# Install restview with Homebrew

Viewer for ReStructuredText documents that renders them on the fly. Version 3.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-17.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:restview
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install restview
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:restview
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/restview>
- **Version:** 3.0.2
- **Source summary:** Viewer for ReStructuredText documents that renders them on the fly
- **Homepage:** <https://mg.pov.lt/restview/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mgedmin/restview>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/mgedmin/restview#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/3d/d4/36ed06051e9702d3dae5f7bb0296b79b18621ff5a1bf43247509cbfeff8d/restview-3.0.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-17T11:22:51Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- restview (cli)
- restview (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 3.0.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-17
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://mg.pov.lt/restview/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** restview
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 2
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable


## Related links

- [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.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [doc8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doc8/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, restructuredtext, rst.
- [docutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, restructuredtext.
- [grip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, preview.
- [rst-lint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rst-lint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, restructuredtext.
- [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.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/restview.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/restview.yml)


## Sources

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