install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install redpen

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/redpen

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

overview

Package summary

Proofreading tool to help writers of technical documentation

Project links

Commands and aliases

redpen
redpen-server
redpen-server.war

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 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`redpen`	cli	global executable
`redpen-server`	cli	global executable
`redpen-server.war`	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 version1.10.4

manager updated2026-05-02

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/redpen-cc/redpen

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/redpen-cc/redpennone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:redpen
Version	1.10.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/redpen
Homepage	https://redpen.cc/
Repository	https://github.com/redpen-cc/redpen
Upstream docs	https://www.redpen.cc/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/redpen-cc/redpen/releases/download/redpen-1.10.4/redpen-1.10.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-02T13:53:57+03:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk@11
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	redpen
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	yes
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Scoop95%

main/redpen

scoop install main/redpen

normalized package name match
Matched by: Redpen

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/redpen.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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.

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/redpen.yml

Used sources

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

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