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libmaxminddb

brew install libmaxminddb v1.13.3 Apache-2.0

C library for reading MaxMind DB geolocation and IP intelligence database files.

Why you might care

Used by applications that need to query IP geolocation, ASN, or other MaxMind datasets without relying on remote API calls. It's a lightweight, self-contained library—typically a build/runtime dependency for tools like mmdblookup or language bindings. Fast binary format lookups on local databases.

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GeoIP2 IP2Location MaxMind Geoip2-python
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