macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ansifilterlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ansifilterMacPorts ports tree · textproc/ansifilter/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ansifilter with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Strip or convert ANSI codes into HTML, (La)Tex, RTF, or BBCode. Version 2.22 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ansifilterAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ansifilter · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ansifilterDebian stable package indexes · ansifilter · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ansifilterFedora Rawhide package metadata · ansifilter · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ansifilternixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/an/ansifilter/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ansifilteropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ansifilter · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Strip or convert ANSI codes into HTML, (La)Tex, RTF, or BBCode
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ansifilter
history
Project history and usage
ansifilter is a small command-line converter for text containing ANSI terminal escape sequences. It can strip escape codes or interpret them into formatted output such as HTML, RTF, TeX, LaTeX, BBCode, Pango Markup, and SVG.
Project history
The official changelog starts with ansifilter 0.1 on 25 October 2007. Early releases focused on terminal color escape handling, including xterm 256-color support by 1.0 in 2008 and license migration from GPLv2 to GPLv3 in 2009.
The tool gradually expanded from a filter into a format bridge. LaTeX, TeX, BBCode, Pango, SVG, true color, OSC 8 hyperlinks, and ANSI-art formats were added over time, while the README documents a single CLI that can read stdin or files and produce multiple markup formats.
Adoption history
ansifilter appears in many Unix package managers because it solves a packaging-adjacent problem: converting colorized CLI output into archival or publishable text. Its changelog references contributions and fixes from distro and user communities, including Portage warning fixes, shell completion scripts, and issues from both its older GitHub tracker and current GitLab tracker.
How it is used
Typical use is pipeline-oriented: pass colorized command output through ansifilter to strip ANSI escapes, or choose an output format such as --html, --latex, --rtf, --svg, or --bbcode. The README also documents --tail for following log files and ANSIFILTER_OPTIONS for default CLI options.
For package users, ansifilter is a handy companion to grep, test logs, CI logs, terminal captures, and ANSI-art files. It is deliberately not a credentials-bearing tool and has no documented default config file.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about ansifilter because it lives at the boundary between terminals and documentation. It turns the color and formatting conventions emitted by Unix commands into artifacts suitable for web pages, bug reports, manuals, and forums without dragging in a full terminal emulator.
Timeline
- 2007: Initial ansifilter 0.1 release.
- 2008: ansifilter 1.0 adds xterm 256-color sequence support.
- 2009: License changes from GPLv2 to GPLv3.
- 2016: ansifilter 2.0 adds a new CSI parser and ANSI/BIN/XBIN art options.
- 2019: ansifilter 2.14 adds SVG output.
- 2021: ansifilter 2.18 adds OSC 8 hyperlink support.
- 2025: ansifilter 2.22 adds tee and append-oriented CLI output features.
Related projects
- highlight is another Andre Simon project focused on source-code highlighting rather than ANSI escape conversion.
- Terminal log renderers and CI systems often need similar ANSI stripping or HTML conversion behavior.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ansifilter | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.22
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.phpnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ansifilter |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.22 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ansifilter |
| Homepage | http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/saalen/ansifilter |
| Upstream docs | http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.com/saalen/ansifilter/-/archive/2.22/ansifilter-2.22.tar.bz2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ansifilter |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
ansifilter 2.21-1
parse common (terminal) ANSI codes and remove or convert them
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apt install ansifilter- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
Debian apt95%
ansifilter-gui 2.21-1
parse common (terminal) ANSI codes and remove or convert them (GUI)
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apt install ansifilter-gui- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
Nix95%
ansifilter
nix profile install nixpkgs#ansifilter- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
Ubuntu apt95%
ansifilter 2.18+dfsg1-2build2
parse common (terminal) ANSI codes and remove or convert them
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apt install ansifilter- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
Ubuntu apt95%
ansifilter-gui 2.18+dfsg1-2build2
parse common (terminal) ANSI codes and remove or convert them (GUI)
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apt install ansifilter-gui- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
apk95%
ansifilter 2.22-r0
Convert text files containing ANSI terminal escape codes to a variety of output formats
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apk add ansifilter- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
apk95%
ansifilter-bash-completion 2.22-r0
Bash completions for ansifilter
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apk add ansifilter-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
apk95%
ansifilter-doc 2.22-r0
Convert text files containing ANSI terminal escape codes to a variety of output formats (documentation)
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apk add ansifilter-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
apk95%
ansifilter-fish-completion 2.22-r0
Fish completions for ansifilter
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apk add ansifilter-fish-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
apk95%
ansifilter-zsh-completion 2.22-r0
Zsh completions for ansifilter
http://andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/en/ansifilter.php
sudo apk add ansifilter-zsh-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
dnf95%
ansifilter 2.22-4.fc45
ANSI terminal escape code converter
http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/ansifilter.php
sudo dnf install ansifilter- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
dnf95%
ansifilter-gui 2.22-4.fc45
GUI for ansifilter based on Qt6
http://www.andre-simon.de/doku/ansifilter/ansifilter.php
sudo dnf install ansifilter-gui- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
zypper95%
ansifilter 2.22-1.4
ANSI Terminal Escape Code Converter
sudo zypper install ansifilter- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Tools/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- 3 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
zypper95%
ansifilter-gui 2.22-1.4
ANSI Terminal Escape Code Converter - Qt GUI
sudo zypper install ansifilter-gui- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Tools/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ansifilter
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
MacPorts95%
ansifilter
sudo port install ansifilter- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ansifilter
source trail
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View the package source record on GitHub.
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