# Install glow with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Render markdown on the CLI. Version 2.1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:glow ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install glow ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install glow ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/glow/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add glow ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glow from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install glow ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: glow from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install glow ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: glow from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#glow ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glow/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S glow ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: glow from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install glow ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glow from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/glow ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/glow.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id charmbracelet.glow -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: charmbracelet.glow from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:glow - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.2 - **Source summary:** Render markdown on the CLI - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-13T23:34:56+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - glow (cli) - glow (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - Upstream latest detected: v2.1.2 (current) ## Project history and usage Glow is a Charmbracelet terminal Markdown reader that renders files, URLs, repository READMEs, and standard input through a CLI and text user interface. ### Project history Charmbracelet published Glow in 2019 as a polished terminal Markdown viewer. The project fits the company's broader terminal UI ecosystem and uses Go releases to distribute binaries and packages across desktop and server platforms. ### Adoption history Glow's adoption came from a common CLI need: reading Markdown without leaving the terminal. Its README documents installation through Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch, Nix, Chocolatey, Scoop, Winget, Charmbracelet apt/yum repositories, Snap, Termux, and release binaries. ### How it is used Practitioners run glow with a Markdown file, a GitHub or GitLab repository path, an HTTP URL, or stdin. Running the executable without arguments opens the TUI, while flags control wrapping, paging, and styles. ### Why package nerds care Glow is package-nerd friendly because it is a single-purpose Go CLI with rich cross-platform packaging, pager integration, XDG-style configuration, and useful behavior in both interactive terminals and pipelines. ### Timeline - 2019: v0.1 was published on GitHub releases. - 2020: v1.0.0 appeared in the release stream. - 2024: v2.0.0 appeared in the release stream. ### Related projects - Glow is related to Charmbracelet's Glamour renderer and the wider Charmbracelet terminal UI toolkit family. ### 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/glow/glow.yml, ~/.config/glow/glow.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** glow - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - glow - 2.0.0-1+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: glow from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Render Markdown on the command-line | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - Nix - glow: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glow/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - glow - 2.1.2-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glow from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Markdown renderer on the CLI, with pizzazz | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - apk - glow-bash-completion - 2.1.2-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glow-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for glow | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - apk - glow-doc - 2.1.2-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glow-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Markdown renderer on the CLI, with pizzazz (documentation) | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - apk - glow-fish-completion - 2.1.2-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glow-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for glow | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - apk - glow-zsh-completion - 2.1.2-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: glow-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for glow | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - dnf - glow - 2.1.2-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: glow from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Terminal based markdown reader | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - pacman - glow - 2.1.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: glow from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command-line markdown renderer | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - zypper - glow - 2.1.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glow from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Render markdown on the CLI | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - zypper - glow-bash-completion - 2.1.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glow-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for glow | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - zypper - glow-fish-completion - 2.1.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glow-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for glow | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - zypper - glow-zsh-completion - 2.1.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glow-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for glow | https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow - MacPorts - glow: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/glow/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/glow: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/glow.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - charmbracelet.glow: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: charmbracelet.glow from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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/) - 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Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown. - [markdown-oxide](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/markdown-oxide/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown. - [markdownlint-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/markdownlint-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, terminal, viewer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/glow.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/glow.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