# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:utftex ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install utftex ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:utftex - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.31 - **Source summary:** Pretty print math in monospace fonts, using a TeX-like syntax - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - utfstringinfo (cli) - utftex (cli) - utfstringinfo (alias) - utftex (alias) ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.31 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/bartp5/libtexprintf - Upstream latest detected: v1.31 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - input source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** utftex - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cconv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [libunicode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libunicode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [simdutf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/simdutf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [unac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [uni](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uni/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [uni2ascii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uni2ascii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing, unicode. - [align](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/align/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [bsdconv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bsdconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/utftex.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/utftex.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph