macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install asciidoctorjlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install asciidoctorjMacPorts ports tree · textproc/asciidoctorj/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install asciidoctorj with Homebrew, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
Java wrapper and bindings for Asciidoctor. Version 3.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#asciidoctorjnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/as/asciidoctorj/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install asciidoctorjChocolatey community package catalog · asciidoctorj · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/asciidoctorjScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/asciidoctorj.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Java wrapper and bindings for Asciidoctor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- asciidoctorj
history
Project history and usage
AsciidoctorJ is the official JVM integration for Asciidoctor, letting Java and other JVM programs run Asciidoctor and inspect parsed AsciiDoc documents. For package users it is both a command-line converter and a Maven Central artifact family, making AsciiDoc processing available in Java build systems without requiring a separate Ruby toolchain.
Project history
The project sits inside the Asciidoctor ecosystem as the Java binding layer for the Ruby Asciidoctor processor. Its official README describes AsciidoctorJ as the official library for running Asciidoctor on the JVM and credits Alex Soto, Dan Allen, and Robert Panzer as maintainers/authors on the README header.
AsciidoctorJ's early public release line was already formalized by 2014: the repository has an annotated `asciidoctorj-1.5.0` tag dated 2014-08-17, and the README notes that the Maven artifactId changed to `asciidoctorj` starting in 1.5.0. The project later kept a long 2.x series and published 3.0.0 in 2024, continuing the JVM-facing role while the wider Asciidoctor documentation moved to docs.asciidoctor.org.
Adoption history
AsciidoctorJ's adoption path is centered on Java build tooling. The README documents Maven, Gradle, SBT, and Leiningen dependency examples and says the artifacts are published to Maven Central, which made it useful for documentation pipelines embedded in JVM projects.
Package-manager adoption followed the same developer-tool pattern: the input package facts list Homebrew, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop packages. That spread matters because AsciidoctorJ is often installed as a CLI by documentation authors even when the underlying attraction is JVM integration.
How it is used
The CLI use case is converting AsciiDoc files from the shell, for example running `asciidoctorj -b pdf README.adoc`. The library use case is declaring `org.asciidoctor:asciidoctorj` in a JVM build and invoking Asciidoctor conversion or AST inspection from Java or another JVM language.
Why package nerds care
AsciidoctorJ is interesting to package nerds because it packages a Ruby-origin documentation processor for the JVM world. It bridges language ecosystems: Ruby Asciidoctor behavior, Java dependency management, build plugins, and a cross-platform command-line distribution all meet in one package.
Timeline
- 2013: GitHub repository created for Java bindings for Asciidoctor.
- 2014: `asciidoctorj-1.5.0` annotated tag published; README notes the artifactId changed to `asciidoctorj` in 1.5.0.
- 2021: 2.5.0 release published.
- 2024: 3.0.0 release published.
Related projects
- Asciidoctor is the upstream AsciiDoc processor that AsciidoctorJ runs on the JVM.
- Asciidoctor Maven and Gradle integrations are documented as build-system paths for using AsciidoctorJ.
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 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
asciidoctorj | 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 version3.0.1
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctorj
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctorjnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:asciidoctorj |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/asciidoctorj |
| Homepage | https://github.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctorj |
| Repository | https://github.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctorj |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.asciidoctor.org/asciidoctorj/latest |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/asciidoctor/asciidoctorj/3.0.1/asciidoctorj-3.0.1-bin.zip |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:02:46-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openjdk |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | asciidoctorj |
| 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.
Nix95%
asciidoctorj
nix profile install nixpkgs#asciidoctorj- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Asciidoctorj
MacPorts95%
asciidoctorj
sudo port install asciidoctorj- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Asciidoctorj
Chocolatey95%
asciidoctorj
choco install asciidoctorj- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Asciidoctorj
Scoop95%
main/asciidoctorj
scoop install main/asciidoctorj- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Asciidoctorj
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment