appstream-glib ☆

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Description:
Helper library for reading and writing AppStream metadata

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.8.3@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: library appstream metadata linux gobject

Install: brew install appstream-glib

About:
appstream-glib is a library designed to simplify the reading, writing, and manipulation of AppStream metadata, which is used by software centers to display application details. It provides a robust GObject-based API for handling XML metadata files, appdata, and desktop entries. Its main value proposition is ensuring compatibility and consistency across Linux software distribution platforms.

Key Features:

Read and write AppStream XML metadata
Validate metadata against specifications
Convert between different metadata formats
Integration with the GObject type system

Use Cases:

Building software center applications that need to parse metadata
Validating appdata files during package build processes
Generating metadata repositories for Linux distributions

Alternatives:

appstream-generator – Focuses on generating repository metadata from packages, whereas appstream-glib provides the low-level library for handling the data.

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later

Dependencies: gdk-pixbuf, glib, json-glib, libarchive, util-linux

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, sonoma, ventura, monterey, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 8:57pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	beb44e94
Nov 17, 2024 4:39pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	48bd660f