Is shared-mime-info safe to use?

shared-mime-info has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.4). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of shared-mime-info?

The latest version of shared-mime-info is 2.4, released 2026-03-20.

Does shared-mime-info have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of shared-mime-info.

Is shared-mime-info deprecated?

No, shared-mime-info is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.4 (2026-03-20).

What are alternatives to shared-mime-info?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for shared-mime-info at this time.

What license does shared-mime-info use?

shared-mime-info is licensed under GPL-2.0-only.

shared-mime-info

homebrewv2.4

Database of common MIME types

License GPL-2.0-only1 versions1 maintainers7 deps5,125 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (62/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (62/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (7)

glib gettext itstool meson ninja pkgconf xmlto

API access

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Last updated · 2026-03-20T11:37:48Z