of utility package that earns its keep when a user finds a strange old asset in a source tree, disk image, or archive. Its value is breadth, conservative dependencies, and a preservation-minded approach to formats that are too obscure for everyday desktop apps.

Timeline

  • 2014: GitHub repository created for Deark.
  • 2016: README copyright line begins the current Deark copyright span and notes later MIT-style licensing from the 1.4.x series.
  • 2026: 1.7.3 listed on the official homepage as the current download.

Related projects

  • Deark overlaps with format-specific extractors, archive tools, image converters, and digital-preservation utilities. The related deark-extras repository contains ancillary files for Deark development.

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
dearkexecutableindexed 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 version1.7.3
manager updated2026-08-02
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:deark
Version1.7.3
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://entropymine.com/deark/
Last updated2026-08-02T12:51:36+01:00
Pulseupdated
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.

Nix95%

deark

nix profile install nixpkgs#deark
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Deark
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/de/deark/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

deark

sudo port install deark
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Deark
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: archivers/deark/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