# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:comrak ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install comrak ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add comrak ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: comrak from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#comrak ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/comrak/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/comrak ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/comrak.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:comrak - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.53.0 - **Source summary:** CommonMark + GFM compatible Markdown parser and renderer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-02T03:22:27Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - comrak (cli) - comrak (alias) ## Build dependencies - 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.53.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kivikakk/comrak - Upstream latest detected: v0.53.0 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/comrak/config, ~/.config/comrak/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** comrak - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - comrak: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/comrak/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - comrak - 0.52.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: comrak from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CommonMark + GFM compatible Markdown parser and renderer | https://github.com/kivikakk/comrak - apk - comrak-doc - 0.52.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: comrak-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CommonMark + GFM compatible Markdown parser and renderer (documentation) | https://github.com/kivikakk/comrak - Scoop - main/comrak: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/comrak.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [hoedown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hoedown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser. - [marked](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/marked/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser. - [peg-markdown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/peg-markdown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser. - [md4c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/md4c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, markdown, markup. - [cmark](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmark/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, markdown, parser. - [cmark-gfm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmark-gfm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, github-flavored-markdown, markdown. - [markdownlint-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/markdownlint-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, markdown. - [markdownlint-cli2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/markdownlint-cli2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commonmark, developer-tools, markdown. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/comrak.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/comrak.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph