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Install utftex with Homebrew

Pretty print math in monospace fonts, using a TeX-like syntax. Version 1.31 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install utftex

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Pretty print math in monospace fonts, using a TeX-like syntax

Commands and aliases

  • utfstringinfo
  • utftex

history

Project history and usage

utftex is the command-line program shipped with libtexprintf for pretty-printing TeX-like mathematical notation as UTF-8 text in monospace fonts. The official README presents it as a way to unlock Unicode math in terminal and other monospace text applications.

Project history

The official README says utftex was inspired by asciiTeX and an improved asciiTeX fork, but supports more TeX syntax and includes extensive Unicode tables mapping LaTeX commands to Unicode symbols. GitHub releases show the project publishing tagged releases by 2022 and continuing through v1.31 in 2026.

Adoption history

The input package metadata lists utftex in Homebrew. The upstream README also names downstream users and integrations, including a Julia wrapper, kramdown-rfc, a GUI, a Telegram bot, a Neovim Markdown renderer, and euporie.

How it is used

The typical CLI use is to pass a TeX-like expression such as a fraction, vector, array, bracketed expression, or styled math symbol to `utftex` and receive aligned UTF-8 text. The companion `utfstringinfo` utility analyzes UTF-8 strings and reports byte sequences, code points, and matching utftex commands when available.

Why package nerds care

utftex is package-nerd interesting because it is a tiny terminal-formatting utility at the intersection of TeX, Unicode, monospace fonts, Markdown, RFC tooling, and notebook-style terminal interfaces.

Timeline

  • 2022-07-06: GitHub release v1.11 published.
  • 2026-03-13: GitHub release v1.31 published.

Related projects

  • The official README names asciiTeX, the larseggert asciiTeX fork, JuliaStrings/LibTeXPrintf.jl, kramdown-rfc, utftex-gui, utftexbot, render-markdown.nvim, and euporie.

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 3 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

CommandKindExposureNote
utfstringinfocliglobal executable
utftexcliglobal 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 version1.31
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.31

https://github.com/bartp5/libtexprintf

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:utftex
Version1.31
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/utftex
Homepagehttps://github.com/bartp5/libtexprintf
Repositoryhttps://github.com/bartp5/libtexprintf
Upstream docshttps://github.com/bartp5/libtexprintf
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/bartp5/libtexprintf/archive/refs/tags/v1.31.tar.gz
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameutftex
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • cconvShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode.
  • libunicodeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode.
  • simdutfShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode.
  • unacShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode.
  • uniShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode.
  • uni2asciiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment