macOS
brew install overdrivelocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
brew install overdrivelocal Homebrew formula metadata
概览
Bash script to download mp3s from the OverDrive audiobook service
历史
OverDrive was a Bash command-line utility that processed OverDrive audiobook metadata and downloaded the associated MP3 files. The upstream project now identifies the service-dependent workflow as defunct.
Christopher Brown maintained OverDrive as a Bash script for downloading authorized MP3 audiobook parts from the OverDrive service. The repository's copyright notice covers 2017–2021 and preserves its former usage documentation at the final documented tag.
The maintainer explicitly declined to retrofit the project for Libby or to support DRM circumvention. In early 2025 the repository was updated to state that the original OverDrive workflow was no longer operational.
The script served Unix-like users who wanted to download the MP3 parts described by an OverDrive Media file without relying on the retired desktop client. Its Homebrew formula provided a simple package-manager installation path.
Its practical adoption was tied to the classic OverDrive `.odm` workflow. When OverDrive removed desktop-app support and the relevant service endpoints stopped working, the utility lost the external service on which its core operation depended.
Historically, users supplied an authorized OverDrive Media metadata file and the script downloaded its audiobook MP3 parts. The preserved tagged README documents that former workflow.
The program should now be treated as obsolete: upstream says the required classic OverDrive service is dead, and it does not support Libby or DRM circumvention.
OverDrive is an example of a small packaged shell utility whose viability was governed by a proprietary service protocol rather than by local platform compatibility. It remains historically interesting as a lightweight Unix replacement for a discontinued vendor client.
安全态势
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
blue 风险 · 中 置信度 · tool
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可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
overdrive | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
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https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive
安装元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:overdrive |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.4.1 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/overdrive |
| 主页 | https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive |
| 许可证 | MIT |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive/archive/refs/tags/2.4.1.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-09-29T02:02:10Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| macOS 提供的库 | libxml2, openssl |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 all) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | overdrive |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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