macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dvdrtoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dvdrtoolsMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/dvdrtools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install dvdrtools with Homebrew, MacPorts
Fork of cdrtools DVD writer support. Version 0.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with macports: sudo port install dvdrtools.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Fork of cdrtools DVD writer support
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dvdrecord
history
Project history and usage
dvdrtools is a small fork of the cdrtools/cdrecord lineage focused on DVD writing support. Its Savannah project page describes the package as providing DVD-writing support, primarily for data DVDs, with basic video DVD mastering support.
Project history
The project was registered on Savannah on 28 January 2002 as non-GNU software. Savannah lists it as production/stable and identifies it as a fork of cdrtools/cdrecord with support for writing DVDs.
The visible release history is sparse. Savannah's project news records dvdrtools 0.2.0 in February 2005, with native IDE writing support under Linux 2.6.x called out as the primary new feature.
Adoption history
dvdrtools belongs to the early-2000s optical-disc tooling period, when Unix package collections carried cdrtools-derived commands for CD and DVD writers. The input metadata lists Homebrew and MacPorts packages, reflecting a small but persistent packaging footprint for users who still need the dvdrecord command.
How it is used
The packaged executable is dvdrecord, a command-line tool in the cdrecord tradition for writing optical media. Its package-manager significance is mostly compatibility: scripts and habits built around cdrtools-style disc-burning commands could continue to find a DVD-oriented implementation.
Why package nerds care
dvdrtools is package-nerd interesting less for active development than for lineage. It preserves a narrow fork in the optical-disc stack, where naming, licensing, and device-support differences among cdrtools-like projects mattered to Unix distributions and ports trees.
Timeline
- 2002: dvdrtools is registered on Savannah.
- 2005: dvdrtools 0.2.0 is announced with Linux 2.6 native IDE writing support.
Related projects
- cdrtools and cdrecord are the upstream lineage named by the Savannah project summary.
- DVD and CD burning tools such as wodim/cdrkit are adjacent package-manager-era alternatives in the same general command-line optical-disc space.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
dvdrecord | 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 version0.2.1
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dvdrtools |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/dvdrtools/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T19:03:07-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none 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.
MacPorts95%
dvdrtools
sudo port install dvdrtools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dvdrtools
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation