raptor ☆

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Description:
RDF parser toolkit

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.0.16@1 | Tracked Since: Nov 5, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rdf semantic-web parsing linked-data c-library

Install: brew install raptor

About:
Raptor is a lightweight, high-performance C library designed for parsing and generating RDF (Resource Description Framework) data. It provides robust support for parsing various RDF serialization formats including RDF/XML, N-Triples, Turtle, and JSON-LD. Its main value proposition is offering a fast and reliable foundation for building semantic web applications and linked data tools.

Key Features:

Supports parsing and serializing multiple RDF formats
High-performance C library with minimal dependencies
Provides command-line tools for processing RDF data
Portable across Unix-like systems and Windows

Use Cases:

Parsing RDF data in linked data applications
Converting RDF data between different serialization formats
Building semantic web crawlers and analyzers

Alternatives:

RDFlib – RDFlib is a Python library offering higher-level abstractions, whereas Raptor is a lower-level C library focused on speed and efficiency.
Jena – Apache Jena is a comprehensive Java framework for building semantic web applications, while Raptor is a lighter-weight library focused specifically on parsing and serialization.

Version History

Detected	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 21, 2026 12:43pm	1	REVISION_ONLY	75a43aa5
Nov 5, 2025 11:38pm	1	VERSION_BUMP	80f8a80b
Mar 2, 2023 2:10pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	9ab3732e
Mar 2, 2023 2:10pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	a5273bef