macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install txt2tagslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install txt2tagsMacPorts ports tree · textproc/txt2tags/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install txt2tags with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Conversion tool to generating several file formats. Version 3.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add txt2tagsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · txt2tags · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install txt2tagsDebian stable package indexes · txt2tags · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install txt2tagsFedora Rawhide package metadata · txt2tags · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#txt2tagsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tx/txt2tags/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S txt2tagsArch Linux sync databases · txt2tags · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install python311-txt2tagsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · python311-txt2tags · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Conversion tool to generating several file formats
Project links
Commands and aliases
- txt2tags
history
Project history and usage
txt2tags is a long-running lightweight markup converter. Its official README says Aurelio Jargas created it in 2001 to read minimally marked-up text and generate many output formats, including HTML, LaTeX, DocBook, man pages, MediaWiki, MoinMoin, and others.
Project history
The project came out of the Unix tradition of keeping source documents plain, diffable, and scriptable. Official project material describes a split between a feature-rich Python 2 branch, v2, and a simpler Python 3-compatible v3 branch that was branched from txt2tags 2.6 and intentionally removed some older features to make maintenance easier.
The official old news archive shows active mid-2000s development around new targets, translations, documentation, and ports. By late 2004 the project had 2.x releases, Lout support, command-line options, and several translations.
Adoption history
The old project news records early use by documentation-heavy communities. In 2004 it noted PicoContainer using txt2tags for a book and the OpenPHPNuke documentation team switching program docs from LaTeX to txt2tags because the source was readable, quick to edit, and friendlier to version control.
The same archive records an OpenBSD port entering the official tree in early 2005, a useful signal for package-manager adoption because it moved txt2tags from a downloadable script into a Unix ports workflow.
How it is used
Package users install the `txt2tags` CLI to keep one marked-up source file and generate target formats for websites, manuals, wikis, books, and documentation. Its appeal is strongest where plain text, reproducible conversion, and low ceremony matter more than a large publishing stack.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, txt2tags is interesting as a compact documentation converter with a long tail across ports and distro repositories. It represents the pre-Pandoc era of markup tools where small Unix-friendly converters solved practical documentation and man-page generation problems.
Timeline
- 2001: Aurelio Jargas created txt2tags.
- 2004: Official news recorded txt2tags 2.1 and 2.2 releases, new targets, and translations.
- 2005: Official news recorded an OpenBSD port entering the official tree.
- 2010: txt2tags 2.6 became the base for later v2 and v3 branch histories.
- 2016-2020s: The GitHub repository tracked the Python 3-oriented v3 line with PyPI releases.
Related projects
- Related tools in the same package-manager niche include Pandoc, AsciiDoc, reStructuredText, DocBook processors, Markdown converters, wiki markup exporters, and man-page generation tools.
Sources
- https://github.com/txt2tags/txt2tags#readme
- https://txt2tags.org/docs
- https://txt2tags.org/misc/oldnews.html
- 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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
txt2tags | 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 version3.9
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://txt2tags.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:txt2tags |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/txt2tags |
| Homepage | https://txt2tags.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/txt2tags/txt2tags |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/txt2tags/txt2tags#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/27/17/c9cdebfc86e824e25592a20a8871225dad61b6b6c0101f4a2cb3434890dd/txt2tags-3.9.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | txt2tags |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
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%
txt2tags 3.9-1
conversion tool to generating several file formats
https://txt2tags.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install txt2tags- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
Nix95%
txt2tags
nix profile install nixpkgs#txt2tags- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
Ubuntu apt95%
txt2tags 3.4-4
conversion tool to generating several file formats
https://txt2tags.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install txt2tags- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
apk95%
txt2tags 3.9-r3
Text formatting and conversion tool
sudo apk add txt2tags- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: txt2tags
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
apk95%
txt2tags-pyc 3.9-r3
Precompiled Python bytecode for txt2tags
sudo apk add txt2tags-pyc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: txt2tags
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
dnf95%
txt2tags 3.3-25.fc45
Summary: Converts text files to HTML, XHTML, LaTeX, and other formats
http://txt2tags.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install txt2tags- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: txt2tags
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
pacman95%
txt2tags 3.9-4
A text formatting and conversion tool.
sudo pacman -S txt2tags- License: GPL
- Architecture: any
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
zypper95%
python311-txt2tags 3.9-2.3
Converts text files to HTML, XHTML, sgml, LaTeX, man and others
sudo zypper install python311-txt2tags- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Text/Convertors
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: txt2tags
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
zypper95%
python313-txt2tags 3.9-2.3
Converts text files to HTML, XHTML, sgml, LaTeX, man and others
sudo zypper install python313-txt2tags- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Text/Convertors
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: txt2tags
- 6 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
zypper95%
python314-txt2tags 3.9-2.3
Converts text files to HTML, XHTML, sgml, LaTeX, man and others
sudo zypper install python314-txt2tags- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Text/Convertors
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: txt2tags
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
MacPorts95%
txt2tags
sudo port install txt2tags- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Txt2tags
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