Command-line tool

desktop-file-utils

brew/desktop-file-utils

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Command-line utilities for working with desktop entries

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install desktop-file-utils

Linux

brew install desktop-file-utils

Update the desktop file MIME type cache for standard system directories

sudo update-desktop-database

Update the cache for a specific desktop file directory

update-desktop-database path/to/directory

Update the cache for multiple directories

update-desktop-database path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...

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