# Install proselint

Linter for prose. Version 0.16.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:proselint
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install proselint
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install proselint
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/proselint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install proselint
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: proselint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#proselint
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:proselint
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/proselint>
- **Version:** 0.16.0
- **Source summary:** Linter for prose
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/amperser/proselint>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/amperser/proselint>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/amperser/proselint#readme>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/95/0cec6b32b3031613468df80c94fbced8f3c3e38ff7f0101645c0acde6bd6/proselint-0.16.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- proselint (cli)
- proselint (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14
- re2

## Build Dependencies

- pybind11
- rust

## 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: 0.16.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/amperser/proselint
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

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:** proselint
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - proselint: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proselint/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- dnf - proselint - 0.14.0-10.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: proselint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A linter for English prose | https://github.com/amperser/proselint
- MacPorts - proselint: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/proselint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pybind11](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/pybind11/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [write-good](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/write-good/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting, prose.
- [vale](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/vale/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, prose, writing.
- [markdownlint-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/markdownlint-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, style-checker.
- [iblinter](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/iblinter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting.
- [sqlfluff](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/sqlfluff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting.
- [markdownlint-cli2](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/markdownlint-cli2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, style-checker.
- [oxlint](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/oxlint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting.
- [cpplint](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/cpplint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, style-checker.
- [bashate](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/bashate/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: checker, cli, developer, developer-tools, linting.
- [doc8](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/doc8/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: checker, cli, developer, developer-tools, linter.

## 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
