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Install htmlq with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop

Uses CSS selectors to extract bits content from HTML files. Version 0.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install htmlq

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install htmlq

MacPorts ports tree · www/htmlq/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/htmlq

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/htmlq.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Uses CSS selectors to extract bits content from HTML files

Commands and aliases

  • htmlq

history

Project history and usage

htmlq is a Rust command-line tool that applies CSS selectors to HTML input, deliberately positioning itself as 'like jq, but for HTML.' Its package-manager appeal is direct: it gives shell users a compact selector-based extractor for scraping, inspection, and pipeline work.

Project history

The upstream README describes htmlq as a tool that extracts pieces of HTML files with CSS selectors. Michael Maclean's project post says it grew out of web-scraping work where Python and BeautifulSoup were workable but slow to start repeatedly inside shell-oriented loops.

The public release stream is small and concentrated: tags show v0.2.0 and v0.3.0 in September 2021 and v0.4.0 in January 2022. That pattern matches a focused utility whose interface stabilized around selector extraction, text output, attribute extraction, and shell installation paths.

Adoption history

The README lists Cargo, FreeBSD pkg, Homebrew, and Scoop installation paths, while the input package facts also record Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and Scoop packaging. That spread is notable for a small Rust CLI because it shows adoption by users who want jq-like HTML querying without writing per-task scripts.

How it is used

htmlq is used in pipelines that fetch or read HTML and then select elements with CSS selectors. It is adjacent to `jq` workflows, but chooses web-native selectors instead of JSON paths, making it useful for one-off scraping, documentation checks, and command-line extraction from generated HTML.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, htmlq is a neat example of the Rust single-binary CLI wave: a narrowly scoped tool, easy to install through Cargo or OS package managers, with a name and interface that map an existing Unix mental model from JSON to HTML.

Timeline

  • 2021: v0.2.0 was tagged in September.
  • 2021: v0.3.0 was tagged later the same month.
  • 2022: v0.4.0 was tagged in January.
  • Package-manager era: The README and input package facts record Cargo, FreeBSD pkg, Homebrew, Scoop, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch availability.

Related projects

  • htmlq is conceptually related to `jq`, but targets HTML rather than JSON. Its implementation space is adjacent to scraper libraries such as BeautifulSoup and command-line HTML/XML tools such as `pup`, `xmllint`, and selector-aware web scraping utilities.

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 13 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
htmlqcliglobal 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 version0.4.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.4.0

https://github.com/mgdm/htmlq

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:htmlq
Version0.4.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/htmlq
Homepagehttps://github.com/mgdm/htmlq
Repositoryhttps://github.com/mgdm/htmlq
Upstream docshttps://github.com/mgdm/htmlq
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/mgdm/htmlq/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namehtmlq
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

htmlq

nix profile install nixpkgs#htmlq
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Htmlq
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ht/htmlq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

htmlq 0.4.0-r1

Like jq, but for HTML

https://github.com/mgdm/htmlq

sudo apk add htmlq
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: htmlq
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Htmlq
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: htmlq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

htmlq 0.4.0-3

Like jq, but for HTML

https://github.com/mgdm/htmlq

sudo pacman -S htmlq
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Htmlq
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: htmlq from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

htmlq

sudo port install htmlq
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Htmlq
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/htmlq/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/htmlq

scoop install main/htmlq
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Htmlq
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/htmlq.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

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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.

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