# Install skylighting

Flexible syntax highlighter using KDE XML syntax descriptions. Version 0.14.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-15.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:skylighting
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install skylighting
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install skylighting
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: skylighting from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:skylighting
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/skylighting>
- **Version:** 0.14.7
- **Source summary:** Flexible syntax highlighter using KDE XML syntax descriptions
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/jgm/skylighting>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jgm/skylighting>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/jgm/skylighting#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/skylighting-0.14.7/skylighting-0.14.7.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-15T19:26:23-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- skylighting (cli)
- skylighting (alias)

## Dependencies

- gmp

## Build Dependencies

- cabal-install
- ghc

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libffi

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.14.7
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-15
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jgm/skylighting
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - skylighting - 0.14.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: skylighting from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | syntax highlighting tool | https://github.com/jgm/skylighting
- Ubuntu apt - skylighting - 0.13.4.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: skylighting from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | syntax highlighting tool | https://github.com/jgm/skylighting


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- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [cabal-install](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/cabal-install/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ghc](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ghc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [chroma](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/chroma/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-highlighting.
- [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-highlighting.
- [shiki](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/shiki/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, syntax-highlighting.
- [qca](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/qca/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kde, library.
- [codesnap](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/codesnap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, library, syntax-highlighting.

## Sources

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