# Install languagetool with Homebrew, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper Style and grammar checker. Version 6.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:languagetool ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install languagetool ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install LanguageTool ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: aqua/LanguageTool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#languagetool ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/la/languagetool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S languagetool ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: languagetool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install languagetool ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: languagetool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install languagetool ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: languagetool from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='7.756','razer-synapse-3' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/languagetool ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/languagetool.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:languagetool - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.8 - **Source summary:** Style and grammar checker - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-13T23:35:01+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - languagetool (cli) - languagetool-gui (cli) - languagetool-server (cli) - languagetool (alias) - languagetool-gui (alias) - languagetool-server (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk@17 ## Build dependencies - maven ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage LanguageTool is an open-source proofreading system for grammar, style, and spelling checks across many languages, distributed as a Java application, server, HTTP API, browser/editor integrations, and package-manager builds. ### Project history LanguageTool's upstream repository describes it as proofreading software for English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, and more than 20 other languages, with checks that go beyond a simple spell checker. The project exposes both standalone tooling and a server/API surface, which made it reusable by editors, browser extensions, command-line wrappers, and language-specific clients. The official roadmap records a long 1.x-to-6.x release train. Version 1.2 was released on 2011-01-02, version 2.0 on 2012-12-30, version 3.0 on 2015-06-29, version 4.0 on 2017-12-29, version 5.0 on 2020-06-27, and version 6.0 on 2022-12-29. Release-manager documentation states that in March 2025 LanguageTool switched to a snapshot-based release model. ### Adoption history LanguageTool's adoption is unusually broad for an open-source writing tool because it serves both end users and developers. It is packaged by Homebrew, Nix, MacPorts, Arch, Scoop, Chocolatey, and other ecosystems in the input facts, while the HTTP API and self-hosted server have made it a backend for editor plugins, browser integrations, CI checks, and third-party libraries. The dev site maintains documentation for supported languages, plugin/add-on usage, LaTeX checking, n-gram data, the public HTTP server, and running a private server. That split between application, server, and API is the main reason package ecosystems carry it even when users never launch the GUI. ### How it is used Homebrew installs executables for the command-line checker, GUI, and server. Server users configure behavior with `server.properties`, while API users send text to the documented HTTP endpoints or run their own server for local/private checking. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, LanguageTool is the canonical open-source grammar-checker package: big Java application, language-rule corpus, HTTP server, and enough downstream clients that packaging the core project unlocks many workflows. It is also a common comparison point for smaller tools such as `languagetool-rust` and editor-specific checkers. ### Timeline - 2011-01-02: Version 1.2 release recorded in the official roadmap. - 2012-12-30: Version 2.0 release recorded in the official roadmap. - 2015-06-29: Version 3.0 release recorded in the official roadmap. - 2017-12-29: Version 4.0 release recorded in the official roadmap. - 2020-06-27: Version 5.0 release recorded in the official roadmap. - 2022-12-29: Version 6.0 release recorded in the official roadmap. - 2025-03: Release-manager documentation says LanguageTool switched to a snapshot-based release model. ### Related projects - Related projects include LanguageTool browser and editor integrations, the LanguageTool HTTP API, n-gram data resources, and client libraries such as LanguageTool-Rust. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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: server.properties ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** languagetool - **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 - Nix - languagetool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/la/languagetool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - languagetool - 6.6-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: languagetool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An open source language checker | https://www.languagetool.org - zypper - languagetool - 4.8-11.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: languagetool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Style and Grammar Checker for 25+ Languages | https://languagetool.org - zypper - languagetool-javadoc - 4.8-11.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: languagetool-javadoc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Javadoc for languagetool | https://languagetool.org - zypper - languagetool-libs - 4.8-11.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: languagetool-libs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Style and Grammar Checker for 25+ Languages (libraries) | https://languagetool.org - MacPorts - LanguageTool: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: aqua/LanguageTool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - languagetool: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: languagetool from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='7.756','razer-synapse-3' - Scoop - extras/languagetool: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/languagetool.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [openjdk@17](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk-17/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [maven](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/maven/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [diction](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diction/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, style-checker, writing. - [ispell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ispell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, spell-checker, writing. - [alexjs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alexjs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, writing. - [hayagriva](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hayagriva/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, writing. - [pandemics](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pandemics/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, writing. - [redpen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/redpen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, writing. - [style-check](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/style-check/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, writing. - [wordgrinder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wordgrinder/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, writing. - [ltex-ls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ltex-ls/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. 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