# Install htmldoc with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Convert HTML to PDF or PostScript. Version 1.9.23 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-11. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:htmldoc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install htmldoc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install htmldoc ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/htmldoc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add htmldoc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: htmldoc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install htmldoc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: htmldoc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#htmldoc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ht/htmldoc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S htmldoc ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: htmldoc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install htmldoc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: htmldoc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:htmldoc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.9.23 - **Source summary:** Convert HTML to PDF or PostScript - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-11T15:54:11-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - htmldoc (cli) - htmldoc (alias) ## Dependencies - jpeg-turbo - libpng ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - cups ## 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: 1.9.23 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-11 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc - Upstream latest detected: v1.9.23 (current) ## Project history and usage HTMLDOC is Michael R Sweet's long-lived converter for turning HTML and Markdown source files or web pages into EPUB, PostScript, PDF, or indexed HTML output with an optional table of contents. It matters in package-manager culture because it preserves an older documentation-generator workflow: small static HTML goes in, printable documents come out, and the tool can be used from a GUI, a CLI, CI jobs, or web-server/reporting pipelines. ### Project history The upstream README says HTMLDOC was developed in the 1990s as a documentation generator for Sweet's previous company and later saw substantial use as a report generator embedded in web servers. The project site describes the same core job as converting HTML and Markdown sources or web pages to paged and ebook-oriented output formats. The source tree carries an older `release-1.8b4` tag dated 1999 and a long 1.8/1.9 tag line, showing a package with pre-GitHub roots that was later preserved in a public Git repository. The release notes and site also document the deliberate limitations that shaped its evolution: useful for documentation, invoices, and reports, but not a general modern browser engine with full CSS, forms, Unicode, or emoji support. ### Adoption history The input package facts record HTMLDOC in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Alpine, and openSUSE-style packaging. That breadth fits a utility that is often installed by documentation build systems or server-side report generators rather than by end users seeking a full browser-to-PDF stack. ### How it is used HTMLDOC is used where relatively simple HTML or Markdown needs deterministic printable output: manuals, internal documentation, invoices, reports, and table-of-contents-based documents. Its appeal is the narrow converter surface: it can be automated from the command line while also offering a GUI for manual jobs. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, HTMLDOC is interesting because it is an old-school Unix packaging survivor. It predates the headless-Chromium era, keeps a focused paged-output model, and remains small enough to package widely as a standalone converter instead of pulling in a browser runtime. ### Timeline - 1990s: HTMLDOC was developed as a documentation generator for Michael R Sweet's previous company. - 1999: The public Git history includes the `release-1.8b4` tag. - 2011-2024: Runtime version text in issue output identifies the 1.9 line as GPL software maintained by Michael R Sweet across that period. - 2026: The GitHub repository includes the `v1.9.23` tag for the continuing 1.9 series. - Package-manager era: The input package facts record HTMLDOC across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Alpine, and zypper-family packaging. ### Related projects - HTMLDOC is related to other document converters and paged-output generators, but it occupies a narrower historical lane than browser-based HTML-to-PDF tools. Its closest package-manager neighbors are converters such as wkhtmltopdf, Pandoc, and headless-browser wrappers, while its design lineage is closer to static documentation and report generation. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** htmldoc - **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 - Debian apt - htmldoc - 1.9.20-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: htmldoc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | HTML processor that generates indexed HTML, PS, and PDF | https://www.msweet.org/htmldoc/ - Debian apt - htmldoc-common - 1.9.20-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: htmldoc-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common arch-independent files for htmldoc | https://www.msweet.org/htmldoc/ - Nix - htmldoc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ht/htmldoc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - htmldoc - 1.9.17-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: htmldoc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | HTML processor that generates indexed HTML, PS, and PDF | https://www.msweet.org/htmldoc/ - Ubuntu apt - htmldoc-common - 1.9.17-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: htmldoc-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Common arch-independent files for htmldoc | https://www.msweet.org/htmldoc/ - apk - htmldoc - 1.9.23-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: htmldoc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | HTML conversion software | https://www.msweet.org/htmldoc/ - apk - htmldoc-doc - 1.9.23-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: htmldoc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | HTML conversion software (documentation) | https://www.msweet.org/htmldoc/ - pacman - htmldoc - 1.9.23-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: htmldoc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | HTML Conversion Software | https://www.msweet.org/htmldoc/ - zypper - htmldoc - 1.9.23-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: htmldoc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | HTML Processor that Generates HTML, PostScript, and PDF Files | https://michaelrsweet.github.io/htmldoc/index.html - MacPorts - htmldoc: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/htmldoc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [jpeg-turbo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [html2markdown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/html2markdown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, converter, developer-tools, html. - [html2text](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/html2text/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, converter, developer-tools, html. - [markdown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/markdown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools, documentation, html. - [texi2html](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/texi2html/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, developer-tools, documentation, html. - [tfk8s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tfk8s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, converter, developer-tools. - [ttf2pt1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ttf2pt1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools, postscript. - [vilistextum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vilistextum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools, html. - [xmltoman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xmltoman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, converter, developer-tools, documentation, html. - [xml2rfc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xml2rfc/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, convert, converter, developer, developer-tools. - [pdftilecut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdftilecut/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, jpeg, jpeg-turbo. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/htmldoc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/htmldoc.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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