install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install marksman

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install marksman

MacPorts ports tree · devel/marksman/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#marksman

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/marksman/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S marksman

Arch Linux sync databases · marksman · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/marksman

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Artempyanykh.Marksman -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Artempyanykh.Marksman · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Language Server Protocol for Markdown

Project links

Commands and aliases

marksman

history

Project history and usage

Marksman is an open-source Markdown language server that brings code-assist style editor features to prose, notes, and documentation projects.

Project history

The Marksman repository was created on 2021-03-06. Its README frames the project as a generic LSP server for Markdown, providing completion, goto definition, references, rename refactoring, diagnostics, and wiki-link support.

The project is implemented in F# and distributed as self-contained binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows. That distribution model made it easier for many editors to integrate Marksman without requiring users to build a runtime-specific toolchain.

Adoption history

By 2026-07-01 the repository reported 3,243 stars and 65 forks. The supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and Winget, which is broad for a Markdown-specific language server.

Marksman's README documents integrations or support paths for VS Code, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, Helix, Sublime Text, BBEdit, Zed, and other LSP-capable editors. That breadth is the main adoption story: it is not tied to a single editor extension.

How it is used

Users install the marksman binary and configure an editor's LSP client to run it for Markdown files. For linked-note and documentation repositories, it adds cross-file navigation, completions, reference lookup, diagnostics, and wiki-link behavior.

Marksman reads project-level configuration from .marksman.toml at the project root and user-level TOML files under OS-specific config directories. Project configuration takes precedence over user configuration.

Why package nerds care

Marksman is notable because it treats Markdown as a language server target rather than a loose text format. In package-manager terms, it is a small standalone binary that unlocks editor features across many clients, which explains its presence in both Unix and Windows package ecosystems.

Timeline

2021: GitHub repository created.
2025: Release notes added contributors and editor/configuration updates.
2026: Latest observed release tag was 2026-02-08, with platform binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Related projects

Marksman complements editor LSP clients and Markdown editor extensions such as Marksman VSCode and Markdown Memo.
It is related to note-taking workflows that use wiki links and Zettelkasten-style cross references.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:server

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.

Linux: ~/.config/marksman/config.toml.marksman.toml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/marksman/config.toml.marksman.toml
Windows: $HOME\AppData\Roaming\marksman\config.toml.marksman.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`marksman`	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 version2026-02-08

manager updated2026-06-04

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksmannone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:marksman
Version	2026-02-08
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/marksman
Homepage	https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman
Repository	https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman
Upstream docs	https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman/archive/refs/tags/2026-02-08.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-04T03:28:59Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	dotnet@9
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	marksman
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

marksman

nix profile install nixpkgs#marksman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Marksman

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/marksman/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

marksman 20260208-3

Write Markdown with code assist and intelligence in the comfort of your favourite editor.

https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman

sudo pacman -S marksman

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Marksman

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: marksman from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

marksman

sudo port install marksman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Marksman

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/marksman/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/marksman

scoop install main/marksman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Marksman

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/marksman.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Artempyanykh.Marksman

winget install --id Artempyanykh.Marksman -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Marksman

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Artempyanykh.Marksman from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

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

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.

combined/marksman.yml

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

Install marksman with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget