Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install mandown

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add mandown

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mandown · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mandown

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/mandown/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S mandown

Arch Linux sync databases · mandown · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install mandown

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mandown · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Man-page inspired Markdown viewer

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

mdn

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

mandown is a man-page-inspired Markdown pager written in C. Its installed command is `mdn`, and the README positions it as a terminal viewer for README files, manual-like Markdown, and local Markdown documents.

Projektgeschichte

The public GitHub tag history shows early 0.x releases in May 2020, a 1.0.0 tag in June 2020, a 1.0.4 tag in October 2021, and renewed 1.0.5.x maintenance tags in 2025. The README notes a name change in which the executable became `mdn`.

Development has focused on a small C terminal application with ncurses, libxml2, and libconfig dependencies, plus a static/shared library embedding interface for applications that want to render Markdown.

Adoptionsgeschichte

mandown's adoption is niche but visible: the README documents Homebrew installation, and package-manager metadata shows availability in Homebrew and several Linux-oriented package collections. The GitHub repository has a few hundred stars, consistent with a small terminal utility rather than core system infrastructure.

Its appeal is strongest among users who like the `man` reading model and want Markdown to feel like local terminal documentation rather than a browser format.

Wie es verwendet wird

The normal usage is `mdn sample.md` or `mdn <file>`, with keyboard controls inspired by pagers such as `less` and `vim`: movement with arrows or `j`/`k`, page movement with space/backspace or page keys, hyperlink inspection, mouse scrolling, and `q` to exit.

The README documents a user customization file at `~/.config/mdn/mdnrc` and control schemes including mdn, vim, and less, with less being the default at the time described.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

mandown is package-nerd interesting because it occupies a tiny terminal niche: render Markdown like a manual page without pulling in a browser, Electron app, or large documentation stack.

For packagers, the important details are the executable rename to `mdn`, the ncurses/libxml2/libconfig dependencies, and the user config path under XDG-style config.

Zeitleiste

2020: Early 0.2 and 0.3 tags were published in May.
2020: v1.0.0 was tagged in June.
2021: v1.0.4 was tagged with a DEBUG-section fix.
2025: v1.0.5.x tags updated README/dependencies and fixed Fedora/libxml2 and return-code issues.

Related projects

mandown overlaps with terminal pagers, Markdown renderers, and man-page-style viewers.
Its package-manager neighbors include tools such as `glow`, `mdless`, `less`, and traditional `man`, though mandown's official sources describe it specifically as a C, man-page-inspired Markdown viewer.

Quellen

https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown
https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown/releases
https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown/tags
source_facts.package-manager

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 2 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/mdn/mdnrc

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`mdn`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-25

Manager-Version1.0.5.2

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
InfoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Titor8115/mandownnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:mandown
Version	1.0.5.2
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mandown
Homepage	https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown
Repository	https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown#readme
Lizenz	GPL-3.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/Titor8115/mandown/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.5.2.tar.gz
Abhängigkeiten	libconfig, ncurses
Build-Abhängigkeiten	pkgconf
Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken	libxml2
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mandown
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Nix95%

mandown

nix profile install nixpkgs#mandown

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Mandown

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/mandown/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

mandown 1.1.0-r0

Create man pages from markdown markup

https://gitlab.com/kornelski/mandown

sudo apk add mandown

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: mandown
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Mandown

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mandown from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

mandown 1.1.0-2

Create man pages from markdown markup

https://gitlab.com/kornelski/mandown

sudo pacman -S mandown

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
2 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Mandown

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: mandown from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

mandown 1.1.0-1.1

A man page generator for markdown markup files

https://gitlab.com/kornelski/mandown

sudo zypper install mandown

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Development/Tools/Doc Generators
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: mandown
2 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Mandown

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mandown from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/mandown.yml

Verwendete Quellen

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

mandown mit Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: grün

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

Verwendete Quellen