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Next-gen documentation generator for C++. Version 0.5.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
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Package summary
Next-gen documentation generator for C++
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Commands and aliases
- standardese
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Project history and usage
standardese is a C++ documentation generator positioned by its maintainers as a next-generation Doxygen-style tool. It combines a libclang-backed library with a command-line program for generating documentation from C++ headers.
Project history
The project describes itself as a library and command-line tool: the library parses C++ code with libclang, and the tool generates output such as Markdown and HTML. Its README emphasizes documentation in a style close to the C++ standard, including section commands such as effects, requires, returns, and throws.
Adoption history
Official installation notes recommend a distribution package when available, with conda-forge packages for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Docker images, and source builds as alternatives. The GitHub release list records a 0.4.0 stabilization effort and later 0.5.x releases.
How it is used
The basic invocation is `standardese [options] inputs`, where inputs may be files or directories. The documentation notes that users should normally pass header files and may provide configuration options on the command line or in an INI-style config file.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about standardese because C++ documentation generators often have heavy parser and compiler dependencies. Its packaging story is about making a libclang-based CLI reproducible across package managers, Docker, and source builds.
Timeline
- 2020: Version 0.4.0 is described as the first stable release in a while after rewrites.
- 2020: Version 0.5.0 adds command-line and comment parsing options and requires a C++17 compiler.
- 2021: Version 0.5.2 is marked as the latest GitHub release on the official repository.
Related projects
- standardese is explicitly compared with Doxygen and depends on libclang for C++ parsing; its installation notes also mention conda-forge and Docker packaging.
Sources
- https://github.com/standardese/standardese README: describes the project, libclang parsing, command-line usage, installation, and config format.
- https://github.com/standardese/standardese/releases: official release list and notes for 0.4.x and 0.5.x.
- https://standardese.github.io/: official documentation overview.
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.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
standardese | 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 version0.5.2
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/standardese/standardese
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/standardese/standardesenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:standardese |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/standardese |
| Homepage | https://standardese.github.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/standardese/standardese |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/standardese/standardese#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/standardese/standardese.git |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:38:08+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | boost, cmark-gfm, llvm |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | standardese |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 23 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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