Command-line tool

libiconv

brew/libiconv

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Conversion library

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install gettext
scoop install iconv

macOS

brew install libiconv

Convert file to a specific encoding, and print to `stdout`

iconv -f from_encoding -t to_encoding input_file

Convert file to the current locale's encoding, and output to a file

iconv -f from_encoding input_file > output_file

List supported encodings

iconv -l

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