# Install mdp with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Command-line based markdown presentation tool. Version 1.0.18 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mdp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mdp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mdp ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: office/mdp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mdp ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mdp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mdp ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mdp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mdp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mdp ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mdp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mdp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.18 - **Source summary:** Command-line based markdown presentation tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mdp (cli) - mdp (alias) ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/visit1985/mdp - Upstream latest detected: 1.0.18 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage mdp is a C/ncurses command-line presentation tool that renders slide decks from Markdown directly in a terminal. Its official README describes horizontal rulers as slide separators, basic Markdown formatting support, terminal keybindings, and a small compile-time configuration surface. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created on 2014-09-14 under visit1985/mdp. The project presents itself as a terminal-native slide deck tool: users clone the repository, build it with make, and run `mdp sample.md` to present a Markdown file. The README's configuration section shows the project staying close to its ncurses roots: colors, keybindings, and list types are changed in `include/config.h` and require recompilation rather than a separate runtime preferences file. ### Adoption history mdp is unusually well packaged for a small terminal Markdown tool. The official README points to packages or ports for Arch Linux, Cygwin, Debian, FreeBSD, Homebrew, MacPorts, Slackware, and Ubuntu; the input package-manager facts also list apk, brew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, and Ubuntu coverage. GitHub repository metadata reported thousands of stars and hundreds of forks by 2026, indicating sustained interest among command-line users beyond a single package ecosystem. ### How it is used Typical use is to write a Markdown document with slide separators, then run `mdp sample.md` in a 256-color terminal. The built-in controls use vi-style keys, arrows, paging keys, numeric slide jumps, reload, and quit. The README also documents a PDF conversion workflow via the separate `md2pdf` tool for users who want to convert mdp-compatible decks outside the terminal. ### Why package nerds care mdp matters in package-manager culture because it is the small, Unix-shaped answer to presentation software: a C program, an ncurses dependency, a Markdown input file, and distro packages. It is the sort of package that turns a terminal into the whole presentation stack. ### Timeline - 2014: Public GitHub repository created. - 2015: README screenshot asset added for the terminal slide-deck workflow. - 2026: GitHub metadata still showed active packaging visibility and ongoing repository activity. ### Related projects - The README references md2pdf/mdtopdf for converting mdp-compatible Markdown into PDF. - mdp sits near other terminal Markdown tools such as mdv, but focuses on presentations rather than document reading. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: include/config.h ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mdp - **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 - Debian apt - mdp - 1.0.15-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mdp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command-line based Markdown presentation tool | https://github.com/visit1985/mdp - Debian apt - python3-mdp - 3.6-10: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-mdp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Modular toolkit for Data Processing | https://mdp-toolkit.github.io/ - Nix - mdp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mdp - 1.0.15-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mdp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command-line based Markdown presentation tool | https://github.com/visit1985/mdp - apk - mdp - 1.0.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mdp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | command line based markdown presentation tool | https://github.com/visit1985/mdp - apk - mdp-doc - 1.0.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mdp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | command line based markdown presentation tool (documentation) | https://github.com/visit1985/mdp - pacman - mdp - 1.0.18-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mdp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A command-line based markdown presentation tool | https://github.com/visit1985/mdp - MacPorts - mdp: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: office/mdp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [patat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/patat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [presenterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/presenterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [slides](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/slides/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [deck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/deck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, presentations, productivity. - [doitlive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doitlive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [marp-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/marp-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, presentations, productivity. - [pdfpc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdfpc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentation, presentations, productivity. - [abook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ncurses, productivity, terminal. - [clac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clac/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: based, cli, command-line, line, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mdp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mdp.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