# Install recode with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Convert character set (charsets). Version 3.7.15 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install librecode-dev. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:recode ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install recode ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install recode ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/recode/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add recode ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install recode ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: recode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install recode ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recode from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#recode ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/recode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S recode ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: recode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install recode ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: recode from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:recode - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 3.7.15 - **Source summary:** Convert character set (charsets) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - recode (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 3.7.15 ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - librecode-dev - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librecode-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development package for librecode | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Debian apt - librecode3 - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librecode3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Shared library on which recode is based | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Debian apt - recode - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: recode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Character set conversion utility | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Debian apt - recode-doc - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: recode-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation for recode | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - Nix - recode: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/recode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - librecode-dev - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librecode-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development package for librecode0 - Ubuntu apt - librecode0 - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librecode0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Shared library on which recode is based - Ubuntu apt - recode - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: recode from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Character set conversion utility - Ubuntu apt - recode-doc - 3.6-26: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: recode-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation for Free recode - apk - recode - 3.7.15-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Charset converter tool and library | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - apk - recode-dev - 3.7.15-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Charset converter tool and library (development files) | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - apk - recode-doc - 3.7.15-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recode-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Charset converter tool and library (documentation) | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - dnf - recode - 3.7.15-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recode from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Conversion between character sets and surfaces | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - dnf - recode-devel - 3.7.15-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recode-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Header files for development using recode library | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - pacman - recode - 3.7.15-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: recode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Converts files between various character sets and usages | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode - zypper - librecode3 - 3.7.15-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: librecode3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Recode shared library | https://github.com/rrthomas/recode ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/recode.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/recode.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph