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Install comrak with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop

CommonMark + GFM compatible Markdown parser and renderer. Version 0.53.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-02.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install comrak

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add comrak

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · comrak · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#comrak

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/comrak/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/comrak

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/comrak.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CommonMark + GFM compatible Markdown parser and renderer

Commands and aliases

  • comrak

history

Project history and usage

Comrak is a Rust CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and renderer with both library and CLI use cases.

Project history

The project publishes a Rust crate and CLI around standards-oriented Markdown parsing. Its README emphasizes compatibility with CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown and shows conformance badge counts for both test suites.

Adoption history

crates.io records public Comrak releases starting in 2017. Official installation notes cover Cargo, cargo-binstall, several Unix distributions, Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop, showing adoption as both a Rust library dependency and a standalone formatter/converter CLI.

How it is used

Comrak can parse files or standard input and render HTML, XML, or CommonMark. Its CLI supports a config file and options for GFM extensions, HTML safety behavior, syntax highlighting, source positions, and in-place formatting.

Why package nerds care

Comrak matters to package maintainers because Markdown rendering is part of package metadata, README display, docs generation, and changelog tooling. A CommonMark/GFM-compatible Rust implementation gives both Rust programs and shell workflows a reusable renderer.

Timeline

  • 2017: crates.io records the first public Comrak release.
  • 2018: GitHub releases include early 0.1.x builds.
  • 2026: crates.io records continuing 0.52.x releases.

Related projects

  • Comrak is related to CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown, cmark-gfm, docs.rs, crates.io, and Markdown-oriented documentation pipelines.

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 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/comrak/config~/.config/comrak/config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
comrakcliglobal 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 version0.53.0
manager updated2026-07-02
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.53.0

https://github.com/kivikakk/comrak

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:comrak
Version0.53.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/comrak
Homepagehttps://comrak.ee
Repositoryhttps://github.com/kivikakk/comrak
Upstream docshttps://comrak.ee/
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/kivikakk/comrak/archive/refs/tags/v0.53.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-02T03:22:27Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

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%

comrak

nix profile install nixpkgs#comrak
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Comrak
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/comrak/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

comrak 0.52.0-r0

CommonMark + GFM compatible Markdown parser and renderer

https://github.com/kivikakk/comrak

sudo apk add comrak
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: comrak
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Comrak
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: comrak from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

comrak-doc 0.52.0-r0

CommonMark + GFM compatible Markdown parser and renderer (documentation)

https://github.com/kivikakk/comrak

sudo apk add comrak-doc
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: comrak
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Comrak
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: comrak-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
Scoop95%

main/comrak

scoop install main/comrak
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Comrak
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/comrak.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • hoedownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • markedShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • peg-markdownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • md4cShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, markdown, markup.
  • cmarkShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, markdown, parser.
  • cmark-gfmShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, github-flavored-markdown, markdown.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment