macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install texi2htmllocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install texi2htmlMacPorts ports tree · textproc/texi2html/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install texi2html with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Convert TeXinfo files to HTML. Version 5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install texi2htmlDebian stable package indexes · texi2html · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install texi2htmlFedora Rawhide package metadata · texi2html · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#texi2htmlnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/texi2html/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S texi2htmlArch Linux sync databases · texi2html · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install texi2htmlopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · texi2html · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Convert TeXinfo files to HTML
Project links
Commands and aliases
- texi2html
history
Project history and usage
Texi2HTML is an older converter for turning Texinfo documents into HTML, historically useful for projects that maintained GNU-style manuals but wanted web-readable output.
Project history
Official Savannah release archives show Texi2HTML tarballs from the 1.65 through 1.76 series uploaded in July 2005, followed by 1.78 in 2007, 1.80 and 1.82 in January 2009, and 5.0 in July 2010.
The NEWS-5.0 file records a broader formatter direction in 2010: the program could be called as makeinfo or texi2any, handled output formats including XML, DocBook, Info, HTML, and plaintext, and added new backends and compatibility changes.
Adoption history
Texi2HTML predates the modern package-manager CLI wave and belongs to the Unix documentation toolchain era. Its adoption came from projects using Texinfo as the source format for manuals and needing generated HTML for websites or packaged documentation.
The batch input shows that even as an older tool it remains packaged across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, MacPorts, Nix, Arch/pacman, and openSUSE/zypper. That is typical of legacy documentation converters: rarely trendy, but preserved because old build systems still refer to them.
How it is used
The core use is running texi2html against Texinfo sources to produce HTML. The 5.0 NEWS file also notes makeinfo-compatible invocation, texi2any invocation, and multiple output backends, which made it useful in documentation build pipelines.
Package users normally install it to satisfy build dependencies for older source packages, regenerate project manuals, or keep historical documentation workflows reproducible.
Why package nerds care
Texi2HTML is package-nerd significant because it is part of the long tail of documentation infrastructure. It is the sort of converter that survives in package sets because removing it can break old manuals, ports, and source releases.
Its presence across many Unix package managers makes it a compatibility package: not a fashionable CLI, but a useful bridge between Texinfo source and generated web documentation.
Timeline
- 2005: Savannah archive contains 1.65 through 1.76 release tarballs.
- 2007: Version 1.78 released.
- 2009: Versions 1.80 and 1.82 released.
- 2010: Version 5.0 released with makeinfo and texi2any invocation support and additional output backends.
Related projects
- GNU Texinfo, makeinfo, texi2any, Info manuals, DocBook, XML output, plaintext manual generation, and legacy documentation build systems.
Sources
- current_curation.docs
- https://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/texi2html/
- https://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/texi2html/NEWS-5.0
- input.source_facts.package-manager
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 8 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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
texi2html | 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 version5.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:texi2html |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/texi2html |
| Homepage | https://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/ |
| Repository | https://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/texi2html |
| Upstream docs | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/texi2html |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/texi2html/texi2html-5.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | gettext |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | texi2html |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
texi2html 1.82+dfsg1-7
Convert Texinfo files to HTML
http://www.nongnu.org/texi2html
sudo apt install texi2html- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
Nix95%
texi2html
nix profile install nixpkgs#texi2html- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
Ubuntu apt95%
texi2html 1.82+dfsg1-7
Convert Texinfo files to HTML
http://www.nongnu.org/texi2html
sudo apt install texi2html- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
dnf95%
texi2html 5.0-26.fc44
A highly customizable texinfo to HTML and other formats translator
http://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/
sudo dnf install texi2html- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-OFSFDL AND (CC-BY-SA-3.0 OR GPL-2.0-only)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: texi2html
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
pacman95%
texi2html 5.0-8
Converts texinfo documents to HTML
https://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/
sudo pacman -S texi2html- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-OFSFDL AND CC-BY-SA-3.0 OR GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: any
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
zypper95%
texi2html 5.0-6.5
Tool for converting texinfo documents to HTML
https://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/
sudo zypper install texi2html- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Publishing/Texinfo
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: texi2html
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
zypper95%
texi2html-lang 5.0-6.5
Translations for package texi2html
https://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/
sudo zypper install texi2html-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: texi2html
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
MacPorts95%
texi2html
sudo port install texi2html- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Texi2html
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.
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