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Install psftools with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix

Tools for fixed-width bitmap fonts. Version 1.0.14 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#psftools.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install psftools

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add psftools

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install psftools

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#psftools

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

overview

Package summary

Tools for fixed-width bitmap fonts

Commands and aliases

  • ams2psf
  • bbc2psf
  • cpi2psf
  • cpicomp
  • cpidcomp
  • fnt2psf
  • fnts2fon
  • fon2fnts
  • mda2psf
  • page2cp2
  • psf2ams
  • psf2bbc
  • psf2bdf
  • psf2bsd
  • psf2fnt
  • psf2inc
  • psf2pbms
  • psf2raw
  • psf2txt
  • psf2wof
  • psf2wyse
  • psf2xbm
  • psf2zx
  • psfjoin
  • psfmerge
  • psfpages
  • psfs2cpi
  • psfs2mda
  • psfxform
  • raw2psf
  • txt2psf
  • wof2psf

history

Project history and usage

PSF Tools is a collection of command-line converters for PC Screen Font and numerous other fixed-width bitmap-font formats.

Project history

John Elliott developed PSF Tools as an attempt to provide for fixed-width bitmap fonts what NetPBM provides for images: a family of small converters centered on a common format.

The 1.0 stable line accumulated converters for raw fonts, Windows FNT/FON, DOS and Linux codepages, BBC Micro, Sinclair, Amstrad, Wyse, Hercules, BDF, XBM, PBM, text, and C or kernel-header outputs. The 1.1 development line added vfont support, larger code-page mappings, more direct conversions, comparison tools, SAA5050-style scaling, and fixes for early Windows fonts.

Adoption history

The project publishes Unix source archives plus compiled Windows and DOS releases. Package availability through Homebrew, Alpine, Fedora/DNF, and Nix is recorded in source_facts.package-manager.

Its broad format coverage makes it useful for preservation and migration work spanning Linux console fonts, DOS codepages, early Windows fonts, home-computer formats, terminal soft fonts, and bitmap-font interchange formats.

How it is used

Users select a format-specific converter, such as raw2psf, fnt2psf, psf2bdf, psf2xbm, or psf2txt, to move fonts into or out of PSF. Additional tools join, merge, transform, inspect, compare, or package font pages.

The toolkit is suited to Linux console-font work, embedded or kernel font generation, DOS codepage construction, and conversion or preservation of historical computer and terminal fonts.

Why package nerds care

PSF Tools applies the composable converter philosophy associated with NetPBM to an unusually deep collection of bitmap-font formats. Package enthusiasts value it both as a Linux-console utility and as a bridge among retro-computing ecosystems that otherwise require specialized, platform-specific programs.

Timeline

  • 1.0.14: Listed by the official site as the stable release.
  • 1.1.0: Added LocoScript screen-font support and conversion improvements.
  • 1.1.1: Added vfont/vfont2 conversion and larger code-page mappings.
  • 1.1.2: Added code-page fixes and direct vfont, BDF, and Windows FNT conversions.
  • 1.1.3: Added visual font comparison, SAA5050 smoothing tools, and Windows 1 FNT crash fixes.

Related projects

  • NetPBM: The image-conversion toolkit explicitly cited as the model for PSF Tools.
  • kbd: The Linux package that loads PSF console fonts.
  • BDF: An X Window bitmap-font format supported as output.
  • Berkeley vfont and vfont2: Bitmap-font formats supported by newer development releases.
  • gbdfed: A BDF editor linked by the project for PSF-related workflows.

Sources

  • Input package coverage: source_facts.package-manager
  • Official PSF Tools project and release page: https://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
ams2psfcliglobal executable
bbc2psfcliglobal executable
cpi2psfcliglobal executable
cpicompcliglobal executable
cpidcompcliglobal executable
fnt2psfcliglobal executable
fnts2foncliglobal executable
fon2fntscliglobal executable
mda2psfcliglobal executable
page2cp2cliglobal executable
psf2amscliglobal executable
psf2bbccliglobal executable
psf2bdfcliglobal executable
psf2bsdcliglobal executable
psf2fntcliglobal executable
psf2inccliglobal executable
psf2pbmscliglobal executable
psf2rawcliglobal executable
psf2txtcliglobal executable
psf2wofcliglobal executable
psf2wysecliglobal executable
psf2xbmcliglobal executable
psf2zxcliglobal executable
psfjoincliglobal executable
psfmergecliglobal executable
psfpagescliglobal executable
psfs2cpicliglobal executable
psfs2mdacliglobal executable
psfxformcliglobal executable
raw2psfcliglobal executable
txt2psfcliglobal executable
wof2psfcliglobal executable
wyse2psfcliglobal executable
zx2psfcliglobal executable

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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.0.14
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:psftools
Version1.0.14
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/psftools
Homepagehttps://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/
Upstream docshttps://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/psftools-1.0.14.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T12:44:12Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepsftools
Version Scheme1
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

psftools

nix profile install nixpkgs#psftools
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Psftools
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/psftools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

psftools 1.1.3-r0

tools to manipulate fixed-width bitmap fonts

http://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/

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

psftools-dev 1.1.3-r0

tools to manipulate fixed-width bitmap fonts (development files)

http://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/

sudo apk add psftools-dev
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: psftools
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Psftools
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: psftools-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

psftools-doc 1.1.3-r0

tools to manipulate fixed-width bitmap fonts (documentation)

http://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/

sudo apk add psftools-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: psftools
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Psftools
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: psftools-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

psftools 1.0.10-20.fc45

Conversion tools for .PSF fonts

https://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/

sudo dnf install psftools
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: psftools
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Psftools
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: psftools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • pdf2svgShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, conversion, media.
  • libwmfShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, conversion, media.
  • ncmdumpShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, conversion, media.

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