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Library for parsing AbiWord documents. Version 0.1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libabw-0.1-1.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libabw

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libabw

MacPorts ports tree · devel/libabw/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libabw

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · libabw · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libabw

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libabw

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libabw

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libabw-0.1-1

Debian stable package indexes · libabw-0.1-1 · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libabw-0_1-1

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libabw-0_1-1 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Library for parsing AbiWord documents

Commands and aliases

  • abw2html
  • abw2raw
  • abw2text

history

Project history and usage

libabw is a Document Liberation Project library for parsing AbiWord documents. Its job is narrow but useful: keep .abw files readable by conversion tools and office suites even when AbiWord itself is not installed.

Project history

The Document Foundation's Document Liberation Project was created to recover user data from legacy and proprietary document formats by building reusable import libraries. libabw covers AbiWord documents in that family, with sources hosted under LibreOffice infrastructure.

Adoption history

LibreOffice added an AbiWord import filter around the external libabw library in 2013, tying the small parser library to a major office-suite import path. The Document Foundation continued to list libabw among the Document Liberation libraries in later project updates.

How it is used

Users encounter libabw through LibreOffice imports or command-line converters such as abw2html, abw2raw, and abw2text. The package is mostly a plumbing dependency for document migration and test conversion.

Why package nerds care

libabw is package-nerd catnip because it is a tiny library whose whole point is rescuing old office documents. It represents the long tail of format support that keeps distributions useful for archival and migration work.

Timeline

  • 2013: LibreOffice added an AbiWord import filter backed by external libabw build files.
  • 2018-01-22: The Document Foundation listed libabw among Document Liberation Project libraries for document import.
  • 2019-08-21: The Document Foundation announced libabw 0.1.3 with OSS-Fuzz-driven hardening fixes.

Related projects

  • Related projects include AbiWord, LibreOffice Writer, the Document Liberation Project, libwpd, libwps, libmspub, libvisio, and other file-format import libraries.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
abw2htmlexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
abw2rawexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
abw2textexecutableindexed 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 version0.1.4
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:libabw
Version0.1.4
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw
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Debian apt95%

libabw-0.1-1 0.1.3-1+b2

library for reading and writing AbiWord(tm) documents

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apt install libabw-0.1-1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libabw-0.1-1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libabw-dev 0.1.3-1+b2

library for reading and writing AbiWord(tm) documents -- development

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apt install libabw-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libabw-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

libabw

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

libabw-0.1-1 0.1.3-1build4

library for reading and writing AbiWord(tm) documents

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apt install libabw-0.1-1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libabw-0.1-1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libabw-dev 0.1.3-1build4

library for reading and writing AbiWord(tm) documents -- development

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apt install libabw-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libabw-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

libabw 0.1.3-r3

Import filter and tools for AbiWord documents

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apk add libabw
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabw from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libabw-dev 0.1.3-r3

Import filter and tools for AbiWord documents (development files)

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apk add libabw-dev
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabw-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libabw-doc 0.1.3-r3

Import filter and tools for AbiWord documents (documentation)

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apk add libabw-doc
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabw-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libabw-tools 0.1.3-r3

Import filter and tools for AbiWord documents

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo apk add libabw-tools
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabw-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

libabw 0.1.3-20.fc45

A library for import of AbiWord files

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo dnf install libabw
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 8 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libabw from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libabw-devel 0.1.3-20.fc45

Development files for libabw

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo dnf install libabw-devel
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libabw-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libabw-doc 0.1.3-20.fc45

Documentation of libabw API

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo dnf install libabw-doc
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libabw-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libabw-tools 0.1.3-20.fc45

Tools to transform AbiWord files into other formats

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo dnf install libabw-tools
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libabw-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

libabw 0.1.4-1

a library that parses the file format of AbiWord documents

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo pacman -S libabw
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: libabw from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libabw-0_1-1 0.1.4-1.3

Library for parsing the AbiWord file format structure

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo zypper install libabw-0_1-1
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 7 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libabw-0_1-1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libabw-devel 0.1.4-1.3

Files for Developing with libabw

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw

sudo zypper install libabw-devel
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabw
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabw
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libabw-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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