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lowdown のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

インストールコマンドセキュリティノート

インストール

追加のインストールコマンド

macOS

Homebrew確認済み · 100%
brew install lowdown

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPorts確認済み · 94%
sudo port install lowdown

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/lowdown/Portfile · ソース: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apk確認済み · 92%
sudo apk add lowdown

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · lowdown · ソース: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian apt確認済み · 92%
sudo apt install lowdown

Debian stable package indexes · lowdown · ソース: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnf確認済み · 92%
sudo dnf install lowdown

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · lowdown · ソース: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nix確認済み · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#lowdown

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lo/lowdown/package.nix · ソース: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacman確認済み · 92%
sudo pacman -S lowdown

Arch Linux sync databases · lowdown · ソース: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypper確認済み · 92%
sudo zypper install lowdown

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · lowdown · ソース: download.opensuse.org

概要

パッケージ概要

Simple markdown translator

コマンドとエイリアス

  • lowdown
  • lowdown-diff

履歴

プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

lowdown is Kristaps Dzonsons' dependency-free C Markdown translator. It converts Markdown into HTML5, roff formats, LaTeX, Gemini text, OpenDocument, and ANSI/UTF-8 terminal output, and it also exposes a C library API.

プロジェクトの歴史

The official GitHub README states that lowdown is a fork of hoedown, but that its parser and front ends have changed significantly. The official project site describes it as a BSD.lv text-processing project and points to the GitHub repository for development, while directing stable releases, documentation, and general information to kristaps.bsd.lv.

A key design point in the official site is that lowdown internally converts Markdown to an AST rather than directly formatting output. That architecture supports semantic analysis such as the `lowdown-diff` Markdown tree differ, and it helps explain why the project grew beyond a simple one-format Markdown renderer.

採用の歴史

The official site advises users to check their system package manager before building from source, and the batch input records packaging across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu development packages, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE. That broad packaging fits lowdown's profile as a small C tool and library useful in Unix documentation pipelines.

The repository was created on GitHub in 2016. The project site reports version 3.0.1 and says lowdown has no dependencies, with portability across OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Linux with glibc and musl, Solaris, and Illumos through `oconfigure`.

使われ方

As a CLI, `lowdown` can render Markdown to terminal output for quick review, standalone HTML5, roff `ms` or `man` output for PDF/manpage workflows, LaTeX, OpenDocument, Gemini text, and more. The site gives examples such as `lowdown -t term README.md | less -R`, `lowdown -s -o README.html README.md`, and roff/LaTeX pipelines for PDF generation.

As a library, `lowdown(3)` exposes the parser and renderers used internally by `lowdown(1)` and `lowdown-diff(1)`. The language manual `lowdown(5)` documents Markdown features and extensions including autolinks, fenced code, tables, footnotes, smart typography, metadata, definition lists, task lists, admonitions, and templating.

パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

lowdown is significant to package people because it is a compact, portable Markdown engine in C with no runtime dependency chain and many output back ends. It sits naturally beside `mandoc`, `groff`, and static-site/documentation tools, and its library packages make it useful both as a CLI and as an embeddable renderer.

タイムライン

  • 2016: `kristapsdz/lowdown` repository created on GitHub.
  • 2020s: Version 2.0.0 adopts semantic versioning according to the official site.
  • 2026: Official site reports version 3.0.1 and repository metadata shows active maintenance.

Related projects

  • hoedown is the fork source named by lowdown's README.
  • mandoc, groff, LaTeX, Gemini, and OpenDocument are important output or workflow neighbors named in the official docs.
  • oconfigure is the portability/build framework linked from the official site.

セキュリティ状態

リスクレベル: グリーン

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

リスク分類器

リスク グリーン · 信頼度 低 · appliance

理由

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

信号

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

インストール挙動

  • formula メタデータに Homebrew post-install フックは記録されていません。
  • Homebrew bottle メタデータは 6 個のプラットフォームターゲットで利用できます。
  • ビルドメタデータには 1 件のビルド依存関係があります。

推奨レビュー

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実行可能ファイル

インストールされる実行可能ファイル

コマンド種類公開範囲メモ
lowdowncliグローバル実行可能ファイル
lowdown-diffcliグローバル実行可能ファイル

鮮度

バージョンと鮮度

これらの信号は、ページ生成時期、パッケージマネージャの活動、上流リリース比較を分けて示します。バージョン遅れは、証拠 URL と比較可能なバージョンがある場合だけ警告されます。

ページ生成日2026-07-25
マネージャ版3.1.1
マネージャ更新日2026-07-20
ローカルデータOK
上流not checked
検出された最新未検出

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown

インストールメタデータ

パッケージメタデータ

パッケージキーbrew:lowdown
バージョン3.1.1
パッケージマネージャHomebrew
パッケージマネージャページhttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lowdown
ホームページhttps://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown
リポジトリhttps://github.com/kristapsdz/lowdown
上流ドキュメントhttps://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown
ライセンスISC
ソースアーカイブhttps://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/snapshots/lowdown-3.1.1.tar.gz
最終更新2026-07-20T04:31:13Z
Pulseupdated
ビルド依存関係bmake
Bottle利用可能 (対象 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install未定義
サービス宣言なし

レジストリ情報

ソースデータベース詳細

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelowdown
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

ソースデータベース一致

他のパッケージマネージャ記録

一致は外部パッケージマネージャインデックスから取得され、ローカルの Automic Vault パッケージリンクとは分けて表示されます。

Debian apt95%

liblowdown-dev 2.0.2-2

Simple markdown translator (development files)

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apt install liblowdown-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 1 依存関係
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblowdown-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

liblowdown2 2.0.2-2

Simple markdown translator (shared library)

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apt install liblowdown2
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 3 依存関係
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: liblowdown2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

lowdown 2.0.2-2

Simple markdown translator

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apt install lowdown
  • Section: text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 依存関係
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: lowdown from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

lowdown

nix profile install nixpkgs#lowdown
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lo/lowdown/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

liblowdown-dev 1.1.0-1

Simple markdown translator (development files)

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apt install liblowdown-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 1 依存関係
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblowdown-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

liblowdown1 1.1.0-1

Simple markdown translator (shared library)

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apt install liblowdown1
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 3 依存関係
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liblowdown1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

lowdown 1.1.0-1

Simple markdown translator

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apt install lowdown
  • Section: universe/text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 依存関係
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lowdown from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

lowdown 3.0.1-r0

Simple markdown translator

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apk add lowdown
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 1 依存関係
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lowdown from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

lowdown-dev 3.0.1-r0

Simple markdown translator (development files)

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apk add lowdown-dev
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 1 依存関係
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lowdown-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

lowdown-doc 3.0.1-r0

Simple markdown translator (documentation)

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apk add lowdown-doc
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lowdown-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

lowdown-libs 3.0.1-r0

Simple markdown translator (libraries)

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo apk add lowdown-libs
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 1 依存関係
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lowdown-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

lowdown 2.0.2-3.fc44

Simple markdown translator

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo dnf install lowdown
  • License: ISC AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 5 依存関係
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lowdown from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

lowdown-devel 2.0.2-3.fc44

Simple markdown translator library header files

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo dnf install lowdown-devel
  • License: ISC AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 3 依存関係
  • 2 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lowdown-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

lowdown-libs 2.0.2-3.fc44

Simple markdown translator library

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/

sudo dnf install lowdown-libs
  • License: ISC AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 4 依存関係
  • 2 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lowdown-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

lowdown 3.0.1-1

A simple Markdown translator

https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown

sudo pacman -S lowdown
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 依存関係
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: lowdown from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

liblowdown3 3.0.1-1.2

Simple markdown translator

https://github.com/kristapsdz/lowdown

sudo zypper install liblowdown3
  • License: ISC
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: lowdown
  • 3 依存関係
  • 2 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Lowdown
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblowdown3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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