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Add indentation to LaTeX files. Version 4.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06. Also installable with scoop: scoop install main/latexindent.
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Windows
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overview
Package summary
Add indentation to LaTeX files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- latexindent
history
Project history and usage
latexindent.pl is a Perl formatter for LaTeX, TeX-adjacent, and BibTeX-style source files. It adds indentation, aligns delimiters, modifies line breaks, wraps text, and supports user customization through YAML settings.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2012-08-28. CTAN lists Chris Hughes as maintainer, and the project README identifies the package as `latexindent.pl`, a Perl script to beautify, tidy, format, and indent code within environments, commands, headings, and special code blocks.
The project evolved from indentation into a broader source-formatting tool. The README documents delimiter alignment, line-break modification, text wrapping, one-sentence-per-line handling, string and regex replacements, Conda, Docker, and pre-commit support.
The 2026 V4.0 changelog records a major overhaul of how `latexindent.pl` finds code blocks, with user-setting changes and performance and interaction improvements. CTAN records version 4.0.2 dated 2026-06-06.
Adoption history
latexindent.pl is distributed through CTAN and is included in TeX Live and MiKTeX. Homebrew packages it as `latexindent`, and the upstream README documents standalone executables for Windows, Ubuntu Linux, and macOS, along with Conda, Docker, and pre-commit workflows.
Its adoption tracks the rise of formatter expectations in developer tooling: LaTeX authors increasingly want editor, CI, and pre-commit formatting support similar to language formatters such as gofmt, Black, or Prettier.
How it is used
Users run `latexindent.pl myfile.tex` for a default formatting pass, often with `-l` to load YAML settings, `-o` to write a separate output file, or pre-commit hooks to format files during Git workflows. The documentation emphasizes testing output carefully before overwriting important documents.
Why package nerds care
latexindent.pl is package-nerd significant because it brings modern formatter ergonomics to TeX source: reproducible layout, YAML configuration, editor integration, pre-commit hooks, and CI-friendly command-line behavior.
It also has a packaging wrinkle maintainers care about: despite the Homebrew formula name `latexindent`, the upstream executable and documentation consistently center `latexindent.pl` and its Perl module/settings bundle.
Timeline
- 2012-08-28: GitHub repository created.
- 2022-01-21: CTAN announcement recorded version 3.15.
- 2026-03-15: V4.0 released as a major code-block-detection overhaul.
- 2026-06-06: V4.0.2 released.
- 2026-06-08: CTAN announced the 4.0.2 update.
Related projects
- Related projects and platforms include CTAN, TeX Live, MiKTeX, latexindent.pl's Read the Docs documentation, pre-commit, Conda, Docker, and editor or CI workflows that enforce TeX source formatting.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/cmhughes/latexindent.pl
- https://api.github.com/repos/cmhughes/latexindent.pl/tags?per_page=20
- https://ctan.org/pkg/latexindent?lang=en
- https://latexindentpl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sec-introduction.html
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmhughes/latexindent.pl/main/documentation/changelog.md
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmhughes/latexindent.pl/main/readme.md
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 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.
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
~/indentconfig.yaml~/.indentconfig.yamllocalSettings.yaml in the target file directorycurrent working directory
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
latexindent | 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version4.0.2
manager updated2026-06-06
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/cmhughes/latexindent.pl
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/cmhughes/latexindent.plnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:latexindent |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/latexindent |
| Homepage | https://latexindentpl.readthedocs.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/cmhughes/latexindent.pl |
| Upstream docs | https://latexindentpl.readthedocs.io/en/latest |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/cmhughes/latexindent.pl/archive/refs/tags/V4.0.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-06T14:21:31Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | perl |
| 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 | latexindent |
| 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
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Scoop95%
main/latexindent
scoop install main/latexindent- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Latexindent
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment