macOS
brew install minidjvulocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install minidjvuMacPorts ports tree · graphics/minidjvu/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 12081
DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder. Version 0.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libminidjvu-dev.
install
brew install minidjvulocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install minidjvuMacPorts ports tree · graphics/minidjvu/Portfile · source: api.github.com
sudo apt install minidjvuDebian stable package indexes · minidjvu · source: deb.debian.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#minidjvunixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/minidjvu/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder
history
minidjvu is a small, specialized DjVu utility focused on black-and-white scanned pages. The project homepage names Ilya Mezhirov as author and Alexey Kryukov in the acknowledgements area, and explains the design as an experiment with the bitonal JB2 part of DjVu rather than a complete DjVu implementation.
Technically, minidjvu is built around a narrow but practical workflow: encode and decode single-page black-and-white DjVu files, read and write PBM, Windows BMP, and TIFF through libtiff, and compress multiple pages by exploiting similarities between pages. The 0.8 release notes on the homepage mark important maturation points: safer pattern matching to avoid bad substitutions, letter averaging in multipage mode, bundled or indirect multipage DjVu output, gettext localization, and a simpler file-naming scheme.
Its package-manager niche is scanner and document-archival plumbing rather than general image conversion. Debian describes it as a monochrome DjVu multipage encoder and single-page encoder/decoder with no color or grayscale support, which is exactly the tradeoff that makes it useful for scanned text, line art, and compact book-like documents.
security posture
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
minidjvu | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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.
install metadata
| Package key | brew:minidjvu |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/ |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:29-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
libminidjvu-dev 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, development files
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu-devlibminidjvu0t64 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, shared library
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu0t64minidjvu 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7+b1
Monochrome DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install minidjvuminidjvu
nix profile install nixpkgs#minidjvulibminidjvu-dev 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, development files
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu-devlibminidjvu0t64 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1
Small DjVu encoder/decoder, shared library
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libminidjvu0t64minidjvu 0.8.svn.2010.05.06+dfsg-7build1
Monochrome DjVu multipage encoder, single page encoder/decoder
http://minidjvu.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install minidjvuminidjvu
sudo port install minidjvusource trail
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