# Install grip with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix GitHub Markdown previewer. Version 4.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:grip ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install grip ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add grip ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: grip from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install grip ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: grip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install grip ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: grip 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#grip ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gr/grip/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:grip - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.6.2 - **Source summary:** GitHub Markdown previewer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-21T12:12:20Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - grip (cli) - grip (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - python@3.14 ## 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: 4.6.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/joeyespo/grip - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Grip, short for GitHub Readme Instant Preview, is a Python command-line server for previewing Markdown as GitHub renders it. Its history is small but clear: it solved the old README loop of commit, push, inspect, and amend by running a local preview server. ### Project history The official README frames Grip as a command-line server application that uses the GitHub Markdown API to render a local README file with GitHub's styling. It was designed for README-driven development and for authors who wanted to inspect GitHub-flavored Markdown before sending changes upstream. The project later added conveniences that mattered to daily CLI use: browser opening, explicit ports and files, exporting rendered HTML, offline rendering work, authentication for GitHub API limits, and auto-refresh when files change. ### Adoption history Grip spread through developer package channels because it had a simple command and a familiar problem. Its README documents installation with both `pip install grip` and `brew install grip`, and the package also appears in Linux distribution metadata. Its adoption niche narrowed as editors, GitHub web previews, and local Markdown renderers improved, but the package remained recognizable because it aimed for GitHub-compatible rendering rather than generic Markdown preview. ### How it is used The normal workflow is to enter a repository and run `grip`, optionally passing a file or port, then open the local server in a browser. Grip can also export a rendered README to an HTML file with inline styles and assets. Credentials are optional and only used to raise GitHub API limits or access a different GitHub API endpoint. That is why the settings file can be both configuration and credential storage. ### Why package nerds care Grip is a classic small developer-tool package: one executable, a Python web app under the hood, and a workflow that made more sense as a CLI than a full desktop app. For packagers it is also a reminder that tools built around third-party web APIs age with those APIs. The command stays simple, but rendering fidelity and authentication behavior depend on GitHub's Markdown service and styles. ### Timeline - 2014: Grip was already serving the GitHub README preview workflow documented by early users and package metadata. - 2015-11-18: Grip 4.0.0 reworked internals and added file-change refresh behavior. - 2015-12-11: Grip 4.1.0 improved authentication prompting and documented browser-opening behavior. - Later releases: The project documented export, local rendering work, themes, and enterprise API URL options in the README. ### Related projects - GitHub Markdown API is the rendering service Grip was built around. - Python-Markdown is used for the optional offline rendering path described by the project. - Other Markdown preview tools overlap with Grip, but Grip's package identity is GitHub-style local README preview. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for grip. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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: ~/.grip/settings.py ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.grip/settings.py ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** grip - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 21 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - grip - 4.6.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: grip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Preview GitHub Markdown files like Readme locally | https://github.com/joeyespo/grip - Nix - grip: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gr/grip/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - grip - 4.2.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: grip from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CD Player, Secure Ripper, and Encoder | https://sourceforge.net/projects/grip/ - apk - grip-doc - 4.2.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: grip-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CD Player, Secure Ripper, and Encoder (documentation) | https://sourceforge.net/projects/grip/ - apk - grip-lang - 4.2.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: grip-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package grip | https://sourceforge.net/projects/grip/ - dnf - grip - 4.2.4-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: grip from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Front-end for CD rippers and Ogg Vorbis encoders | https://sourceforge.net/projects/grip/ ## 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. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [github-markdown-toc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/github-markdown-toc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, github, markdown. - [mandown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mandown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [mmark](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mmark/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [action-docs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-docs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [docfx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docfx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [docmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docmd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [go-md2man](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-md2man/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [gtree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown. - [adr-viewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-viewer/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, documentation, python. - [cppman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cppman/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, documentation, python. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/grip.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/grip.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