macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install latex2htmllocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install latex2htmlMacPorts ports tree · print/latex2html/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install latex2html with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
LaTeX-to-HTML translator. Version 2026 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install latex2htmlDebian stable package indexes · latex2html · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install latex2htmlFedora Rawhide package metadata · latex2html · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#latex2htmlnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/la/latex2html/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S latex2htmlArch Linux sync databases · latex2html · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install latex2htmlopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · latex2html · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
LaTeX-to-HTML translator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- latex2html
- pstoimg
- texexpand
history
Project history and usage
LaTeX2HTML is a long-running LaTeX-to-HTML translator that turns LaTeX documents into linked web pages. It preserves document structure, navigation panels, cross-references, citations, footnotes, tables of contents, and many LaTeX constructs while converting heavily formatted content such as equations and figures to images when needed.
Project history
The project originated with Nikos Drakos at the Computer Based Learning Unit, University of Leeds; the README names Drakos as the original author, and historical generated pages carry 1993 copyright notices. Ross Moore at Macquarie University later became a principal author listed in the README, with Marek Rouchal and Jens Lippmann listed as former authors.
LaTeX2HTML grew alongside the early web as an answer to a concrete publishing problem: authors already had structured LaTeX documents, while the web needed navigable HTML. Its feature set reflects that era, including generated navigation panels, hypertext cross-references, image conversion for equations, and support for raw HTML embedded in LaTeX.
The GitHub repository was created on 2016-06-27, providing a modern source-control home for a tool whose change log still records annual maintenance releases through the 2020s.
Adoption history
LaTeX2HTML became a recognizable part of TeX and Unix publishing culture because many academic and technical sites used it to publish manuals, course notes, standards drafts, and software documentation as static HTML. The official site documents availability through Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Homebrew, and MacPorts.
Its adoption declined as PDF-first publishing, MathJax, Sphinx, Pandoc, and static-site generators became common, but it remains packaged because old document trees and automated build systems still depend on its particular HTML output model.
How it is used
Users run `latex2html` on a LaTeX source file to generate a directory of linked HTML pages. Companion tools such as `pstoimg` and `texexpand` support image generation and source expansion, and the README points to `perldoc latex2html`, `latex2html -help`, and the docs directory for detailed usage.
Why package nerds care
LaTeX2HTML is package-nerd significant because it captures the first wave of TeX-to-web conversion in a still-packaged command-line tool. It is also a dependency fossil: even if a new project would choose a newer converter, old documentation builds may require LaTeX2HTML's exact behavior.
For package maintainers, it is the kind of utility that forces careful dependency handling around Perl, TeX, Ghostscript, Netpbm, Poppler, dvips, and dvipng.
Timeline
- 1993: Historical copyright notices identify Nikos Drakos as author of early LaTeX2HTML releases.
- 1997-1999: Ross Moore copyright notices appear in generated LaTeX2HTML pages and the README lists him as a later principal author.
- 1999: The README records a TeX User Group mailing-list archive beginning in 1999.
- 2016-06-27: GitHub repository created.
- 2024-2026: Change log records maintenance releases for modern TeX and conversion issues.
Related projects
- Related projects and tools include TeX Live, Ghostscript, Netpbm, Poppler, dvips, dvipng, Pandoc, HeVeA, TtH, Sphinx, and MathJax-era HTML math publishing.
Sources
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 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.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$L2HCONFIG~/.latex2html-init./.latex2html-init
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
latex2html | cli | global executable | |
pstoimg | cli | global executable | |
texexpand | 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 version2026
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/latex2html/latex2html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/latex2html/latex2htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:latex2html |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/latex2html |
| Homepage | https://www.latex2html.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/latex2html/latex2html |
| Upstream docs | https://www.latex2html.org/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/latex2html/latex2html/archive/refs/tags/v2026.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | ghostscript, netpbm |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | latex2html |
| 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 database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
latex2html 2025+debian1-3
LaTeX to HTML translator
sudo apt install latex2html- Section: tex
- Architecture: all
- 10 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
Nix95%
latex2html
nix profile install nixpkgs#latex2html- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
Ubuntu apt95%
latex2html 2024-debian1-2
LaTeX to HTML translator
sudo apt install latex2html- Section: universe/tex
- Architecture: all
- 10 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
dnf95%
latex2html 2026-1.fc45
Converts LaTeX documents to HTML
https://github.com/latex2html/latex2html/releases
sudo dnf install latex2html- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: latex2html
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
pacman95%
latex2html 2026-1
a convertor written in Perl that converts LaTeX documents to HTML
https://www.ctan.org/pkg/latex2html
sudo pacman -S latex2html- License: GPL2
- Architecture: any
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
zypper95%
latex2html 2026-1.1
LaTeX to HTML Converter
https://github.com/latex2html/latex2html/
sudo zypper install latex2html- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Publishing/TeX/Utilities
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: latex2html
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
zypper95%
latex2html-doc 2026-1.1
Documentation for the Latex2HTML Converter
https://github.com/latex2html/latex2html/
sudo zypper install latex2html-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LPPL-1.3c
- Category: Productivity/Publishing/TeX/Utilities
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: latex2html
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
zypper95%
latex2html-pngicons 2026-1.1
Icons in the PNG format for LateX2HTML
https://github.com/latex2html/latex2html/
sudo zypper install latex2html-pngicons- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Publishing/TeX/Utilities
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: latex2html
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
MacPorts95%
latex2html
sudo port install latex2html- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latex2html
source trail
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