macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tthlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tthMacPorts ports tree · textproc/tth/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install tth with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts
TeX/LaTeX to HTML converter. Version 4.16 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tthDebian stable package indexes · tth · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install tthFedora Rawhide package metadata · tth · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
TeX/LaTeX to HTML converter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- latex2gif
- ps2gif
- tth
history
Project history and usage
TtH is Ian Hutchinson's TeX and LaTeX to HTML translator, built for publishing mathematical documents on the web without converting equations into images.
Its package-manager niche is old-school TeX automation: a portable C command that can be dropped into documentation pipelines when compact HTML output is preferable to image-heavy conversions.
Project history
The official site presents TtH as a translator from TeX, especially mathematical TeX, into browser-readable HTML. The site's own pages are generated by TtH, and the homepage notes that the manual can be translated in real time from TeX source.
Hutchinson's web-math overview records an original version in November 1997, with updates in 1998 and 2002, placing TtH in the first wave of tools trying to make scientific and mathematical documents practical on the web before browser-native math support was common.
The distribution page describes TtH as portable to essentially any operating system, available as executables or C source, and still developing. The change log records version 4.00 on 5 December 2010, version 4.01 as the GPL2 public-source release, and version 4.16 on 25 July 2022.
Adoption history
TtH's adoption came from a specific web-publishing problem: TeX was strong for mathematical authoring, while early HTML lacked reliable math rendering. The official comparison page argues for native HTML using symbol fonts and tables as a fast, convenient alternative to PDF pages or image-based equations.
The supplied package facts show TtH distributed through Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, and Ubuntu, evidence that it survived as a compact Unix-style converter even as newer TeX-to-web systems appeared.
How it is used
The official manual describes TtH as translating Plain TeX and LaTeX documents into HTML, including document structure, hyperlinks, equations, tables, bibliographies, indexes, graphics inclusion, and split output.
The site emphasizes that TtH translates equations rather than rendering them as images, producing compact and fast-viewing web documents. The official examples include large lecture notes, a Plain TeX test document, and the TtH manual itself served from TeX source.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, TtH is valuable because it is a small, portable command-line converter with a long release history and very few moving parts compared with browser-driven or image-generation workflows.
It is also historically interesting because the project pages are themselves artifacts of the tool: generated HTML pages that document the same TeX-to-HTML problem the package solves.
Timeline
- 1997: Hutchinson's web-math overview lists the original version of the discussion around TtH's approach.
- 2006: The distribution page was generated by TtHgold 3.77 and described ongoing development and C-source distribution.
- 2010: Version 4.00 released.
- 2010: Version 4.01 released as the full public GPL2 source version.
- 2022: Version 4.16 released.
Related projects
- TtM is the companion TeX-to-MathML translator linked from the official TtH homepage.
- The official web-math comparison discusses LaTeX2HTML and TeX4ht as neighboring TeX-to-web converters.
- TtHfunc is the function-callable version for integrating the translator into other executables.
Sources
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 10 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
latex2gif | cli | global executable | |
ps2gif | cli | global executable | |
tth | 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 version4.16
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tth |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tth |
| Homepage | http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/ |
| Upstream docs | http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tth/tth4.16.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, 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 | tth |
| 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%
tth 4.16+ds-2
TeX/LaTeX to HTML converter
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/
sudo apt install tth- Section: tex
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
Debian apt95%
tth-common 4.16+ds-2
auxiliary software material for TtH and TtM
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/
sudo apt install tth-common- Section: tex
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tth
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
Debian apt95%
ttm 4.16+ds-2
TeX/LaTeX to MathML converter
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/mml/
sudo apt install ttm- Section: tex
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tth
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
Ubuntu apt95%
tth 4.16+ds-1
TeX/LaTeX to HTML converter
http://hutchinson.belmont.ma.us/tth
sudo apt install tth- Section: universe/tex
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
Ubuntu apt95%
tth-common 4.16+ds-1
auxiliary software material for TtH and TtM
http://hutchinson.belmont.ma.us/tth
sudo apt install tth-common- Section: universe/tex
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tth
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
Ubuntu apt95%
ttm 4.16+ds-1
TeX/LaTeX to MathML converter
http://hutchinson.belmont.ma.us/ttm
sudo apt install ttm- Section: universe/tex
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tth
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
dnf95%
tth 4.16-10.fc45
TeX to HTML/MathML translators
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/
sudo dnf install tth- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tth
- 22 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
dnf95%
tth-devel 4.16-10.fc45
Development files for TTH
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/
sudo dnf install tth-devel- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tth
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
dnf95%
tth-libs 4.16-10.fc45
TeX to HTML/MathML translation libraries
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/
sudo dnf install tth-libs- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tth
- 17 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
dnf95%
tth-tex 4.16-10.fc45
(La)TeX style files for TTH
http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tth/
sudo dnf install tth-tex- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: tth
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
MacPorts95%
tth
sudo port install tth- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tth
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