macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spatialite-toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install spatialite-toolsMacPorts ports tree · databases/spatialite-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1538
Install spatialite-tools with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, apt
CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite. Version 5.1.0a via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install spatialite-bin.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install spatialite-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · spatialite-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spatialite-toolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sp/spatialite-tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install spatialite-binDebian stable package indexes · spatialite-bin · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite
Project links
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.
Sources
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 10 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
spatialite-dem.conf$SPATIALITE_DEM
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
exif_loader | cli | global executable | |
shp_doctor | cli | global executable | |
shp_sanitize | cli | global executable | |
spatialite | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_convert | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_dem | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_dxf | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_gml | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_network | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_osm_filter | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_osm_map | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_osm_net | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_osm_overpass | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_osm_raw | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_tool | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_xml2utf8 | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_xml_collapse | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_xml_load | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_xml_print | cli | global executable | |
spatialite_xml_validator | cli | global 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 version5.1.0a
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/index
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/indexnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:spatialite-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.1.0a |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/spatialite-tools |
| Homepage | https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/index |
| Upstream docs | https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/index |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/spatialite-tools-sources/spatialite-tools-5.1.0a.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11T14:05:32Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | freexl, geos, librttopo, libspatialite, libxml2, minizip, proj, readline, readosm, sqlite |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | expat |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | spatialite-tools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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
Nix95%
spatialite-tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#spatialite-tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spatialite Tools
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
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
MacPorts95%
spatialite-tools
sudo port install spatialite-tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spatialite Tools
MacPorts94%
spatialite
sudo port install spatialite- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Spatialite
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 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 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
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 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 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
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation