install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install tex-fmt

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install tex-fmt

Debian stable package indexes · tex-fmt · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#tex-fmt

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/tex-fmt/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/tex-fmt

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tex-fmt.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Extremely fast LaTeX formatter written in Rust

Project links

Commands and aliases

tex-fmt

history

Project history and usage

tex-fmt is a Rust command-line formatter for LaTeX-related source files, focused on fast indentation, line wrapping, table formatting, and editor or CI integration.

Project history

The WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt repository was created in April 2024. Its README describes tex-fmt as an extremely fast LaTeX formatter written in safe Rust, handling .tex, .bib, .cls, and .sty files.

The release list shows rapid early iteration through 2024, from v0.2.0 in May to v0.5.0 in December, followed by v0.5.x releases in 2025. The README also documents a browser demo, configuration files, shell completion, and common CLI modes such as --check, --print, --recursive, --stdin, and --fail-on-change.

Adoption history

Official README installation notes show adoption across Cargo, Nix, Arch/AUR, Debian, Homebrew, GitHub releases, VS Code through LaTeX Workshop, Neovim through mason.nvim, a GitHub Action, and a CTAN package named latex-formatter.

That distribution pattern places tex-fmt in the formatter niche alongside rustfmt, prettier, and language-specific formatters: the package is valuable when an editor, CI job, or repository hook needs a reproducible formatting binary.

How it is used

Typical use is direct file formatting, check-only CI mode, recursive formatting of a repository, stdin/stdout formatting for editor integrations, disabling formatting with in-source comments, and reading options from tex-fmt.toml.

The documented config search order is explicit: a named --config path, tex-fmt.toml in the current working directory, tex-fmt.toml at the git root, then a user configuration directory that differs across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Why package nerds care

tex-fmt is interesting to package maintainers because LaTeX historically had fewer fast, conventional formatters than mainstream programming languages. A small Rust binary with package-manager and editor integration gives TeX projects a familiar formatting workflow.

Its presence in Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and editor package ecosystems makes it useful for reproducible academic, documentation, and publishing repositories that want formatting checks in CI without custom scripts.

Timeline

2024: WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt repository created.
2024: v0.2.0 released in May and v0.5.0 released in December.
2025: v0.5.x releases continue, with v0.5.5 published in July.
2026: Repository metadata shows continued maintenance activity into 2026.

Related projects

LaTeX Workshop, mason.nvim, treefmt-nix, Cargo, Nix, Debian packaging, Homebrew, CTAN latex-formatter, and formatter-oriented CI workflows.

Sources

https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt README and repository metadata
input.source_facts.package-manager
official GitHub release list for WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt

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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: tex-fmt.toml./tex-fmt.toml<git-root>/tex-fmt.toml~/.config/tex-fmt/tex-fmt.toml
macOS: tex-fmt.toml./tex-fmt.toml<git-root>/tex-fmt.toml/Users/<USER>/Library/Application Support/tex-fmt/tex-fmt.toml
Windows: tex-fmt.toml.\tex-fmt.toml<git-root>\tex-fmt.tomlC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\tex-fmt\tex-fmt.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tex-fmt`	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 version0.5.7

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.5.7

https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tex-fmt
Version	0.5.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tex-fmt
Homepage	https://wgunderwood.github.io/tex-fmt/
Repository	https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt
Upstream docs	https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.7.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
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	tex-fmt
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

tex-fmt 0.5.2+dfsg-3

fast LaTeX formatter

https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt

sudo apt install tex-fmt

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Tex Fmt

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tex-fmt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

tex-fmt

nix profile install nixpkgs#tex-fmt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tex Fmt

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/tex-fmt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

extras/tex-fmt

scoop install extras/tex-fmt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tex Fmt

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tex-fmt.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/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/tex-fmt.yml

Used sources

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

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