Command-line tool

dtc

brew/dtc

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Device tree compiler

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id oss-winget.dtc -e

macOS

brew install dtc

Linux

brew install dtc

Compile a device tree source `.dts` file into a binary device tree blob `.dtb` file

dtc -I dts -O dtb -o path/to/output_file.dtb path/to/input_file.dts

Compile a device tree source `.dts` file into a binary device tree blob overlay `.dtbo` file

dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o path/to/output_file.dtbo path/to/input_file.dts

Decompile a device tree blob `.dtb` file into a readable device tree source `.dts` file

dtc -I dtb -O dts -o path/to/output_file.dts path/to/input_file.dtb

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