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Developer tools for interacting with and manipulating ICC profiles. Version 2.3.2.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10.
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Package summary
Developer tools for interacting with and manipulating ICC profiles
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Commands and aliases
- iccApplyNamedCmm
- iccApplyProfiles
- iccApplySearch
- iccApplyToLink
- iccDumpProfile
- iccDumpProfileGui
- iccFromCube
- iccFromJson
- iccFromXml
- iccPawgReport
- iccPngDump
- iccProfilePlot
- iccProfileVisualize
- iccProfileVisualizePlot
- iccRoundTrip
- iccSpecSepToTiff
- iccTiffDump
- iccToJson
- iccToXml
- iccV5DspObsToV4Dsp
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Project history and usage
iccDEV is the International Color Consortium's open-source library and tool collection for interacting with, manipulating, and applying ICC-based color management profiles. The project was formerly known as DemoIccMAX and now packages command-line tools, libraries, build recipes, and developer documentation around ICC and iccMAX profile work.
Project history
The ICC README describes the consortium's purpose as promoting open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform color management systems and explains that iccDEV grew out of DemoIccMAX. It supports both the ICC profile specification and the iccMAX profile specification, tying the codebase directly to ICC standardization work.
The broader ICC site traces the consortium to its 1993 founding by eight industry vendors and explains the ICC profile format as a cross-platform device profile format. iccDEV is therefore not just a utility bundle; it is executable reference and developer tooling around a profile format used across imaging, print, display, and color workflows.
Adoption history
The README lists installation paths through Homebrew, npm, and Docker, while the build documentation gives platform-specific CMake instructions for Ubuntu, macOS, Windows MSVC, Windows ClangCL, and MinGW. That packaging spread reflects a mixed audience of color-management developers, conformance testers, and users converting or inspecting profile data.
How it is used
The Homebrew formula exposes many specialized tools, including profile application, XML/JSON conversion, profile dumping, TIFF/PNG helpers, round-trip tests, visualization, and iccMAX/v4 compatibility helpers. Typical use is inspecting ICC profiles, converting profile representations, applying color transforms, and validating profile behavior in development pipelines.
Why package nerds care
iccDEV is package-nerdy because it turns a standards consortium's color-science artifacts into installable CLI tools. It sits far from the common web/server package mainstream, yet it is exactly the sort of domain-specific tooling that package managers preserve for reproducible technical workflows.
Timeline
- 1993: International Color Consortium established by eight industry vendors.
- 2010: ICC profile specification published as ISO 15076-1:2010 according to ICC's overview.
- 2010s: DemoIccMAX served as the earlier project identity for iccMAX-oriented demo and reference tooling.
- 2020s: iccDEV packaging includes Homebrew, npm, and Docker installation paths, with CMake build support across major desktop/server platforms.
Related projects
- Related projects and standards include ICC profiles, iccMAX, ISO 15076-1, ICC v4 profiles, color management modules, profile XML/JSON representations, image metadata tooling, and the International Color Consortium's technical working groups.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for iccdev. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
iccApplyNamedCmm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccApplyProfiles | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccApplySearch | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccApplyToLink | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccDumpProfile | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccDumpProfileGui | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccFromCube | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccFromJson | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccFromXml | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccPawgReport | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccPngDump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccProfilePlot | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccProfileVisualize | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccProfileVisualizePlot | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccRoundTrip | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccSpecSepToTiff | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccTiffDump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccToJson | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccToXml | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iccV5DspObsToV4Dsp | 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 version2.3.2.2
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:iccdev |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV |
| Repository | https://github.com/InternationalColorConsortium/iccDEV |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T16:16:10Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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