recode ☆
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Description:
Convert character set (charsets)
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: encoding character-set text-processing internationalization cli conversion
Install: brew install recode
About:
Recode is a command-line utility that converts text files between different character sets and encodings. It handles complex transformations between various character sets, including ISO-8859 series, UTF-8, and legacy encodings. The tool is particularly valuable for processing files from different international sources or migrating legacy data to modern standards.
Key Features:
  • Supports conversion between dozens of character encodings
  • Can process multiple files or standard input/output streams
  • Handles recoding of text within structured formats like HTML or XML
  • Provides automatic detection of input encoding
  • Offers fine-grained control over conversion behavior
Use Cases:
  • Converting legacy text files from ISO-8859-1 to UTF-8 for web applications
  • Processing internationalization files with mixed character encodings
  • Fixing encoding issues in data imported from older systems
  • Batch processing multiple text files during migration projects
Alternatives:
  • iconv – Standard GNU utility, more widely available but with fewer advanced features for complex recoding scenarios
  • uconv – ICU-based converter with Unicode focus, better for complex Unicode transformations
Version History
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Sep 11, 2024 5:35am 0 VERSION_BUMP 2edbc414
Aug 22, 2024 4:43pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 40d21c7b
Sep 24, 2023 10:29am 0 VERSION_BUMP 48ab346c
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