macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ebook-toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ebook-toolsMacPorts ports tree · textproc/ebook-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5257
Install ebook-tools with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper, apt, Nix
Access and convert several ebook formats. Version 0.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install epub-utils.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ebook-toolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ebook-tools · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ebook-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · ebook-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ebook-toolsArch Linux sync databases · ebook-tools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ebook-toolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ebook-tools · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install epub-utilsDebian stable package indexes · epub-utils · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ebook_toolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/eb/ebook_tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Access and convert several ebook formats
Project links
Commands and aliases
- einfo
- lit2epub
history
Project history and usage
ebook-tools is an older SourceForge-hosted toolkit for accessing and converting ebook formats. Its package relevance comes from being small, old, and still shipped by many Unix-like package managers for tools such as `einfo` and `lit2epub`.
Project history
The SourceForge project describes ebook tools as tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. The 0.2.2 tarball is shown on the official SourceForge files page with a September 4, 2012 release date.
Adoption history
The input metadata records broad downstream packaging, including Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu as epub-utils, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE. That broad packaging footprint is larger than the visible upstream activity would otherwise suggest.
How it is used
Packaged usage centers on command-line utilities including `einfo` and `lit2epub`, matching the package description of accessing and converting ebook formats.
Why package nerds care
ebook-tools is the kind of legacy conversion package that remains useful because distributions have kept it buildable. The interesting metadata story is not rapid upstream development, but long-tail preservation across package managers.
Timeline
- 2012: ebook-tools 0.2.2 tarball released on SourceForge.
- 2026: Still present in multiple package-manager ecosystems according to the batch input metadata.
Related projects
- Downstream Debian and Ubuntu package the related command set as epub-utils according to the batch input metadata.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
einfo | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lit2epub | 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 version0.2.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ebook-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/ |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
epub-utils 0.2.2-6+b2
tools to work with the EPUB file format
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install epub-utils- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Debian apt95%
libepub-dev 0.2.2-6+b2
library to work with the EPUB file format - development files
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Debian apt95%
libepub0 0.2.2-6+b2
library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Nix95%
ebook_tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#ebook_tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
epub-utils 0.2.2-6build2
tools to work with the EPUB file format
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install epub-utils- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
libepub-dev 0.2.2-6build2
library to work with the EPUB file format - development files
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
libepub0 0.2.2-6build2
library to work with the EPUB file format - runtime library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apt install libepub0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
apk95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-r5
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apk add ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
apk95%
ebook-tools-dev 0.2.2-r5
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (development files)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apk add ebook-tools-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
apk95%
ebook-tools-doc 0.2.2-r5
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats. (documentation)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo apk add ebook-tools-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
dnf95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-32.fc45
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo dnf install ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
dnf95%
ebook-tools-devel 0.2.2-32.fc45
Development files for ebook-tools
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo dnf install ebook-tools-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
dnf95%
ebook-tools-libs 0.2.2-32.fc45
Libraries for ebook-tools
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo dnf install ebook-tools-libs- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
pacman95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-9
Tools for accessing and converting various ebook file formats
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo pacman -S ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
zypper95%
ebook-tools 0.2.2-9.7
A library for reading ebook files
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo zypper install ebook-tools- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
zypper95%
libepub-devel 0.2.2-9.7
Header files for libepub library
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools/
sudo zypper install libepub-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ebook-tools
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ebook Tools
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