# Install mermaid-cli with Homebrew, Nix, pacman CLI for Mermaid library. Version 11.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-30. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mermaid-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mermaid-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mermaid-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mermaid-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mermaid-cli ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mermaid-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mermaid-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 11.16.0 - **Source summary:** CLI for Mermaid library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-30T20:35:41Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mmdc (cli) - mmdc (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## 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: 11.16.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-30 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid-cli - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage mermaid-cli is the command-line front end for Mermaid, the text-to-diagram JavaScript library. The repository describes it as a CLI that takes a Mermaid definition file and produces SVG, PNG, or PDF output; the Mermaid documentation page for the CLI redirects readers to the separate `mermaid-js/mermaid-cli` project. ### Project history The practical interface is the `mmdc` command, used in documentation builds, CI pipelines, and local authoring workflows where diagrams must be rendered from `.mmd` source files without opening the Mermaid live editor. The package supports global npm installation, Docker-oriented usage, theming, transparent backgrounds, custom CSS injection, and file conversion workflows such as `mmdc -i input.mmd -o output.svg`. ### How it is used For Homebrew, the package-manager niche is making Mermaid rendering available as a normal system CLI, alongside its npm package identity. It sits between documentation generators and browser automation: users write Mermaid syntax in source-controlled text files, then render stable image or document artifacts for READMEs, static sites, and release documentation. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mermaid-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mermaid-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - mermaid-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/mermaid-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - mermaid-cli - 11.15.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mermaid-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Generate images from Mermaid files | https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid-cli ## 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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [terramaid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terramaid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diagrams, documentation, mermaid. - [dvisvgm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvisvgm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, pdf, svg. - [action-docs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-docs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [adr-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [adr-viewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-viewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [cargo-docset](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-docset/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [cheat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cheat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [context7-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/context7-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [reveal-md](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/reveal-md/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, documentation, node. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mermaid-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mermaid-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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