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Install spatialite-tools with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, apt

CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite. Version 5.1.0a via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install spatialite-bin.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spatialite-tools

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install spatialite-tools

MacPorts ports tree · databases/spatialite-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install spatialite-tools

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · spatialite-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spatialite-tools

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sp/spatialite-tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install spatialite-bin

Debian stable package indexes · spatialite-bin · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite

Commands and aliases

  • exif_loader
  • shp_doctor
  • shp_sanitize
  • spatialite
  • spatialite_convert
  • spatialite_dem
  • spatialite_dxf
  • spatialite_gml
  • spatialite_network
  • spatialite_osm_filter
  • spatialite_osm_map
  • spatialite_osm_net
  • spatialite_osm_overpass
  • spatialite_osm_raw
  • spatialite_tool
  • spatialite_xml2utf8
  • spatialite_xml_collapse
  • spatialite_xml_load
  • spatialite_xml_print
  • spatialite_xml_validator

history

Project history and usage

spatialite-tools is Gaia-SINS' collection of command-line utilities for working with SpatiaLite databases and geospatial exchange formats.

Project history

The official project page describes spatialite-tools as open source CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite. The suite includes a spatialite shell comparable to sqlite3 but with SpatiaLite support, import/export helpers for Shapefiles and DBF files, diagnostics for Shapefiles, EXIF-GPS import, network/routing tools, GML and DXF importers, OpenStreetMap loaders, XML processors, and version-conversion tools.

Adoption history

The input package facts list spatialite-tools or spatialite-bin in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu. That spread mirrors the package's role as the scripting and batch-processing face of SpatiaLite for GIS users.

How it is used

Users install the suite to get shell and batch utilities around SpatiaLite: loading Shapefiles, checking geometry data, importing OSM or GML data, converting database versions, creating network datasets, and processing XML-backed spatial datasets.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, spatialite-tools matters because it makes SpatiaLite useful in pipelines. It turns a library-backed spatial database into command-line programs that can be depended on by scripts, distro packages, GIS workflows, and CI jobs.

Timeline

  • 2014: The Fossil timeline records work toward the 4.2.1 release candidate.
  • 2015: Version 4.3.0 was released as stable.
  • 2016: shp_repack was replaced by the more capable shp_sanitize in the Fossil timeline.
  • 2023: Current version 5.1.0a was released on August 13.

Related projects

  • Officially related projects include libspatialite, spatialite_gui, FreeXL, ReadOSM, VirtualPG, and the Gaia-SINS project family.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:network

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

CommandKindExposureNote
exif_loaderexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
shp_doctorexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
shp_sanitizeexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialiteexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_convertexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_demexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_dxfexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_gmlexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_networkexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_osm_filterexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_osm_mapexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_osm_netexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_osm_overpassexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_osm_rawexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_toolexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_xml2utf8executableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_xml_collapseexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_xml_loadexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_xml_printexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
spatialite_xml_validatorexecutableindexed 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 version5.1.0a
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:spatialite-tools
Version5.1.0a
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/index
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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

Debian apt95%

spatialite-bin 5.1.0a-2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - tools

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/

sudo apt install spatialite-bin
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite-tools
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: spatialite-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

spatialite-tools

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

spatialite-bin 5.1.0a-1build2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - tools

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/

sudo apt install spatialite-bin
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite-tools
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spatialite-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

spatialite-tools 5.1.0a-7.fc45

A set of useful CLI tools for SpatiaLite

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools

sudo dnf install spatialite-tools
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spatialite-tools
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spatialite-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

spatialite-tools

sudo port install spatialite-tools
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spatialite Tools
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/spatialite-tools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts94%

spatialite

sudo port install spatialite
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/spatialite/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Debian apt92%

libspatialite-dev 5.1.0-3+b2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - development files

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libspatialite-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt92%

libspatialite8t64 5.1.0-3+b2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - libraries

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite8t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libspatialite8t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt92%

libsqlite3-mod-spatialite 5.1.0-3+b2

Geospatial extension for SQLite - loadable module

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libsqlite3-mod-spatialite
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 8 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsqlite3-mod-spatialite from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt92%

libspatialite-dev 5.1.0-3build1

Geospatial extension for SQLite - development files

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspatialite-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libspatialite8t64 5.1.0-3build1

Geospatial extension for SQLite - libraries

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libspatialite8t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspatialite8t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libsqlite3-mod-spatialite 5.1.0-3build1

Geospatial extension for SQLite - loadable module

https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite

sudo apt install libsqlite3-mod-spatialite
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spatialite
  • 8 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Spatialite
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsqlite3-mod-spatialite from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation