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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install defuddle

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Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#defuddle

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

overview

Package summary

Extract article content and metadata from web pages

Project links

Commands and aliases

defuddle

history

Project history and usage

Defuddle is a web-page content extraction library and CLI for turning cluttered pages into readable HTML, Markdown, JSON, and metadata.

Project history

The official README says Defuddle was created for the Obsidian Web Clipper browser extension but designed to run in any environment. It positions the project as a replacement-style alternative to Mozilla Readability, with different tradeoffs around preserving uncertain content, metadata extraction, math, code blocks, and page standardization.

The release stream shows a young, active project: a 0.1.1 release in March 2025 and frequent 0.x releases through 0.19.1 in June 2026.

Adoption history

Defuddle is distributed through npm for JavaScript and Node.js users, includes a global CLI, and is packaged by Homebrew. Its official site also exposes the core value proposition directly: getting the main content of a page as Markdown.

How it is used

Developers use Defuddle in browser code, Node.js code with a DOM implementation such as linkedom or JSDOM, or through the CLI. The README documents parsing local files, URLs, and stdin, with options for Markdown, JSON, frontmatter, property extraction, custom user agents, and debug output.

Why package nerds care

Defuddle is package-nerd-relevant because it packages article extraction as both a JavaScript library and a terminal command. It lives in the lineage of readability tools, but with modern Markdown, metadata, and Obsidian-oriented workflows baked into the distribution.

Timeline

2025: 0.1.1 is published.
2026: 0.12.0 is published in March.
2026: 0.19.1 is published in June.

Related projects

The README names Obsidian Web Clipper as the original motivating application and Mozilla Readability as the closest conceptual comparison.

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
`defuddle`	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 version0.19.1

manager updated2026-06-25

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://defuddle.md

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://defuddle.mdnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:defuddle
Version	0.19.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/defuddle
Homepage	https://defuddle.md
Repository	https://github.com/kepano/defuddle
Upstream docs	https://github.com/kepano/defuddle#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/defuddle/-/defuddle-0.19.1.tgz
Last updated	2026-06-25T15:24:06Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node
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	defuddle
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

defuddle

nix profile install nixpkgs#defuddle

normalized package name match
Matched by: Defuddle

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package graph

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

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.

combined/defuddle.yml

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

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