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Install htmlcompressor with Homebrew
Minify HTML or XML. Version 1.5.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13.
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overview
Package summary
Minify HTML or XML
Project links
Commands and aliases
- htmlcompressor
history
Project history and usage
HTML Compressor is a Java HTML/XML minifier that removes unnecessary whitespace, comments, and other bytes without intentionally changing document structure. The original project lived on Google Code, then survived through an exported GitHub repository and Maven coordinates.
Project history
The preserved ChangeLog begins with an initial 0.1 release on March 7, 2009, followed quickly by XML compression, JSP and Velocity integration, command-line support, and JavaScript/CSS compression hooks. Version 1.4 in 2011 completed a Maven migration and made the project available as a Maven artifact.
Google Code archival pages preserve the old project, while the hazendaz GitHub repository describes itself as an automatic export from code.google.com/p/htmlcompressor. The GitHub README also records the later split between 1.x for javax namespace support and 2.x for jakarta namespace support.
Adoption history
The original Maven coordinates under com.googlecode.htmlcompressor reached Maven Central in 2011, and later com.github.hazendaz coordinates carried the project forward. Homebrew packages the command-line form, which keeps the tool available to shell users even though the codebase is primarily a Java library.
How it is used
The compressor is used to shrink HTML or XML by removing comments, repeated spaces, optional quotes, protocol prefixes, and inline CSS or JavaScript overhead depending on options. It also includes command-line, JSP taglib, Velocity directive, and Java API workflows.
Why package nerds care
HTML Compressor is a time capsule from the Google Code and early Maven era of web performance tooling. Package nerds care because it connects a Java library, old Google Code docs, Maven artifacts, and a Homebrew CLI wrapper around the once-common task of pre-minifying server-rendered pages.
Timeline
- 2009: Version 0.1 was released, followed by XML compressor, JSP taglib, Velocity, and command-line additions.
- 2011: Version 1.4 migrated the project to Maven and published it as a Maven artifact.
- 2012: Version 1.5.3 was released in the original ChangeLog line.
- 2015: The GitHub repository was created as an export from Google Code.
- 2025: GitHub releases show maintained 1.x and 2.x lines for javax and jakarta namespaces.
- 2026: The GitHub release stream continued with paired 1.x and 2.x artifacts.
Related projects
- Related tools include YUI Compressor, Google Closure Compiler, HTML Tidy, html-minifier, and build-pipeline minifiers that compress HTML, CSS, and JavaScript assets.
Sources
- Maven Central and Homebrew metadata document package-manager distribution.
- The GitHub ChangeLog documents the original 2009-2012 release line.
- The GitHub README documents the Google Code export, package contents, command-line usage, and javax/jakarta version split.
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:compress
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
htmlcompressor | 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 version1.5.3
manager updated2026-06-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://code.google.com/archive/p/htmlcompressor/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://code.google.com/archive/p/htmlcompressor/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:htmlcompressor |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/htmlcompressor |
| Homepage | https://code.google.com/archive/p/htmlcompressor/ |
| Repository | https://code.google.com/archive/p/htmlcompressor/source |
| Upstream docs | http://htmlcompressor.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/doc/com/googlecode/htmlcompressor/compressor/HtmlCompressor.html |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/htmlcompressor/htmlcompressor-1.5.3.jar |
| Last updated | 2026-06-13T23:34:59+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openjdk |
| 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 | htmlcompressor |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment