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Install mmark with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix

Powerful markdown processor in Go geared towards the IETF. Version 2.2.48 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-19.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mmark

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mmark

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/mmark/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev

Debian stable package indexes · golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mmark

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

overview

Package summary

Powerful markdown processor in Go geared towards the IETF

Commands and aliases

  • mmark

history

Project history and usage

Mmark is Miek Gieben's Go-based Markdown processor for IETF authoring. Its upstream material describes it as a powerful Markdown processor geared toward IETF documents, but also usable for books and technical documentation. The IETF authors' tools catalog lists mmark as a Markdown-to-RFCXML tool, credits Miek Gieben as author and maintainer, and classifies it as a maintained command-line/build tool.

Project history

The tool's main milestone is support for the RFC 7991 XML vocabulary used by xml2rfc v3. Mmark takes an extended Markdown dialect with title blocks, special sections, citations, XML references, BCP14 keyword handling, captions, figures, includes, indexes, and cross references, then emits RFCXML, HTML5, or manual-page output. The generated RFCXML is meant to be passed to xml2rfc for final text, HTML, PDF, or other RFC outputs.

How it is used

Mmark belongs to the small ecosystem of tools that let IETF authors write Internet-Drafts in lightweight text formats instead of raw XML. It sits near kramdown-rfc and metanorma-ietf, with a package-manager niche as a single CLI for authors who want local Markdown-to-RFCXML conversion in scripts, Makefiles, and continuous document builds.

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.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
mmarkcliglobal 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 version2.2.48
manager updated2026-04-19
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.2.48

https://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mmark
Version2.2.48
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mmark
Homepagehttps://mmark.miek.nl/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark
Upstream docshttps://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark/blob/master/README.md
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark/archive/refs/tags/v2.2.48.tar.gz
Last updated2026-04-19T19:38:46Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemmark
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev 2.2.25+dfsg1-2

powerful markdown processor in Go geared towards the IETF (library)

https://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark

sudo apt install golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev
  • Section: golang
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mmark
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mmark
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mmark 2.2.25+dfsg1-2

powerful markdown processor in Go geared towards the IETF (program)

https://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark

sudo apt install mmark
  • Section: text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mmark
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mmark from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

mmark

nix profile install nixpkgs#mmark
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mmark
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mm/mmark/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev 2.2.25+dfsg1-2build1

powerful markdown processor in Go geared towards the IETF (library)

https://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark

sudo apt install golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev
  • Section: universe/golang
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mmark
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mmark
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-mmarkdown-mmark-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

mmark 2.2.25+dfsg1-2build1

powerful markdown processor in Go geared towards the IETF (program)

https://github.com/mmarkdown/mmark

sudo apt install mmark
  • Section: universe/text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mmark
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mmark from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
MacPorts95%

mmark

sudo port install mmark
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mmark
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/mmark/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • github-markdown-tocShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown.
  • gripShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown.
  • mandownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown.
  • gtreeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, go, markdown.
  • xml2rfcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, ietf, rfc.
  • action-docsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, markdown.

source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment