# Install marksman with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget Language Server Protocol for Markdown. Version 2026-02-08 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:marksman ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install marksman ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install marksman ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/marksman/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#marksman ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/marksman/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S marksman ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: marksman from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/marksman ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/marksman.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Artempyanykh.Marksman -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Artempyanykh.Marksman from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:marksman - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2026-02-08 - **Source summary:** Language Server Protocol for Markdown - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-04T03:28:59Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - marksman (cli) - marksman (alias) ## Dependencies - dotnet@9 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2026-02-08 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 - - - - source_facts.repo ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - 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 ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - marksman: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/marksman/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - marksman - 20260208-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: marksman from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Write Markdown with code assist and intelligence in the comfort of your favourite editor. | https://github.com/artempyanykh/marksman - MacPorts - marksman: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/marksman/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/marksman: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/marksman.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Artempyanykh.Marksman: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Artempyanykh.Marksman from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [dotnet@9](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dotnet-9/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [markdown-oxide](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/markdown-oxide/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp, markdown. - [erlang_ls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/erlang-ls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor-tools, language-server, lsp. - [ruby-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ruby-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor-tools, language-server, lsp. - [ansible-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansible-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [bash-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [clojure-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clojure-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [codebook-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codebook-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [crystalline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crystalline/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server, lsp. - [dhall-lsp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhall-lsp-server/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, editor, language. - [kotlin-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kotlin-language-server/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, editor, language. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/marksman.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/marksman.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph