serd ☆

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Description:
C library for RDF syntax

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.32.6@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 12, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rdf semantic-web c-library turtle triples

Install: brew install serd

About:
Serd is a lightweight C library for reading and writing the RDF data serialization formats Turtle, TriG, NTriples, and N-Quads. It is designed to be fast, robust, and have minimal dependencies, making it ideal for embedded systems or performance-critical applications. The library provides a stream-based event-driven API that allows for efficient processing of large RDF datasets with low memory overhead.

Key Features:

High-performance streaming parser and serializer
Zero-dependency C89 library with minimal memory footprint
Support for Turtle, TriG, NTriples, and N-Quads formats
Command-line tools (serdi) for converting and validating RDF data

Use Cases:

Parsing RDF data in embedded systems or resource-constrained environments
Converting between different RDF serialization formats
Building custom semantic web applications that require efficient RDF processing

Alternatives:

raptor2 – Raptor is a more full-featured RDF library with broader format support but larger dependencies and footprint
jena – Apache Jena is a Java framework for building semantic web apps, offering more features but requiring the JVM

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 12, 2025 8:17pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	bd8bd053